P.j. Dannunzio

November 01, 2017 | Texas Lawyer

A dredging company sued along with the U.S. government and ultimately hit with a nearly $14 million bench verdict for damaging an oil pipeline in…

By P.J. Dannunzio |

6 minute read

November 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Barbara Hafer has been sentenced to three years' probation for lying to federal agents investigating pay-to-play politics in state and local government.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

October 31, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Pennsylvania woman whose home was declared by her township to be situated on an ancestral burial ground has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling forcing her to open up her property to the public.

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4 minute read

October 30, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has thrown out a prospective class action filed on behalf of blind and visually-impaired people against the owners of DVD rental kiosks.The…

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2 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has blocked most of President Donald Trump's prohibition of transgender military service, while leaving the ban on Defense Department funding of gender reassignments intact.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

9 minute read

October 30, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A New Jersey jury handed down a $17 million verdict to parents who sued a hospital, a doctor and his practice.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

5 minute read

October 27, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge won't bar mention of allegations in a False Claims Act kickback case against a medical center that did not appear in a whistleblower's complaint.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

6 minute read

October 26, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A university police department detective who ordered the arrest of two students who would later be expelled for sexual assault allegations must first prove the reasonableness of the arrests before she can be determined immune from their civil rights lawsuit, a federal appeals court has ruled.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A group of landscapers suing their employer for overtime pay have settled their class action lawsuit for roughly $4.8 million, with their lawyers netting $1.5 million in fees.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

13 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A hospital being sued by a black couple for medical malpractice over a birth injury had a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for striking black jurors from the jury panel, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read