P.j. D'annunzio
June 03, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
3rd Circ. Sends Amazon Products Liability Case to Pa. Supreme CourtThe ruling comes after the Third Circuit reheard the case en banc. Prior to that, the a split court ruled 2-1 that Amazon could be held liable.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
June 03, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
Suit Over Worker's Exposure to Diesel Fumes Settles For $575,000 in CamdenA man who claims he developed a respiratory condition while working in a warehouse where there were diesel fumes from an adjacent renovation project…
By David Gialanella | P.J. D'Annunzio
5 minute read
June 01, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Gambling Business Stakeholders Can Contribute to Political Campaigns, 3rd Circ. RulesIn Deon v. Barasch, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the district court's ruling that while Section 1513 of the Gaming Act is important for preventing quid pro quo politics, the act's restriction on political contributions was not "closely drawn."
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
May 29, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
Complications From Child's Surgery Lead to $12.5M Settlement in EssexAn Essex County Superior Court judge has approved a $12.5 million settlement in Ocasio v. Yeh, a medical malpractice suit on behalf of a child whose…
By Charles Toutant | P.J. D'Annunzio
7 minute read
May 28, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Supreme Court Ends Statewide Judicial EmergencyThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered that the statewide judicial emergency declared amid the COVID-19 pandemic be lifted.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
May 28, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Court Denies MacElree Harvey's Request to Exit Case Because of Clients' Unpaid BillsLawyers from West Chester-based law firm MacElree Harvey cannot get out of representing clients who haven't remained current on their legal bills, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
May 27, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Court Tosses Phila. Prisons Ex-Deputy Commissioner's Race Discrimination LawsuitA federal judge in Pennsylvania has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a retired deputy commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Prisons claiming he was passed up for a promotion because of his race, and faced retaliation when he complained.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
May 21, 2020 | Corporate Counsel
FirstEnergy Promotes In-House Lawyer, General CounselThe promotions are a part of a slew of management changes.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
2 minute read
May 20, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Philadelphia-Based Feds Have Ramped Up Prosecutions Against Lawyers"I find these cases professionally offensive," said U.S. Attorney William McSwain of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. "They're damaging to our profession. When you have lawyers taking advantage of people, especially their own clients, that is really reprehensible conduct."
By P.J. D'Annunzio
4 minute read
May 18, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Board Accuses Southwest Pa. President Judge of Retaliation Against Defendant, JanitorThe state Judicial Conduct Board has filed ethics charges against Greene County President Judge Farley Toothman for two instances of alleged retaliation against a woman assigned to community service and a courthouse janitor, as well as mishandling cases.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
4 minute read
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