December 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Fingerprint Evidence Not Enough to Convict Man of Robbery, Appeals Court RulesA man sent to prison for robbery successfully appealed his conviction, arguing that fingerprint evidence alone was not enough to prove that he committed the crime.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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December 11, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lawyer Sentenced to 7.5 Years in Prison for Stealing Nearly $800K From ClientsAttorney Harris Roy Rosen has been sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison for a scheme to steal over $796,000 from clients who retained him to manage their insurance settlement and estate funds.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
December 11, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
'No Objectively Reasonable Basis': Attorney Fees Awarded to Plaintiff Over Improper Removal of Fraternity LawsuitU.S. District Judge Matthew Brann of the Middle District of Pennsylvania granted plaintiff Carol King's motion for attorney fees over defendant Alpha Sigma Tau National Foundation's removal of the lawsuit from Columbia County court.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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December 08, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Judge Sanctions Lawyer for Coaching Witness During Video DepositionLackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge James Gibbons referred Cipriani & Werner attorney Patrick Carey to the state disciplinary board and ordered him to reimburse—out of pocket—all counsel in the case for filings related to his motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
December 07, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Phila. Councilmembers Call Out FJD Leadership's Absence in Racial Equity Hearing, Imply Budgetary ConsequencesAt the top of the hearing, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson took aim at FJD President Judge Idee Fox for not attending and not sending a representative to attend.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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December 04, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa. Disciplinary Court Says Phila. Judge DiClaudio Violated Ethics RulesThe Judicial Conduct Board claimed Philadelphia Judge Scott DiClaudio failed to respond to a lawsuit filed against him by the Cynwyd Club at almost every step of the litigation that spanned 2015 to 2019. The lacking responses also spawned multiple requests for sanctions against DiClaudio.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
December 03, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Whistleblower Allies File Lawsuit Against Carpenters' Union Over Spying, FiringsIn their lawsuit, the ex-union member plaintiffs allege that the union used the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to clean house of any dissidents.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
December 01, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Third Circuit Reinstates Ex-PSU President's Child Endangerment ConvictionFormer Penn State University president Graham Spanier's conviction on child endangerment charges has been reinstated by a federal appeals court.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
December 01, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Nazareth Lawyer Gets Prison Time for Running $2.7M Ponzi SchemeNazareth attorney Todd Lahr, 60, was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for scamming his clients.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
November 30, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
In Precedential Ruling, Superior Court Denies Child Support Over Unsigned FormThe Pennsylvania Superior Court has denied a mother's pursuit of child support from a person not biologically related to her child whom she claimed signed an acknowledgement of paternity.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
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