The Legal Staff

May 12, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

It pays to have a mom who makes a living as a headhunter. Just ask litigator E. Graham Robb, who joined Christie Pabarue Mortensen & Young as a partner last week after spending nearly a decade at Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby.

By Jeff Blumenthal Of the Legal Staff

4 minute read

May 12, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Creating a split with the Commonwealth Court, the Superior Court has ruled that in actions brought against state guaranty associations over money allegedly owed by an insolvent insurer, the burden is on the plaintiffs to show they have exhausted other available insurance remedies.

By Asher Hawkins Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

August 16, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

A veteran need not prove he suffers from "total" loss of use of two or more extremities in order to qualify for paralyzed veteran's benefits under Pennsylvania law, a Commonwealth Court panel has ruled.

By Asher Hawkins Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

July 23, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris is poised to open a Pittsburgh office by plucking two partners from Pepper Hamilton while aggressively pursuing partners from Steel City firms, according to several sources familiar with the situation.

By Jeff BlumenthalOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

February 27, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The case, Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. v. Asensio, was tried before Judge Albert W. Sheppard in the common pleas court`s Commerce Case Management Program.

By Lori Litchman Of the Legal Staff

4 minute read

June 19, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A majority of the Commonwealth Court en banc has overruled preliminary objections to a trial lawyers association's argument that a venue rule enacted by the Legislature regarding medical professional liability claims is unconstitutional.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

8 minute read

May 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

As part of its 170th anniversary, The Legal for the first time awarded some of Pennsylvania's most influential attorneys with Lifetime Achievement Awards. Each honoree was asked to provide a brief quote or anecdote about what the law has meant to them.

By the Legal Staff

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