P.j. Dannunzio

June 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man who entered surgery thinking one testicle was going to be removed only to find afterward that the wrong one was missing has been awarded $870,000, including $250,000 in punitive damages, by a Huntingdon County jury.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

7 minute read

June 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court held that a district judge was wrong to rule on a motion to dismiss before considering whether the dispute had to be resolved through arbitration.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man who sustained traumatic brain injuries after a tractor-trailer crashed into his car as it was stopped on an Illinois highway is set to receive $9.75 million from a settlement with the trucking company.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia's sweetened beverage tax, the first of its kind ever to be enacted in the nation, has been upheld by the Commonwealth Court amid the tax's projected revenue shortfall.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 13, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Third Department has allowed the wife of a man who suffered complications during heart surgery to access investigative findings from a state Department of Health review of the procedure that were previously withheld by the agency.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 13, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former Hershey Co. employee who claims she was denied transfer away from her ex-boyfriend and supervisor in an attempt to force her to resign can move forward with her lawsuit against the candymaker.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 12, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A couple whose property was damaged by Hurricane Sandy has sued FEMA for denying them access to the agency's Hurricane Sandy Claims Review process, which allowed all claimants to reopen their flood insurance claims so FEMA could investigate whether any additional money was owed to victims.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

June 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former FedEx saleswoman's age discrimination case alleging she was targeted for termination because of her age and subsequently replaced with a younger employee will be decided at trial, a federal judge has ruled.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has refused to grant interest and attorney fees on top of a $4 million award Temple University Hospital scored against the federal government stemming from a medical malpractice case.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 09, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Pennsylvania Treasurer Barbara Hafer pleaded guilty to lying to federal agents in their statewide investigation into pay-to-play politics that has already ensnared multiple officials.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read