P.j. Dannunzio

February 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia lawyer convicted of having sex with a 14-year-old girl who was forced into prostitution by a Germantown couple has been disbarred by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

4 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that citizens from other states can sue Pennsylvania-based businesses for transactions that occurred outside the state under the Unfair Trade Practices Consumer Protection Law.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

February 21, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

While Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner supports safe injection sites, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro shuns the idea. The sticking point on safe injection is an early bump in the road for the newly-formed task force.

By P.J. Dannunzio | Max Mitchell |

5 minute read

February 21, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiffs in a class action against Electrolux alleging defective handles in over-the-range microwave ovens will get the chance to amend their…

By P.J. Dannunzio |

1 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

District attorneys from several eastern Pennsylvania counties, along with federal authorities and the state attorney general, have formed a task force to combat the rising death toll attributed to opioid overdoses in the region.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in a published opinion that enhanced penalties applied in cases where defendants refused DUI testing can't be retroactively undone by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Birchfield v. North Dakota.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Delaware County hospital formerly operated as a nonprofit but later acquired by a for-profit corporation can no longer receive tax breaks reserved for nonprofit entities, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following his disbarment in Florida, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has revoked the law license of Philadelphia's first openly gay traffic court candidate, Robert P. Tuerk.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

February 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commonwealth Court has called the bluff of an Allegheny County trial judge who accused it of blindly favoring the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and challenged it to overturn his ruling in a driver's license suspension case.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

4 minute read

February 13, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has rejected the proposed redistricting of the state's gerrymandered congressional map, saying it too is partisan and unfairly drawn.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read