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A Period of Transition for Intermediate Appeals Courts
Both of Pennsylvania's intermediate appellate courts were busy in the final year of the aughts, tackling thorny questions that reflected changes in society, technology and business. Both the Superior and Commonwealth courts saw seats vacated by seasoned judges and new judges chosen by voters in an election that continued a trend of women being elected to the state's appellate courts.Pennsylvania IP Lawyers on Cutting Edge of Tech Trends
In mid-November, The Legal Intelligencer ran a story headlined "Pennsylvania Firms Not Early Adopters of Tech Trends," in which several midsized general practice firms said they still prefer BlackBerry devices to alternatives like Apple's iPhone and see little practical use in devices like Amazon's Kindle eReader or Apple's iPad tablet computer.Examining the Workload of Pennsylvania's Highest Court
Recently, a journalist working at one of Pennsylvania's major newspapers called me in the hope that I would be willing to speak on the record about the declining number of opinions that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued in 2010.Forgiveness and Divorce: a Magic Bullet To Reduce Anger and Save Children?
Susan L. Pollet, the coordinator of the New York State Parent Education and Awareness Program of the Office of Court Administration, writes that legal scholars have begun to look at the law and emotion literature (the role of emotion on the law) in the context of family law, and while that literature had focused on "negative emotions such as anger, disgust and vengefulness," one scholar explored the law's ability to facilitate positive emotions, such as "love, hope, and forgiveness" in the context of what he calls a "healing divorce."DeKalb's Keyes Hedges on Bid for DA Race, But Reed's Ready
Richmond [email protected] Solicitor General Gwendolyn R. Keyes won't say whether she'll run for DeKalb district attorney, but the chairman of her exploratory committee is far less circumspect. He's predicting victory."She's going to win the election," said State Sen. M. Kasim Reed, a nonequity partner at Holland Knight and the chairman of Keyes' campaign exploratory committee.Policyholders Beware of Restrictions on Insurance Coverage Rights
What businesses do not know about their insurance policies can hurt them. Increasingly, insurers are requiring arbitration, restricting venues for hearing cases, or specifying which laws can be applied, all designed to give insurers an advantage when resolving disputes.Pepper Hamilton Announces Alliance With D.C. Energy Consulting Firm
Pepper Hamilton has entered into a strategic alliance with a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm headed by former U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham.One hurdle cleared for Delta, but others remain after pilot deal
ATLANTA AP - One hurdle for Delta Air Lines Inc. is over: the nation's third-largest carrier on Friday avoided a possible strike for now by reaching a tentative deal with negotiators for its pilots union on permanent pay cuts.Now comes what could be the harder part - getting the Atlanta-based airline's 5,930 pilots, who came to the brink of a walkout, to approve the deal.Company Sanctioned Over Patents in Turn Sues Greenberg Traurig
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