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Penn, Villanova Send Fewer Students to Philadelphia Firms
The first recruiting season since Philadelphia law firms joined the world of six-figure starting salaries is over, and the excitement created by salary raises was tempered by the economic downturn. The combination has law students wondering whether fewer summer associates will eventually be offered full-time positions with firms.City: Life Partners Law Not Meant To Create Equivalence of Marriage
A lawyer for the city of Philadelphia told the Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday that the purpose of the city's domestic partnership ordinances was not to create the equivalence of marriage for same-sex couples but to protect them from discrimination and provide benefits to registered life partners of city employees.Rebuked Attorneys File to Overturn Sanctions
Attorneys, law firms and their clients that were sanctioned by a federal judge for alleged delay of discovery have filed mandamus petitions with the 3rd Circuit to overturn the sanctions. The Eastern District of Pennsylvania judge sanctioned four defense attorneys in a class action brought by over 6,000 Pennsylvania doctors against insurers. Counsel for one of the sanctioned attorneys said the parties filed the petitions because they didn't want to wait until the case concluded to appeal the sanctions.Will Merger of Buchanan Ingersoll and Klett Rooney Trigger Other Firm Mergers?
Buchanan Ingersoll and Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling will merge on July 1, as approved by the firms' shareholders Tuesday. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney will be the largest firm in Pennsylvania, with roughly 313 lawyers in the state, and more than 525 nationwide. The intra-city merger was the first in Pittsburgh since at least 20 years ago and is predicted by at least one shareholder to possibly set off similar mergers among other law firms.Eckert Seamans Adds Nine Attorneys
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott has brought on nine attorneys to its Philadelphia office from bankruptcy boutique Adelman Lavine Gold Schildhorn & Kleban, effectively closing the nearly 60-year-old boutique.N.J., Pa. Federal Courts Greenlight Class Actions Over Gift-Card Fees
In a major setback for banks, federal judges in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have refused to dismiss a pair of class action consumer suits against TD Bank over allegedly deceptive practices used to market gift cards.Pennsylvania Superior Court Finds No Right to Jury in Bad Faith Cases
A person does not have the right to demand a jury trial in a bad faith case, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in a case on remand from the state Supreme Court. Plaintiffs sought jury trials in bad faith suits filed after arbitration panels awarded more than 10 times the sum offered by insurance companies to settle uninsured motorist claims stemming from motor vehicle accidents.A recent order by the Federal Circuit involving Jack LaLanne Power Juicers stops a cottage industry of false marking cases.
Justices Allow Same-Sex Partner Benefits
In a unanimous decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court yesterday ruled that the City of Philadelphia has the power to grant benefits to the life partners of gay and lesbian city workers, but cannot by ordinance exempt those life partners from the real estate transfer tax or prohibit discrimination on the basis of status as a same-sex partner.Trending Stories
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