Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman

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

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February 05, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lackawanna County Lawyer Fails to Shake Legal Mal Claims Over Sex With Client

“The court really takes the time to dig into what sets the standard of care for an attorney, and, I think, comes to the right conclusion regarding these kinds of allegations constituting potential professional malpractice,” the plaintiff's attorney said.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

February 04, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Rules Pizza Chain Liable for Franchisee Driver's Crash

The ruling puts Domino's back on the hook for a $2.3 million judgment awarded to a motorcyclist who was struck by a delivery driver’s vehicle.

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February 03, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Harrisburg Jury Hands Up $1.5M Verdict to Teen Struck by Underinsured Driver

The plaintiff had reached a settlement with the driver for his $100,000 auto policy limit, but she contended that the settlement did not fully compensate her for her injuries and sought underinsured motorist benefits under her mother’s auto policy.

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January 31, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Defense Firm Sued by Client Over Ex-Eagles Player's $43.5M Med Mal Win

The client claimed it would have resolved the case for $1 million had it not been for the purported negligence of its lawyers. But an attorney involved in the underlying case asserted that the allegations in the new lawsuit are entirely false.

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January 30, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Kline & Specter Associate Drops Lawsuit Against the Firm

Terrance DeAngelo's voluntary dismissal of his lawsuit came two weeks after Kline & Specter reached a resolution in its legal fight with another of its former associates, Thomas Bosworth.

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3 minute read

January 29, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia Saw Record Year of High-Dollar Verdicts in 2024

Court data shows that the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas saw more eight-plus-figure civil jury verdicts in 2024 than it had in any single year, going back to at least 2017. And damages awards seem to be trending larger in more than just the highest-stakes cases.

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January 29, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Jury Awards $5M to Trucker Injured in Rear-Ender

The plaintiff claimed the accident left him with cervical spine injuries that continue to cause him pain, but the defendants contested the assertion that the plaintiff’s injuries were long-lasting.

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3 minute read

January 27, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ozempic Defendants Seek to Shave 'Tacked On' Claims From MDL Complaint

Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's motion to dismiss took aim at most of the counts asserted in the plaintiffs’ master long-form complaint, however the defendants are saving their challenge to certain claims for later.

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January 24, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawsuit Against Major Food Brands Could Be Sign of Emerging Litigation Over Processed Foods

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.

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3 minute read

January 22, 2025 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. High Court: Concrete Proof Not Needed to Weigh Grounds for Preliminary Injunction Order

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.

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