The Legal Staff

August 05, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Liability under the federal Superfund law applies to indemnification clauses in contracts signed before the statute was enacted, the Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

May 13, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson is looking to become a one-stop shop for midsized clients with the addition of its middle market/emerging company practice group.

By Zack Needles Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

June 25, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

An employee with reasonable grounds for doing so may consult with his or her union representative prior to answering a question during an investigatory interview, the Commonwealth Court has ruled in an issue of first impression.

By Jennifer BatchelorOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

June 04, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Popular phrases aside, you can't let your house go to the dogs, at least according to the Commonwealth Court.

By Zack Needles Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

June 24, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Pennsylvania driver who was stopped by an off-duty state trooper not in uniform and driving an unmarked car was nevertheless required to submit to chemical testing after being placed under arrest, the Commonwealth Court ruled yesterday in an issue of first impression.

By Jennifer BatchelorOf the Legal Staff

4 minute read

July 10, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A medical-monitoring claim can continue against Wyeth Inc. over a hormone-replacement drug it manufactured and distributed, a judge has ruled in the Commerce Case Management Program, denying the defendant's preliminary objections.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

6 minute read

August 08, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia employers and city officials have long bemoaned the brain drain of local university graduates to larger, flashier cities, not to mention the lack of attraction the city holds for recent degree recipients who completed their studies in other parts of the country.

By Asher HawkinsOf the Legal Staff

8 minute read

July 29, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A courtroom is always filled with lawyers and judges during a trial, but it's not every day that a judge and a lawyer occupy the plaintiff's and defendant's seats, as was the case at City Hall yesterday.

By Asher HawkinsOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

April 18, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

As chairman of his firm's bread-and-butter practice group, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young partner Bruce Leto has always been a busy man. But with federal regulators throwing a lot of new compliance and disclosure rules at his clients, Leto said the nearly 30-attorney investment management group was as busy as he has seen it in his two decades of practicing law.

By Jeff Blumenthal Of the Legal Staff

8 minute read

May 28, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Montgomery County jury awarded a vegetable-based chemical importer and distributor $7 million against two former employees and two suppliers for violations of the state's Trade Secret Act.

By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff

7 minute read