Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman is a Philadelphia-based litigation reporter with The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected].

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October 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Shuts Down Efforts to Expand Scope of Discovery in Ozempic MDL

Judge Karen Marston held that, despite plaintiffs' arguments to the contrary, marketing discovery is not relevant to the broad legal issues the court has prioritized for early resolution.

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October 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic Plaintiffs Push for Marketing Discovery After MDL Judge Imposes Limits

"These are not case-specific issues," the plaintiffs contended. "The marketing was national in scale and magnitude, and everything that occurred with regard to these drugs over the last several years is in some way tethered to the marketing."

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October 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Offit Kurman Scores Summary Judgment in Long-Running Legal Mal Suit Over Bankruptcy Fallout

Judge James Crumlish III ruled that the plaintiff's assertion 'is way too simplistic, ignores the glaring matter of the timing of the decision, and is undercut by the documentary evidence that conflicts with [the plaintiff's] self-serving and unsubstantiated testimony.'

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October 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Bill Would Raise State Damages Cap, but Plaintiffs Attorneys Are Not On Board

The plaintiffs bar has long fought to change the cap, but some lawyers said SB 1300 is not the way to do it.

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October 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Returns $78M to Plaintiffs in Roundup Case

The verdict marks the fourth plaintiffs win in the Philadelphia Roundup litigation since trials in the mass tort began a year ago, and the third win for the plaintiffs team of Kline & Specter and Arnold & Itkin.

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October 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

New Amendment to Pa. Conduct Rule Bars Lawyers From Sexting Clients

"Even though I'm generally not in favor of broadening liability for attorneys in the rules, I think that this is a correct reflection of what conduct is actually prohibited, and it was important to formalize it," ethics attorney Ellen Brotman said.

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October 10, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Child Welfare Agency, Hotel Agree to $9.4M Settlement With Trafficking Victim

The agreement resolved the plaintiff's claims against a child welfare agency that placed her in a foster home with the man who would become her trafficker, as well as her claims against a hotel where she was trafficked.

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October 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Defendant's Dealings With Phila. Supplier Not Enough to Establish Venue, Split Appeals Court Rules

According to the majority, the plaintiffs failed to allege any business activities from the defendants that would support Philadelphia as the proper venue for their lawsuit over a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

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