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October 06, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Verdicts & Settlements

Settlement Reached in Wrongful Death Suit Robinson v. Genesis Health Ventures Inc. $725,000 Settlement Date of Settlement: June 5, 2003. Court and Case Number: C.P. Philadelphia, December Term, 2001, No. 1970. Judge: Not Assigned.
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December 15, 2006 | Corporate Counsel

Controversial Pa. Appellate Rule Helps Doom Asbestos Appeal

A Philadelphia judge has indicated in a recent opinion that appeals may be tossed due to prolix Rule 1925(b) statements even in the complex realm of asbestos litigation. Common Pleas Judge James Murray Lynn's holding follows a series of separate Pennsylvania Superior Court decisions providing that appeals may be dismissed pursuant to the controversial rule of appellate procedure in not only traditional civil actions, but also in the family and criminal law contexts.
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June 23, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer

Western Pa. Sees First Implant Award Under Arbitration Rule

An arbitrator has awarded $40,000 to a silicone breast implant litigation plaintiff who claimed that her plastic surgeon failed to inform her of all the risks associated with breast augmentation.
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June 15, 2006 | Law.com

Two-Disease Rule Can Be Applied Retroactively

Reversing a Philadelphia Complex Litigation Center judge, a split panel of the Superior Court has ruled that two asbestos plaintiffs who roughly 20 years ago both sought damages for nonmalignant injuries and increased risks of cancer are not barred under the statute of limitations from bringing suits over lung cancers diagnosed relatively recently.
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June 29, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Superior Court, En Banc, Rules on 'Preconception Tort'

The state Superior Court has ruled that doctors owe a third-party duty of care to their patients' "future, unborn children."
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January 07, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

trends in the law

Currently pending before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania is a case of first impression that could have a significant effect on claims between participants in construction projects in the commonwealth.
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August 17, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Product Claims Survive in Injury Suit Over Rented Home Depot Equipment

A man who lost his lower leg after being injured by a stump grinder he rented from Home Depot survived a two-pronged attack on his product liability suit in federal court.
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March 10, 2008 | National Law Journal

Uncertain economy may hurt associates' compensation

By most accounts, associates at Pennsylvania's small and midsize firms enjoyed salaries and bonuses in 2007 that were consistent with or higher than those of the year before. But now some associates may feel the effects of a downturn depending on their firms' philosophies toward compensation. Manny Pokotilow, managing partner of Caesar Rivise, says he's no more or less nervous about the financial climate in 2008 than he is at the beginning of any other year. "Every year looks uncertain," he says.
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July 22, 2011 | New York Law Journal

Coping With Partner Mandatory Retirement

In his Law Firm Partnership Law column, Arthur J. Ciampi, managing member of Ciampi LLC, writes that recent studies indicate that about half of the large U.S. law firms continue to have mandatory retirement policies, but with some early planning, there are a number of ways of coping with these practices, including changing status, moving to another firm, or if all else fails, filing suit.
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August 24, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judicial Campaign Decision Has Implications in Pa.

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Caperton v. Massey Coal Company that campaign contributions to judges by litigants could reach such a sizable level that recusal of the judge in cases involving the contributor may be required to satisfy procedural due process requirements.
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