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May 20, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Parties in Class Action Flood Suit Are Finding Common Ground

Despite defense arguments that the damages were caused by an act of God, a class-action suit by property owners downstream of 22 Rancocas Creek dams that allegedly failed in a fierce 2004 storm is slowly but surely settling.
7 minute read
December 07, 2010 | Law.com

Reed Smith Partner Alleges Attorneys Traded Sex for Good Assignments

A non-equity partner at Reed Smith is suing the firm for discrimination, alleging that good assignments were awarded to female attorneys willing to have sex with managers.
3 minute read
December 13, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rule 1925(b) Sinks Appeal In Phila. Asbestos Case

A Philadelphia judge has indicated in a recent opinion that appeals can be tossed due to prolix Rule 1925(b) statements even in the complex realm of asbestos litigation.
3 minute read
June 19, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two-Disease Rule Can Be Applied Retroactively

Asbestos plaintiffs who sought damages two decades ago for nonmalignant injuries and increased risks of cancer are not time-barred from bringing new suits over recently diagnosed lung cancers, a split panel of the Superior Court has ruled.
4 minute read
May 12, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

New Partners Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads has named Joel B. Rosen and F. Traynor Beck to its partnership.
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July 03, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Trial Judges Get Leeway to Slash Verdicts Under MCARE

If anything, the new, post-MCARE standard governing remittitur of non-economic damages in med mal cases grants Pennsylvania trial judges more discretion than they previously enjoyed, a three-member panel of the Superior Court has suggested in a recent opi
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August 28, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

Child's Therapist Has No Duty to Parents Accused of Sex Abuse

A recent state Supreme Court ruling has made it clear that the justices aren't overly eager to allow third parties to sue mental health professionals. A 4-2 panel has said a therapist did not owe a duty to the parents of a girl who falsely accused them of
9 minute read
May 14, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Raps Prolix Pro Se Litigant

Rita Steinmetz, 66, of Pittsburgh, says that contrary to what some in her community might think, there's nothing crazy about her. Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1925(b), however, clearly has Steinmetz plenty frustrated.
7 minute read
March 29, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Scalding By Nurse's Aides Isn't Basis for Punitive Damages

Punitive damages are not necessarily available in a tort case alleging two home health care aides used excessively hot water to wash an elderly woman's hair, causing her second-degree burns and other injuries.
5 minute read
September 07, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

2004 Lawyers on the Fast Track

Following are the names of the Pennsylvania attorneys who have been selected as this year's Lawyers on the Fast Track.
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