The Legal Staff

June 13, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

When the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Committee on Racial and Gender Bias in the Justice System reported that court-appointed counsel throughout the state had failed to adequately represent indigent defendants in capital cases, the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and Philadelphia criminal lawyers could not have been surprised.

By Jennifer BatchelorOf the Legal Staff

7 minute read

June 13, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

A nonprofit organization that acted as an agent for defendants in asbestos litigation cannot be held responsible for a portion of a settlement that one of the defendants refused to pay, the Superior Court has ruled.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

6 minute read

November 01, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The legal community was far from immune from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, which forced courts to close their doors, oral arguments to be canceled and law firms to shutter their offices up and down the East Coast.

By The Legal Staff

10 minute read

May 21, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was immediately suspended by her fellow justices Friday after being charged in Allegheny County with nine criminal counts alleging she used legislative and judicial staff to perform campaign work.

By By The Legal Staff

11 minute read

June 16, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

An arbitrator has awarded $40,000 to a silicone breast implant litigation plaintiff who claimed that her plastic surgeon failed to inform her of all the risks associated with breast augmentation.

By Jennifer BatchelorOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read

January 05, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a decision that further clarifies the definition of "actual cash value" in cases involving partial-loss insurance coverage for home repairs and replacements, a Superior Court panel has unanimously upheld a trial court's dismissal ...

By Melissa Nann Of the Legal Staff

7 minute read

November 26, 2007 | Law.com

Insurers do not need to send out a new sign-down form for UM/UIM coverage when an insured who already had lower limits of the coverage changes another aspect of his policy, a unanimous state Supreme Court ruled in an issue of first impression.

By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff

5 minute read

June 16, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Local attorneys got a glimpse into the future of trial litigation recently with a presentation of the new, technologically advanced courtroom in City Hall.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

8 minute read

April 16, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal's editorial staff recently set out to select our Diverse Attorneys of the Year, in which we highlight the achievements of some of the state's minority attorneys. Every two years, in an effort to illuminate the efforts of members of the legal profession across the state, we name a new group of attorneys who have done remarkable work in the prior two years.

By The Legal Staff

22 minute read

June 27, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Maybe the least well known of the city's four major Cuban restaurants, Caf� Habana is perhaps the most charmingly intimate.

By Danielle N. RodierOf the Legal Staff

5 minute read