P.j. Dannunzio

January 02, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

John Rogers Carroll, a longtime criminal defense attorney in Philadelphia and helping hand to fellow lawyers suffering from addiction, died Tuesday morning at the age of 89.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

2 minute read

December 22, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has ruled that a history of involuntary commitment to a hospital for mental health reasons is not enough to bar a person from owning firearms under federal law.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge in Pennsylvania to censor his own ruling and remove findings that a police officer was untruthful and "very likely" engaged in racial profiling.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

5 minute read

December 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A couple who had to sell off their expansive collection of antique toys as part of a bankruptcy can proceed with their lawsuit against the auction house alleging a conspiracy to sell the items for less than their full value.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 20, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

President Donald Trump has announced Drinker Biddle & Reath attorney and former federal prosecutor William M. McSwain as his nominee for U.S. attorney of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, along with several picks for federal courts across the state.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Several defendants have been dismissed from a personal injury lawsuit filed against the Greyhound bus company over injuries sustained in a crashU.S.…

By P.J. Dannunzio |

1 minute read

December 15, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

After reviewing a decision by a New Jersey federal court tossing a man's lawsuit against the National Football League over its Super Bowl ticketing practices, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed the district judge's call and put the case back in play.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a religious discrimination case brought by a former hospital employee who claimed he was fired for refusing a flu inoculation despite his claims that vaccinations went against his religious beliefs.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

6 minute read

December 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court has ordered a federal judge to explain why he decided that minor political parties in Pennsylvania should be required to gather a certain number of signatures from a specific number of counties in order to get their candidates on the ballot.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

7 minute read

December 13, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a defendant convicted on drug charges who claimed his counsel should have objected when the prosecutor called him "a liar" during closing arguments.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read