The Legal Staff

August 06, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Alfred J. DiBona yesterday granted plaintiffs` motions for sanctions, leave to seek punitive damages and for a contempt hearing after a hospital allegedly withheld medical documents during discovery and did not turn over the documents until this weekend.

By Laurie Stewart Of the Legal Staff

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June 26, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

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By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff

6 minute read

May 28, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state insurance commissioner's case against Deloitte Touche, filed over the liquidation of Reliance Insurance Co., will go forward now that Commonwealth Court President Judge James Gardner Colins has thrown out all of the accounting firm's preliminary objections to the commissioner's complaint.

By Danielle N. Rodier Of the Legal Staff

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July 19, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

The blood siblings of a 4-year-old boy who died in an auto accident in 2000 are entitled to portions of a $1.6 million settlement reached after the accident, despite the fact that prior to their brother's death, they had been legally adopted, the administrative judge of Philadelphia's orphans' court has ruled.

By Asher Hawkins Of the Legal Staff

4 minute read

May 27, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

It has taken 15 years, seven figures' worth of unpaid legal hours, trips across the country and some grueling moments, but two Morgan Lewis Bockius attorneys are proud to say they have helped get a Louisiana man off death row and, now, acquitted.

By Danielle N. Rodier Of the Legal Staff

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February 04, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The American Bar Association House of Delegates approved several amendments to the Model Rules of Professional Conduct, including changes to Rule 4.2, which governs communication with a person represented by counsel, and Rule 3.3, which involves a lawyer`s obligation to a tribunal.

By Jeff Blumenthal and Ruth Bryna Cohen Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

August 07, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

After working together on a referral basis, plaintiff trial lawyer boutique Golomb Honik has joined forces with class action litigator Howard Langer to create a full-service litigation firm. Not surprisingly, the firm's new name is Golomb Honik Langer.

By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff

4 minute read

May 23, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Managed or Damaged Care? Local Attorneys Weigh Inby Ruth Bryna Cohen Of the Legal Staff Damaged Care, a cable-TV movie, dramatizes some of the more disturbing problems of managed care as seen through the eyes of one woman. The movie depicts ...

By Ruth Bryna Cohen Of the Legal Staff

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November 26, 2007 | Law.com

The 2007 judicial elections were significant for a number of reasons, most notably the success of female candidates, the reduced effect from the pay-raise fallout, and Pennsylvania's glaring lack of diversity on its appellate courts.

By Hank Grezlak Of the Legal Staff

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June 27, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

If professional peers publicly discipline a Pennsylvania lawyer, consumers can check out such records online before hiring counsel thanks to a new Web site created by the disciplinary board of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff

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