P.j. D'annunzio

November 11, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Cases involving indigent families in Philadelphia dependency court are unevenly distributed among court-appointed lawyers, leading to some attorneys handling around or in excess of 300 cases per year, while others handle fewer than 100. This has raised concerns about how these high-volume lawyers, paid flat fees, can effectively represent so many clients at once.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

6 minute read

November 05, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The parents of a woman killed in a car crash argued that, at the time of her death, their daughter driver's license still listed their address as her home address, and she gave her employer her parents' address as her home address as well.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

November 03, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

A judge in Perry County has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

2 minute read

November 02, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Daniel Anders, the city's first openly gay male judge, fills the vacancy left by Lisette Shirdan-Harris, who was named administrative judge of the Trial Division last month.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

October 30, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Trump-appointed Republican U.S. attorneys in other states are in the middle of challenges to similar restrictions. The actions highlight partisan divides on basic issues of public safety, as the head federal prosecutors attack policies put in place by Democratic governors.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

October 29, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a ruling denying a boarding school's request to compel arbitration, which was brought up for the first time after a year of wrongful death litigation in state court.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

October 27, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Failure to get Philadelphia's court system back up and running smoothly during the COVID-19 pandemic was a contributing factor in the recent removal of outgoing First Judicial District Administrative Judge Jacqueline Allen, according to several court insiders. However, in an interview with The Legal, Allen said that even though more of her attention was focused on criminal court operations, she heard no complaints about her handling of the court's civil division.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

October 26, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

A key focus in the case was the policy of recognizing precursor misconduct, defined as "the targeting of a student by an adult through various modes of communication with the intention of promoting or engaging in sexual activity with the student."

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

October 21, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court panel agreed with the court's determination that the photos, taken by agents of the law firm representing defendant West Penn Power Co., were not protected by attorney-client privilege.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

October 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has appointed Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Lisette Shirdan-Harris as the new administrative judge, replacing Judge Jacqueline Allen.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

2 minute read