Aleeza Furman

January 24, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

The 149-page complaint includes allegations that the defendants intentionally designed their food products to be addictive while knowing those products were linked to various health issues.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

January 22, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

According to the justices, the Commonwealth Court had “creat[ed] a new evidentiary standard and misappl[ied] the standard of review” when it reversed a trial court’s grant of preliminary injunction barring Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. from transitioning Delaware County Memorial Hospital from an emergency and acute care hospital into a behavioral health facility.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

January 22, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

The plaintiff filed a motion for a new trial, arguing that, “At a minimum, the verdict shows confusion and lack of understanding of the issues or instructions.”

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

January 21, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Superior Court agreed that the litigation’s potential impact on the judge's financial interests was a basis for recusal, but the court determined there were more grounds for recusal than just that.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

January 21, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

While the litigation between Kline & Specter and Bosworth is pointed toward conclusion, the firm is still dealing with a lawsuit that, while not directly involving Bosworth, is closely linked to the dispute.

By Aleeza Furman

6 minute read

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