P.j. D'annunzio

June 22, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The insurer pointed to an exception to coverage in its policy in the event of "patient molestation," which it defined as "bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, mental anguish, pain and suffering, emotional trauma, or similar emotional injury arising out of improper physical contact of a sexual nature with a patient of the organization."

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

June 21, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The questions presented in this case undoubtedly have the potential to broadly impact the manners and methods by which individuals and entities collect and transmit information across web platforms in Pennsylvania," wrote U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV of the Western District of Pennsylvania.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

June 18, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a year of rising crime across the country, former U.S. Attorney William McSwain was a staunch and outspoken advocate for the so-called "law and order" style of criminal justice.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

June 17, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a decision to reunify a child with his uncle, who argued that the child should be removed from the behavioral health facility in which he stayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has ordered $8,500 in sanctions against a plaintiffs attorney who repeatedly interrupted and interjected during a deposition in a dental malpractice case to the point where defense counsel could not participate.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A three-judge panel ruled that litigants represented by lawyers can also be reviewed for their competency to be involved in cases.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

June 14, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

As Third Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas summarized in the court's June 11 precedential opinion: "The U.S. Government sued Robert Brace and his farm for violating the Clean Water Act. Brace's then-lawyer persistently violated court rules—even after the court repeatedly ordered Brace to show cause, warned him, and threatened sanctions."

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 09, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In doing so, the court's precedential opinion clarified the circumstances under which a district court has ancillary enforcement jurisdiction, allowing them to resolve disputes that arise in cases long after the primary issues have been finalized.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Parties involved in litigation over the death of a woman who was killed when a tractor hauling a bale of hay struck her car head-on have settled the case for $2.95 million.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"You really have to know each county, wherever you practice," said Cheryl Young of Hangley Aronchick, as courts are aim to mitigate growing backlogs after the COVID-19 pandemic broadly shuttered access to the legal system.

By Max Mitchell and P.J. D'Annunzio

9 minute read