P.j. Dannunzio

September 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The family of a man who died after a vein implant designed to stop blood clots migrated to his heart and caused fatal cardiac arrest has won a $3.2 million verdict against a Montgomery County hospital.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

2 minute read

September 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Geico can't put the brakes on a bad-faith case stemming from underinsured motorist benefits a plaintiff says they are owed as part of a rear-end collision claim, a federal judge has ruled.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

7 minute read

September 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court has ruled in the case of a student-football player who suffered a traumatic brain injury during practice that while there was evidence of state-created danger, the coach did not violate the student's constitutional rights.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

7 minute read

September 21, 2017 | The Recorder

A federal judge granted HP's request to compel arbitration on the basis of a release agreement signed by former employees.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

9 minute read

September 20, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court has ruled that although Lackawanna County failed to pay overtime to some of its employees, it did not show a "willfulness" to violate the Fair Labor Standards Act.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

September 19, 2017 | The Recorder

The city of San Francisco tasted a bitter defeat on Tuesday, at least temporarily, as a federal appeals court put a hold on its plans to label sugary-drink ads with health warnings.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

10 minute read

September 18, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The widow of a University of Pennsylvania scientist who studied the effects of radiation and died of brain cancer allegedly derived from exposure to radiation cannot sue the university for his death.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

9 minute read

September 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Samsung has asked the federal judge overseeing the putative class action litigation against it related to overheating phones to toss the claims out of court and send them to be resolved in arbitration.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

September 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has ruled that because there are fewer valid claimants in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act class action against Rita's Water Ice than originally anticipated, each will get a larger share of the $3 million settlement fund.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

September 13, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer has announced the selection of seven counties to participate in a program designed to support abused and neglected children.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read