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By Max Mitchell | December 5, 2017
The Philadelphia Bar Association's incoming chancellor plans to focus her term on reinforcing the importance of the bar's services for all members of the city's legal community.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | December 5, 2017
Federal prosecutors have staked a claim to $36,000 they say former Philadelphia Traffic Court Judge Robert Mulgrew inherited from his deceased father, arguing that it should be applied to the $190,000 in restitution the ex-judge owes for a fraud conviction, according to a recent court filing.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | December 5, 2017
Months after a landmark federal appeals court ruling that recording police in public is protected by the First Amendment, the Pennsylvania chapter of the ACLU has settled two lawsuits against the city of Philadelphia filed by two activists claiming police retaliated against them for filming officers.
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By Max Mitchell | December 5, 2017
A Philadelphia jury has awarded nearly $28 million to the plaintiffs, attorneys said, in the first bellwether trial to take place in state court over the blood thinner Xarelto. The verdict comes after three straight losses for plaintiffs in federal court.
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By Max Mitchell | December 4, 2017
The attorneys representing embattled hip hop star Meek Mill have said in court filings that there was a federal investigation into the conduct of Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley, who last sentenced the rapper to prison time for violating his probation.
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By Max Mitchell | December 4, 2017
The Commonwealth Court has determined that Gov. Tom Wolf did not need to have cause for removing the former chairman of the School Reform Commission from his post.
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By Leigh Jones | December 1, 2017
"Students left behind are not failures of personal strength. They are testaments to our collective failure to uplift one another and raise the standards of our trade."
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By Max Mitchell | December 1, 2017
Chris Seeger, co-lead counsel for the class of NFL players in concussion litigation, responded Friday in a court filing to recent criticism that he did not disclose his ties to a third-party litigation company that has provided loans to ex-players.
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By Max Mitchell | December 1, 2017
The first Xarelto bellwether trial in Philadelphia took a turn into political themes during closing arguments Friday, with attorneys making references to so-called "fake news," rising xenophobia, and even quoting Michelle Obama.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | December 1, 2017
A federal judge sided with Cozen O'Connor in its claim that a Treasury Department subdivision didn't search thoroughly for documents related to licenses to do business in Cuba sought in the firm's Freedom of Information Act request.
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