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March 13, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

A 'Vexatious, Obdurate, Bad Faith' Insured

While it does not happen frequently, a decision does come out every once in a while where the facts are so compelling that an insurer can make out a case for attorney fees under 42 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2503. This is exactly what happened in the Superi
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January 21, 2008 | National Law Journal

'Me, Too' Evidence

On Dec. 3, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sprint v. Mendelsohn, likely the most important employment law case the court will decide this term. At issue is whether a district court can permissibly exclude from an employment discrimination trial what is called "me, too" evidence � testimony by other employees of the same employer who, like the plaintiff, were allegedly adversely treated because of the same protected characteristic, but who worked in other areas and for different supervisors.
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January 05, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Underage Drinking Not Enough For Suspicionless Search

Underage drinking at a fraternity party does not meet the standards for a suspicionless search and group detention of partygoers, a sharply divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court said.
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January 01, 2005 | Law.com

Follow the Money

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December 13, 2000 | Law.com

Move Over, Nat, Bing and Rosemary

The biggest holiday of them all has once again spawned dozens of recordings designed to celebrate, denigrate, or -- how else to say it -- capitalize on Christmas. From the near-sacred to the profane, and more or less in that order, here are some of the sounds of the holidays 2000.
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March 22, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Brown, PICS Case No. 11-0404 (Pa. Super. March 9, 2011) Bowes, J. (32 pages).

The Superior Court affirmed the September 2008 order denying appellant PCRA relief, determining that in the absence of ineffectiveness, a client is bound by counsel's decisions in matters relating to the conduct of trial and strategy.
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May 01, 2006 | Law.com

Motherless Invention

If a basic scientific phenomenon can be patented, can business strategies and less tangible creations be far behind?
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December 22, 2006 | Law.com

N.Y. Investigator's Employment Suit Allowed to Proceed

An investigator for the Rockland County Human Rights Commission in New York will be allowed a trial to determine if the county has an unconstitutional policy prohibiting employees from speaking out on controversial matters, even though he previously lost at trial in 2004 on his complaint of discrimination and retaliation. However, Judge Colleen McMahon rejected the motion for summary judgment in the current case, finding that Daniel Jean-Gilles had standing and that the case was not barred by res judicata.
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September 30, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Will Circuit Court Resolve ERISA Issue?

Now that two more Eastern District of Pennsylvania federal judges have weighed in, the score is 4-1 in favor of the insurance companies in the quickly percolating issue of whether plaintiffs in ERISA suits may also bring a claim under Pennsylvania's bad f
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April 19, 2006 | Law.com

Perelman Lawyer Now Gunning for Proskauer

The Florida lawyer who won a billion-dollar verdict for financier Ron Perelman is representing plaintiffs in two malpractice suits against the New York firm.
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