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April 22, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Predicts Change for Pa. Products Liability Law

In a potential curtain raiser on the future of Pennsylvania products liability law, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals predicted Tuesday in a ruling that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will import negligence concepts into the strict liability doctrine by adopting portions of a torts legal treatise.
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October 11, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Piercing of Spousal Privilege Is Sought For Wife Who Removed Crime Evidence

The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether the spousal testimonial privilege should be pierced in a criminal case when both spouses are intertwined with the crime and were not married when it occurred.
5 minute read
September 11, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Wearing 'Ten Commandments' Badge Violates Title VII

Claims of religious discrimination in violation of Title VII are often difficult for employers to defend against because of the Supreme Court's finding that it is "not within the judicial ken" to determine the validity of an employee's religious belief.
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March 25, 2011 | New Jersey Law Journal

Ethics Panel Recommends Censure for Perskie Over Role in Malpractice Case

The Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct has recommended that retired Superior Court Judge Steven Perskie be censured for ethical violations while presiding over a legal malpractice case.
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August 04, 2008 | National Law Journal

Brothers Brought to Safety

Two brothers belonged to a politically prominent Colombian family regularly targeted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. Eight years ago, FARC kidnapped them, and each had to pay a $600 ransom to be released. After receiving further death threats, they both fled to the United States and sought asylum. Despite identical past persecution, the brothers had considerably different experiences in the U.S. immigration system. Yet, despite the inconsistencies, they both ultimately won asylum in the United States, and their story shows some unexpected ways in which pro bono counsel can help asylum seekers.
8 minute read
March 11, 2010 | The Recorder

Lawyers Look for Motive in KB Home Case

Prosecutors are employing a new strategy in the stock option backdating case against the former CEO of KB Home, who is being represented by John Keker.
9 minute read
November 09, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Future of the Meeting Will Be Televised

Gregory Gallo has been spending less time at the airport lately. Instead of hopping on a plane for important meetings, the DLA Piper partner ducks into a high-tech conference room in the firm's East Palo Alto, Calif., office for a face-to-face with colleagues and clients hundreds or thousands of miles away.
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March 18, 2009 | New Jersey Law Journal

N.J. Consumer Fraud Act Applies to New-Home Interior Contractors

New Jersey's already wide-sweeping Consumer Fraud Act takes in some extra territory, as the state Supreme Court holds the statute and its treble-damages remedy can apply to contractors performing interior work on new homes.
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June 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Limits of Review

It is no mystery that the objectives of big business and local community sentiment can be far from symbiotic, even becoming quite contentious at times. There is perhaps no more obvious example than eminent domain.
7 minute read
April 01, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Suit in Provigil Antitrust Case

In one of the most closely watched antitrust cases on the Eastern District's docket, a federal judge has refused to dismiss claims that biopharmaceutical giant Cephalon Inc. established an illegal monopoly for its profitable drug Provigil by paying more than $200 million in settlements to four generic manufacturers in return for agreements that they would delay going to market with cheaper versions of the drug.
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