P.j. D'annunzio

September 13, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

McSwain has also retained the "tough on crime" approach to criminal justice that defined his tenure as U.S. attorney, and fueled public sparring matches between him and his frequent rival, progressive Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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September 10, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The First Judicial District's announcement comes shortly after President Joe Biden mandated vaccination or, in the alternative, regular COVID-19 testing for federal employees and businesses with over 100 employees.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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September 10, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

President Joe Biden's administration is currently focused on filling federal judicial vacancies and U.S. Attorney nominations are to follow after candidates for judgeships are named, the source said.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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September 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The rude, loud outbursts towards counsel and witnesses are obvious violations of the demeanor required of a trial judge," the CJD said in its opinion.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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September 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

A three-judge panel consisting of Judges John Bender, Alice Dubow and Correale Stevens granted Dick's motion to recover $415,000 in legal fees from Taiwan-based Dalps & Leisure Products Supply Corp.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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September 07, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, its physician practice group, and the chairman of the cardiothoracic surgery department were sued by the federal government for allegedly filing false claims for payment to Medicare and Medicaid over a six-year period.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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September 02, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"Rule 15(c) encourages courts to decide cases on the merits, rather than a technicality, if a plaintiff merely seeks to amend a timely filed complaint after the statutory deadline has expired," Judge Thomas Ambro said.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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September 01, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

"I think there is a sort of a fiction in the world that some schools promote that somehow when you get into law school you've walked onto a conveyor belt you get a job and you're set for the rest of your life," Kline Law Dean Daniel Filler said.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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August 31, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Of the six counties that have applied for an extension, only one request has been granted.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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August 27, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Counsel for the plaintiffs said the ruling "could resolve the 'practical questions' posed by Justice Brett Kavanaugh in NCAA v. Alston regarding 'a financially sustainable way of fairly compensating' NCAA D1 Student Athletes in compliance with Title IX."

By P.J. D'Annunzio

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