P.j. D'annunzio

January 14, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

McSwain's tenure as Eastern Pennsylvania's top federal prosecutor was characterized by a tough on crime image which he played off of his foil, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. The two publicly sparred for years.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

January 12, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

First Amendment advocates will have a second chance to convince a federal appeals court that the Philadelphia court system's policy of not allowing audio recording of bail hearings hampers transparency.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

January 11, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A whistleblower railroad worker who settled his Federal Railroad Safety Act claims against New Jersey Transit has been awarded over $300,000 in attorney fees by a federal judge.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

January 07, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The circuit's reversal of the verdict was a win for defendant Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, which argued that federal law preempted plaintiff Betty Knight's state law claims that Boehringer failed to adequately warn about the risks of taking Pradaxa.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

January 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The policy at issue limits lawyers to one-week extensions when requesting extra time to file appellate briefs. The protesting groups said the limited time would negatively impact people represented by short-staffed agencies like public defenders' offices.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

January 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Monroe County judge has denied Mount Pocono borough's request to block a local newspaper's request to access the municipality's Facebook records.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

January 04, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $9.8 million to Chester Hollman, who spent 28 years—more than half of his life—behind bars for a murder he did not commit.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

December 22, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

A woman who claimed she suffered a traumatic brain injury when her vehicle was forced into a guardrail by a tractor-trailer changing lanes has settled…

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

December 21, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

There was a notable uptick in activity this year driven by charges being filed against lawyers for fraud or sentencings putting a conclusion to existing cases.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

December 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

A lawsuit against the foster parents, the agency that placed the children with them, and the Defender Association of Philadelphia resulted in a $4.5 million verdict by a Philadelphia jury, which a Pennsylvania appeals court has now affirmed, rejecting the argument from the Defender Association that it is immune from liability.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read