Aleeza Furman

January 15, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

“The Superior Court’s decision provides an excellent review of Pennsylvania privilege law while ordering the production of interview notes containing factual summaries that the defendant had refused to produce,” the plaintiff's attorneys said in a joint statement.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

January 10, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Morris Wilson partner Seth Wilson spoke with The Legal Intelligencer about his plans for his upcoming term, which include improving the association’s lawyer referral service and organizing a trip where members will visit important civil rights landmarks.

By Aleeza Furman

8 minute read

January 09, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a footnote of his opinion, Judge Joshua Roberts wrote, “A more cynical view of the circumstances is that plaintiffs’ counsel used the motion as a broadside against my oversight of the entire mass torts program.”

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

January 08, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

The rule upends a longstanding practice in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas of conducting civil jury selection under the supervision of court staff rather than the judge. While some in the legal community have questioned the necessity of the requirement, others have applauded the change.

By Aleeza Furman

5 minute read

January 07, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

The jury determined that Johnson & Johnson was negligent and that the company intentionally misrepresented the safety of its talc products but that those factors did not cause Lee’s cancer. The jury then went on to make a determination on punitive damages, despite the verdict sheet's instructions that it should only do so if it found against the defendants on causation.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

January 06, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ostroff Godshall managing partner Richard Godshall, who represented the plaintiffs, said the opinion "supports a long line of delayed diagnosis cases that permit a plaintiff to prove causation by showing the delay in timely diagnosis increased the risk of harm and resulted in a worse outcome."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

January 02, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court revived a couple’s medical malpractice claims against a Bucks County podiatrist, ruling that the trial court had acted too hastily in granting the doctor’s motion for summary judgment.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

December 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

“There was no evidence that the jury’s award resulted from bias, impartiality, prejudice, or ill will, and the verdict was supported by the record and not grossly excessive to shock this court’s conscience,” Judge Angelo Foglietta ruled in the 24-page opinion.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

December 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

“It has been a true privilege to serve alongside these impressive and committed individuals," Gerard Karam said in a statement. "Together we have had many proud accomplishments."

By Aleeza Furman

2 minute read

December 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

There were verdicts in the tens of millions throughout Pennsylvania in 2024, but the largest of those awards came out of Philadelphia.

By Aleeza Furman

6 minute read