P.j. Dannunzio

December 12, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro's latest appeal of his 2011 conviction on corruption charges has been denied by a federal judge.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

7 minute read

December 11, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The manager of a title-lending company established under Chippewa Indian law is not immune from a racketeering case that targets his personal assets, a federal judge has ruled.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 11, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Catholic group opposed to birth control can't intervene in the state's lawsuit challenging the administration's authority to exempt organizations from providing contraceptive services to women.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

7 minute read

December 08, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge overseeing a putative class action against Prudential Insurance Co. has ruled that the company violated ERISA by using interest-bearing bank accounts to hold life insurance money instead of paying beneficiaries directly.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 08, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A political consultant and aide to Congressman Bob Brady's campaign, Don D.A. Jones, has pleaded guilty in federal court to lying to the FBI about his involvement in an alleged scheme to pay off a challenger.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

6 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Recorder

U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of the Northern District of California has granted final approval of the settlement and approved more than $41 million in attorney fees to class counsel, making up 20 percent of the overall award.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has declined to reconsider his ruling denying CSX's request to dismiss a punitive damages claim filed by a man hit by a train.U.S.…

By P.J. Dannunzio |

1 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal appeals court held that a man who was kicked out of a school board meeting for making threatening remarks was protected by the First Amendment, but the question of whether he could sue school officials still needs to be hashed out.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

3 minute read

December 06, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The legal feud between personal injury lawyers Jeff Rosenbaum and John Morgan has all the drama of a soap opera—in fact, the two even appear on daytime TV, albeit in their commercials.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

16 minute read

December 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The legal woes keep mounting for former Bucks County Magisterial District Judge John I. Waltman and another county public official allegedly involved in a bribery and money laundering prosecution that has already resulted in two previous rounds of charges.

By P.J. Dannunzio |

6 minute read