P.j. Dannunzio

February 01, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

An award of approximately $6 million to the estate of a heart attack victim who died after a feeding tube was mistakenly inserted into his lung has been upheld by the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

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February 01, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected defendant Fidelity National Insurance Co.'s argument that a proof of loss rejection is an automatic claim denial.

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January 31, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the help of a team from Reed Smith, action movie star and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined other state governors in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the practice of partisan gerrymandering once and for all.

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January 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear argument on whether the nation's first sweetened-beverage tax stands up to legal scrutiny.

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January 29, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied the U.S. Department of Justice's request that he censor his own ruling and remove findings that a police officer was untruthful and “very likely” engaged in racial profiling.

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January 24, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiffs "did not have the burden to prove that Lehigh County was oppressive to certain individuals, and such evidence was irrelevant to the inquiry herein," the court said.

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January 24, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has reversed a Superior Court decision that a police officer executing a search warrant for a home didn't have probable cause to arrest a man on the premises, even though another police officer allegedly saw the defendant take part in a drug transaction days before.

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January 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The rapid pace in which the justices want the changes implemented may cause turmoil for voters and candidates alike come the May primary election, political experts said.

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January 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court has declined to revive the civil rights case of an inmate who claims he was denied fair parole hearings because corrections…

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January 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday ruled the state's current congressional map was the result of partisan gerrymandering and ordered lawmakers to redraw the districts in time for the primary election in May.

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