The Legal Staff

June 19, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Home Insurance Co. hasn't been writing new policies since 1995, but, declared insolvent on Friday the 13th, its failure is expected to have an impact on Pennsylvania policyholders that will top that of the Reliance Insurance Co. collapse.

By Jennifer BatchelorOf the Legal Staff

7 minute read

June 08, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll has shown steady improvement in its financial indicators over the past few years, rounding out 2005 with $213.5 million in gross revenues.

By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

February 27, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Denial of Due Process Alleged

By Laurie Stewart Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

July 02, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Joining the commonwealth as an additional defendant in an action brought by Delaware County to recover funds escheated to the commonwealth does not make the commonwealth an indispensable party to the action, a majority of the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

8 minute read

August 06, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Commerce Court Management Program, now out of its infancy and fully into the toddler stage, could be setting Philadelphia up to be the country's next commercial litigation center, according to several area attorneys.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

August 11, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A $5.8 million settlement has been reached in a corporate raid case in Delaware between two office supply companies, one of which allegedly hired away a slew of employees and took confidential information from the other.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

October 11, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

A man is not eligible for disfigurement benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act, because his claim petition was untimely filed, a split Commonwealth Court sitting en banc has ruled.

By Jennifer Batchelor Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

September 04, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Most managing partners at large Philadelphia firms say they will not follow the pattern of two years ago and increase first-year associate salaries in response to Dechert`s recent decision to raise the bar to $125,000. But if one or two of their peer firms match Dechert or come close, managers indicated, they might have a change of heart.

By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff

10 minute read

July 31, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Judge Doris A. Smith-Ribner has been awarded $10,000 by a Philadelphia jury in her lawsuit against the woman who struck her SUV from behind in March 2000. Smith-Ribner had alleged that the accident exacerbated an existing pinched-nerve condition on the left side of her neck, forcing her to cut back on work hours and household responsibilities.

By Asher HawkinsOf the Legal Staff

4 minute read

July 02, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

If you've read this column in the past, you'll know that I focus my efforts for lawyers who are novice computer users who want simple advice without getting too technical.

By Brian R. HarrisOf the Legal Staff

7 minute read