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September 12, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Tyco International Inc. owes a Sharon, Pa., man $32.6 million in franchise leasing fees from one of the U.S. subsidiaries, Sensormatic, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed in a non-precedential opinion.

By From Staff and Wire Reports

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July 08, 2009 | Law.com

An attorney escaped from her ex-husband after a 13-hour hostage standoff with police that ended late Tuesday night in South Windsor, Conn. Attorney Nancy Tyler works at the firm of O'Brien, Tanski & Young in Hartford, where she focuses on defense of medical and dental malpractice claims. Her estranged husband, Richard Shenkman, is an advertising executive who vowed he wouldn't be divorced until Tyler was dead. Shenkman gave up about midnight Tuesday as flames destroyed the house he once shared with Tyler.

By Staff and Wire Reports

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May 23, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a blow to critics of President Bush's judicial nominees, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted, 12-7, yesterday to approve D. Brooks Smith for a judgeship on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Staff and Wire Reports

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August 09, 2011 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. stock market joined a sell-off around the world Monday in the first trading since Standard & Poor's downgraded American debt and gave investors another reason to be anxious.

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February 11, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judicial leaders of the state and federal courts in Philadelphia say the bill passed by the U.S. Senate yesterday regarding class action lawsuits would not be a problem for the administration of their courts if the bill were to become law.

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March 16, 2011 | Daily Business Review

Ford and major business interests want to allow jurors to consider the fault of the driver when determining damages in a lawsuit against a vehicle manufacturer for a car defect.

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May 30, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Time Warner Inc., its AOL subsidiary and other defendants will pay $23 million to settle a Pennsylvania lawsuit that alleged the companies misled investors about their financial health and caused four state public investment funds to lose at least $100 million, state Attorney General Tom Corbett said Thursday.

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May 26, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judicial Elections Voters Pick Pittsburgh Area Judges For Supreme Court BenchBaer, Orie Melvin chosen for November race to succeed Zappala Staff and Wire Reports The voters have rendered their verdict: two western Pennsylvania judges will ...

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May 13, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

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March 30, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to step into a lawsuit against a newspaper, leaving the media in Pennsylvania legally vulnerable when they report defamatory comments by public figures.

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