P.j. Dannunzio

October 17, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Controller Alan Butkovitz's recent report claiming the city can save $75 million annually by eliminating cash bail for low-level offenders contains key errors, according to a member of Mayor Jim Kenney's administration.

By P.J. Dannunzio | The Legal Intelligencer |

5 minute read

October 17, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man who was severely injured when he was hit on the side of the road by a commercial truck operated by a drunken driver has been awarded $15.5 million…

By P.J. Dannunzio | The Legal Intelligencer |

6 minute read

October 17, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has ruled that a township treasurer doubling as a supervisor can't be held liable for a police officer's alleged assault on a resident.

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3 minute read

October 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman claiming a loose handrail at a HUD facility caused her hand injuries cannot sue the federal department, a federal judge has ruled, holding…

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1 minute read

October 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former aide to ex-state House Speaker John M. Perzel arrested for concealing evidence in the "Computergate" scandal has lost his malicious prosecution case against the state officials who filed charges against him.

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5 minute read

October 13, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The former same-sex partner of a child's biological mother cannot claim she is entitled to custody of the child since she has no biological connection to him, nor has she legally adopted him, the state Superior Court has ruled.

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3 minute read

October 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In response to perceived plaintiff-friendly jury instructions suggested in the wake of the state Supreme Court's landmark products liability ruling in Tincher v. Omega Flex, the Pennsylvania Defense Institute has released its own list of suggested jury instructions.

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2 minute read

October 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history and in the midst of a fierce national debate over gun control, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that a former state trooper, who over a decade ago was involuntarily committed to a hospital for attempting suicide, can own firearms.

By P.J. Dannunzio | The Legal Intelligencer |

4 minute read

October 11, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A project management oversight company that supervised an Amtrak construction project has agreed to pay the federal government $900,000 to resolve civil claims of improper billing, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has announced.

By P.J. Dannunzio | The Legal Intelligencer |

3 minute read

October 11, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Beaver County magisterial district judge who was suspended for allegedly making unwanted advances toward a clerk and verbally lashing out at others has been brought up on additional ethics charges for allegedly retaliating against the witnesses set to appear at his upcoming disciplinary trial.

By P.J. Dannunzio | The Legal Intelligencer |

3 minute read