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2007 Fast Track Winners Announced
The following are the names of the 35 Pennsylvania attorneys who have been selected as this year's Lawyers on the Fast Track. They will be honored at the annual Fast Track Dinner in Philadelphia Sept. 20. With the help of a panel of judges, The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly have selected from your nominations these individuals as the future leaders of the state's legal community.Pa. Firm Adds Nine Lawyers as Bankruptcy Boutique Folds
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott has added nine attorneys to its Philadelphia office from bankruptcy firm Adelman Lavine Gold Schildhorn & Kleban, effectively closing the nearly 60-year-old boutique. The group, which includes three of Adelman Lavine's name shareholders, starts at Eckert Seamans on April 2. The remaining Adelman Lavine attorneys are headed to different firms; three of them will open the Philadelphia and Wilmington, Del., offices of Ohio-based Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff.Decision on Minnesota Canon Changes Rule on Judicial Speech
The U.S. Supreme Court`s striking down of a Minnesota canon restricting what judicial candidates may say will probably have a direct but not immediate effect on a similar Pennsylvania rule, said disappointed supporters of court reform.'Belligerent' Worker Is Covered by ADA, Says Federal Court
A worker suffering from major depression that makes her belligerent and hypersensitive to criticism has a right under the Americans with Disabilities Act to a reasonable accommodation from her supervisors, a federal judge ruled. Courts, said the judge, have held that "irritability" and "poor judgment" are not mental impairments in themselves, but can be linked to a mental impairment.3M Hit With $68 Million in Tape Antitrust Case
A federal jury awarded more than $68 million to LePage's Inc. in its antitrust suit against 3M Corp. after finding that 3M illegally used its monopoly power to drive LePage's out of the market for transparent tape. But significantly, the jury cleared 3M on claims that it had engaged in exclusive dealing or unreasonably restrained trade. LePage's lawyers were elated and said they will also be filing a petition for attorney's fees and asking for injunctive relief against 3M in the coming weeks.Judge Shapiro Rules Vaccination Lawsuit Is State Court Case
Senior U.S. District Judge Norma L. Shapiro has ruled that a drug products liability lawsuit over a child who was allegedly rendered autistic due to adverse reactions to a battery of vaccinations must be litigated in the state courts even though the defendants plan to argue that the plaintiff failed to comply with the federal National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act.Pa. Firms Sticking to Original Deferred Start Dates For First-Years
While some firms across the country have deferred incoming associates for a second time, it looks as though all systems are go in Pennsylvania when it comes to bringing on deferred associates. Local firms that deferred their fall 2009 first-year associates until January 2010 or later say they are sticking to their original forecasts. And some firms have started bringing on associates early, although that's been occurring more typically in the litigation groups and not the transactional practices.Trending Stories
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