P.j. Dannunzio

July 10, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Noreen Susinno didn't waste any time after she received an unwanted promotional voicemail from a New Jersey gym. After one call to her cellphone, she sued the gym in federal court for violating a law designed to curb unsolicited telemarketing calls.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an apparent case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court has ruled that a construction company must pay a penalty for failing to make payments to an employee injured on the job, despite purportedly not having the funds to do so.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A school district's appeal of property tax assessments for apartments but not single-family homes violated the Pennsylvania Constitution's uniformity clause, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

6 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Recorder

A federal appeals court has reinstated a False Claims Act case alleging Gilead Sciences Inc. received billions in government reimbursements for HIV drugs that weren't qualified under the Food and Drug Administration.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a time when police activity is under increased scrutiny, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has joined a growing list of federal courts that say the recording of police officers in public is protected by the First Amendment.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rose Mary Knick's troubles started when a nearby Lackawanna County family claimed their ancestors were buried under her property.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The owners of a now-defunct Philadelphia hospice have agreed to pay $8.8 million to settle claims that they received taxpayer money for services that were either unnecessary or never provided, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

July 06, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Drugmaker Allergan has agreed to pay the federal government and several states $13 million to settle whistleblower claims that it provided business consulting and services to doctors as a way of encouraging them to prescribe the company's eye care products.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

13 minute read

July 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A magisterial district judge who was the former top public defender of Monroe County has been hit with ethics charges over his alleged viewing of pornographic videos and images at work in full view of his clerks.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

2 minute read

July 06, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Delaware County lawyer previously convicted of criminal contempt has been suspended for a pattern of neglect that ultimately left seven clients' cases in shambles.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read