The Legal Staff

May 27, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris has announced a 10-year, $1 million grant to the People's Emergency Center Community Development Corp.

By Danielle N. Rodier Of the Legal Staff

3 minute read

June 10, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The word trial is such an ambiguous term that its definition may be presented to a jury for interpretation, a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has ruled.

By Danielle N. Rodier Of the Legal Staff

3 minute read

July 25, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Illuminare, one of the newest restaurants to arrive in the art museum area, could hang up its apron and simply charge admission for a tour: Owner Brian Augustine overlooked nothing in building a creation that was seven years in the making.

By Laurie Stewart Of the Legal Staff

4 minute read

August 06, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

On the eve of jury selection, a construction worker injured after he fell from a crane at a work site has settled his suit with the project`s general contractor for $3 million.

By Laurie Stewart Of the Legal Staff

3 minute read

May 23, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

An insurance carrier's cancellation of a homeowner's policy after a provoked dog attack violated the Unfair Insurance Practices Act, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Lori Litchman Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

May 30, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania municipalities may not pass on to developers legal fees stemming from the pre-2005 review of land development plans, the state Supreme Court has unanimously ruled.

By Asher Hawkins Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

November 06, 2007 | Law.com

A Philadelphia judge has upheld a $5 million verdict rendered over a 1-year-old's death allegedly due to liver failure from an overdose of Infants' Tylenol, in part because the judge said the makers of the over-the-counter drug filed a 29-point statement of matters in violation of Rule 1925(b).

By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

February 04, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Taxation Lancaster Hoteliers Unfairly Burdened By Room TaxAppeals court: court below botched benefit/burden analysis by Ruth Bryna Cohen Of the Legal Staff When evaluating the due process considerations of a tax, a court must examine the ...

By Ruth Bryna Cohen Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

June 10, 2003 | Law.com

Two Philadelphia attorneys on Friday secured a $5 million settlement for four family members of a retired New Jersey firefighter who was fatally burned in a propane explosion in Ocean View, N.J.

By Jennifer Batchelor Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

February 23, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

A mentally retarded mother stripped of her rights to parent her 11-year-old daughter following evidence of sexual abuse in their home has lost her appeal of a trial court's termination ruling, an en banc panel of the Superior Court has decided ...

By Asher Hawkins Of the Legal Staff

7 minute read