The Legal Staff

July 10, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

A demand from judges and clients for skilled appellate attorneys is starting to take hold on Pittsburgh and Philadelphia law firms who in turn are creating with increased frequency specialized appellate practices.

By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff

7 minute read

July 08, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Declining to adopt Commonwealth Court precedent, a Superior Court panel has held that the temporary assignment of a Philadelphia municipal judge to the Court of Common Pleas does not necessarily end when the judge reaches senior status.

By Christopher LilienthalOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

December 20, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Superior Court panel has tossed out an appeal after finding that defense lawyers "blatantly violated" civil procedural rules when they flooded the courts with appellate issues that were too many and too wordy.

By Melissa Nann Burke Of the Legal Staff

9 minute read

July 29, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

`High-Low` Agreements For Minors Require Court`s OK In a case with a child plaintiff, the state Superior Court in a memorandum opinion has upheld a $3 million verdict despite a high-low settlement agreement that would have placed a $900,000 upper limit on the award.

By Lori Litchman Of the Legal Staff

7 minute read

August 13, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

The American Bar Association's House of Delegates, in meetings yesterday and Monday in San Francisco, adopted amendments to two of the association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct in the hope of compelling lawyers to report the kind of corporate malfeasance that resulted in the Enron and WorldCom scandals, among others.

By Asher HawkinsOf the Legal Staff

6 minute read

May 23, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

You might have missed Bellini Grill, stuck between Joe's Pizza and Monk's Caf�, in your lunchtime shuffle. But now it's time to stop, notice and eat.

By Danielle N. Rodier Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

June 23, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fox Rothschild's move up the AmLaw 200 list by almost 20 spots since 2003 is due in large part to its focus on lateral growth in profitable practice and geographic areas, according to the firm's administrative partner, Mark L. Silow.

By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

July 14, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A home builders' association cannot challenge a settlement agreement between the Department of Environmental Protection and a group of environmental organizations because the agreement has not yet implicated any due process rights that are ripe for review, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

August 18, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

A car-accident victim may not add a last-minute claim for punitive damages to his lawsuit against the other driver because his original complaint alleged mere negligence and didn't allege the driver was drunk, according to an unpublished Superior Court ruling.

By Melissa Nann Of the Legal Staff

6 minute read

June 30, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Policyholders who can demonstrate third-party beneficiary rights to reinsurance contracts can have direct access to reinsurance proceeds when the main insurer becomes liquidated, Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt has ruled in two companion cases of first impression in a Pennsylvania appellate court.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

9 minute read