P.j. D'annunzio

July 13, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyer Michael van der Veen, who represented former President Donald Trump at his second impeachment trial, said in a recent court filing that he had legal grounds to sue Philadelphia attorney Theodore Schwartz for an allegedly defamatory article Schwartz wrote about van der Veen's involvement with the Trump case.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

July 13, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said the meaning of the word "applicable" was not so cut-and-dried when put in front of "attorney fees."

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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July 09, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a putative class action filed against the School District of Philadelphia by non-English-speaking parents who claimed they were denied adequate translation and interpretation services when discussing their children's individualized education plans with the district.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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July 09, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

State ethics authorities have ordered a two-week suspension and a probationary term for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Scott DiClaudio for ethics violations stemming from his involvement in a lawsuit over unpaid fees to a Bala Cynwyd racquet club.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

July 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

An en banc Superior Court panel consisting of President Judge Jack Panella and Judges Victor Stabile, Alice Beck Dubow, Deborah Kunselman, Carolyn Nichols, Mary Murray, Maria McLaughlin, Megan McCarthy King and Daniel McCaffrey quashed the appeal of Erie Insurance Exchange, which had objected to producing what it claimed were privilege documents for in camera review in an insurance dispute.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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July 06, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"I learned quickly that I'm not equipped to do sixth-grade math homework," Slawe said. Helping her kids with remote learning was just one task. Another challenge was that the work-life balance was totally disrupted, blurring the lines between family time and work hours.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

7 minute read

July 02, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an apparent issue of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in a Dragonetti Act lawsuit against Cozen O'Connor that the state's attorney conduct rules permit lawyers to disclose otherwise privileged documents into discovery in their own defense.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

July 01, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man convicted of obscenity for sending sexually explicit text messages to an unknown recipient has successfully argued that his behavior did not meet the legal definition of "obscene material."

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 25, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In determining that state law is unresolved on two issues of medical device products liability, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has sent the issue to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for review.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

June 24, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a precedential decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that because a warrant for a man suspected of child molestation—which included an assumption that he likely possessed child pornography—was executed in good faith, the nearly 70,000 illegal images obtained by a police search should be admissible as evidence.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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