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June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On May 27, 2014, plaintiff Karyn Lynn Dubois, 46, a cashier, was standing on her front porch, at 340 Centre Ave., in Oakdale, when the porch collapsed and she fell about eight feet, into the basement. She claimed foot and neck injuries.

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June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

William "Will" Polaski joined the Pittsburgh office of Rawle & Henderson as a partner.

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June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young partner Paula D. Shaffner served as a panelist at Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's Senior Investor Protection Regional Workshop on May 2 in Philadelphia.

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June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Word counts are a way of life in modern appellate practice. The halcyon days of 70-page "briefs" are gone—never to return, see Commonwealth v. Spuck, 86 A.3d 870, 872 (Pa. Super. 2014), (discussing the demise of the 70-page rule); Commonwealth v. Stoppie, 486 A.2d 994, 996 (Pa. Super. 1984), (quoting former Pa. R.A.P. 2135(1)). Page limits invited abuse, such as "substantive arguments and sub-arguments ... set forth in footnotes [and] other compressed texts, such as block quotes or single-spaced bullet points," as in Commonwealth v. Spotz, 18 A.3d 244, 349 (Pa. 2011).

By James M. Beck

6 minute read

June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

There has been a lot of criticism when a very active defense counsel was elected district attorney in Philadelphia County. Are there ethical implications?

By BY samuel C. Stretton

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June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Job interviews are tough and they can be full of awkward questions. One of the awkward questions many applicants face is a potential employer's request for an applicant's compensation history. Not only is that question awkward, but some have theorized that basing starting compensation on an applicant's historical compensation perpetuates the gender and minority wage gap. As a result, a percentage increase of the current salary of an applicant who is impacted by the wage gap could result in an even wider wage gap when compared to an applicant who is not negatively impacted by the wage gap.

By Christopher M. Helms

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June 01, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Pearce v. Emmi, No. 16-11499, 2017 BL153011 (E.D. Mich., Southern Div. May 8), the plaintiff, both individually and as "next friend" of her infant child, brought suit against the defendant, a member of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) who had led a search involving narcotics trafficking and which, inter alia, led to the seizure of three electronic devices from one Cody Furhman, the plaintiff's fiancé.

By Leonard Deutchman

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