P.j. Dannunzio

June 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Frank Tepper, a 17-year Philadelphia Police Department veteran who was convicted of murdering his neighbor, won't be getting a city pension, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lock Haven University has been hit with a class action by eight female athletes claiming the school treats men's and women's sports teams unequally and does not provide enough opportunities for women to join teams.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

June 02, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court has rejected Chaka "Chip" Fattah Jr.'s appeal to overturn his conviction on bank fraud charges.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

7 minute read

June 02, 2017 | Delaware Law Weekly

Defunct global investment bank Bear Stearns has come out on top of a lawsuit filed against it challenging its 2007 decision to auction off mortgage-backed securities from a bankrupt lender.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

June 02, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has dismissed a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board lawyer's challenge to board regulations banning its attorneys from working for casinos, racetracks and other gaming centers for two years after leaving the board.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

June 02, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal from a lower court's ruling allowing a plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a podiatric surgeon to introduce expert testimony from an orthopedic surgeon, despite the expert's different subspecialty and the fact that he has not performed any surgery in over eight years.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

7 minute read

June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A woman alleging she's suffering the effects of shoddy installation of a urinary sling was awarded $2 million by a Clarion County jury.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

4 minute read

June 01, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An investor in travel site Priceline.com's parent company has sued the company for allegedly defrauding it out of millions in investment opportunities.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the Bankruptcy Code permits judges to grant a grace period for debtors to make up payment shortfalls in their installment plans to pay off debts.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

3 minute read

May 31, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has denied a regional chamber of commerce's request to block a Philadelphia city ordinance banning employers from asking job applicants about their wage history.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

9 minute read