The Legal Staff

August 01, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two first-year associates at local firms had their Race to the Altar come to a screeching halt - and it's all due to the simple fact that they are lawyers. Jessica Coughlin and Scott Milner, the Philadelphia area legal community's latest reality television contestants, had an exciting, albeit brief, adventure on Wednesday's premiere episode of NBC's Race to the Altar.

By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

August 19, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A tobacco company is not liable for the death of a man who contracted fatal lung cancer even though he smoked the company's low-tar cigarette brand, a 12-person Philadelphia jury decided unanimously on Friday.

By Asher HawkinsOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

July 28, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A defendant gynecologist's negligence was not a substantial factor in a patient's death stemming from ovarian cancer, a Philadelphia jury has found.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

6 minute read

March 26, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dechert Partner Was `First Amendment Champion`

By Jeff Blumenthal Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

July 25, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Many already view the 170-attorney labor and employment practice at Morgan Lewis Bockius as one of the top practices of its kind in the country. Now it hopes to leverage that profit center by offering its first-ever centrally organized employment training service with the addition of former Seyfarth Shaw partner Carol Merchasin.

By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff

4 minute read

September 04, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

An opinion determining the statute of limitations in Section 8371 bad faith claims has been withdrawn from the Superior Court.

By Lori Litchman Of the Legal Staff

3 minute read

February 05, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Philadelphia jury has awarded $4.25 million to the survivors of an infant killed in an August 2004 accident involving a tractor-trailer.

By Asher Hawkins Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

February 21, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Considering the entire inheritance as income available for support is contrary to the purposes of the support guidelines, Justice Sandra Schultz Newman wrote for the majority in Humphreys v. DeRoss.

By Laurie StewartOf the Legal staff

6 minute read

February 14, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Looking to enhance his health care practice at a firm with additional depth, Morgan Lewis & Bockius partner John Washlick has decided to move to Cozen O`Connor.

By Jeff Blumenthal Of the Legal Staff

4 minute read

August 14, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Luzerne County man injured while riding his motorcycle cannot seek underinsured motorist coverage from the insurance policy issued solely for his automobile, a three-judge panel of the Superior Court has ruled.

By Asher HawkinsOf the Legal Staff

6 minute read