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April 30, 2002 | Law.com

OxyContin Maker Not Yet Feeling Much Pain

Given its bad ink, you'd think the prescription painkiller OxyContin would have prompted a potentially bankrupting wave of lawsuits. So far at least, you'd be wrong. The medicine has been linked to 464 overdose deaths, and abuse of the drug in rural areas has earned it the nickname "hillbilly heroin." Despite early enthusiasm for suing manufacturer Purdue Pharma, many plaintiffs' lawyers are steering clear of OxyContin cases.
5 minute read
November 21, 2002 | Law.com

Post & Schell's New Offices: One Size Fits All

A one-size office will soon fit all attorneys at Philadelphia-based Post & Schell. The firm, which has signed a 15-year lease to move in to new office space, is putting its wallet ahead of lawyers' egos at the new location by having the same size office for all of its attorneys. Perhaps predictably, reaction to the new plan has been mixed.
8 minute read
May 01, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News

Michael D. O'Mara, a partner with Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, co-presented "Tort Reform in 2012. What's New? What's Next?" at the Risk and Insurance Management Society's 2012 Annual Conference and Exhibition on April 18 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
4 minute read
October 02, 2006 | Law.com

Rise in Pittsburgh Bankruptcy Work Unlikely Soon

While M&A work is what's keeping many Pittsburgh lawyers busy, one recruiter says she has a few large-firm bankruptcy candidates for which there isn't an open spot, and it's been that way for more than a year. Eric A. Schaffer, a bankruptcy partner in Reed Smith's Pittsburgh office, says the upswing in bankruptcy work hasn't hit yet: "There are a fair number of experienced bankruptcy lawyers who are underemployed right now." Yet Philadelphia firms have been adding bankruptcy lawyers to their ranks.
5 minute read
December 01, 2012 | Corporate Counsel

Pedal to the Mettle

Orbitz top lawyer is a traveling man with a passion for pro bono work. Plus: More GC Moves.
11 minute read
January 06, 2000 | Law.com

SEPTA Settles Escalator Suit for $7.4 Million

With promises to mend its escalators and its ways -- and $7.4 million -- the Southeatern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) settled with Shareif Hall, 7, whose foot was torn off by a SEPTA escalator, and his mother Deneen Hall. The agreement puts to rest SEPTA's appeal of a $51 million verdict awarded the Halls in December, after the mid-trial revelation that the transit authority hid documents showing it knew of the dangerous condition of its escalators long before the accident occurred.
5 minute read
October 17, 2005 | New Jersey Law Journal

More Firms Using Temp Attorneys

To avoid being buried alive by the ever-rising piles of discovery documents that define today's litigation, many law firms are relying more than ever on temporary attorneys to help them make sense of the mess.
6 minute read
July 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Efforts for 'Civil Gideon' Focused on Pilot Projects

Sure, it would be nice to make sure everyone had a lawyer in civil cases. But when should people too poor to afford their own counsel have attorneys paid for with public funds?
4 minute read
November 30, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Percent of Minority Attorneys (PA Only)

The following is a list of Pennsylvania law firms ranked by the percentage of minorities as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
29 minute read
May 12, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Substantive Consolidation: The Uncertainty Continues

When available, substantive consolidation can be an extremely powerful tool in a bankruptcy proceeding. Although there are various subtleties in the way substantive consolidation can be implemented, it typically results in the merger of the assets and liabilities of previously separate estates, with unsecured claims being paid from a single pot.
6 minute read

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