The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | March 19, 2020
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court offered some statewide guidance late Wednesday, ordering that all state courts be generally closed starting Friday. Although the decree has brought court systems in sync across the state, according to attorneys, some questions remain.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | March 18, 2020
The shutdowns were not altogether a surprise for lawyers. Many said their firms began developing plans weeks ago. Joseph Messa of Messa & Associates in Philadelphia said March 13 that his firm had been developing contingency plans to have lawyers work from home if things worsened.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By C. Ryan Barber | March 18, 2020
"It comes down to you have to pound, and pound and pound away. And you look for a weakness, and as soon as you find that weakness, you exploit it and pound away at it," Reed Smith's Eric Dubelier says in a wide-ranging interview, after DOJ abandoned charges against his client Concord Management and Consulting.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | March 11, 2020
While traditional oil and gas work has declined, activity in the sector includes lateral hiring, a new firm concentrating on energy litigation, and a firm beefing up energy ranks with transplants.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Mike Scarcella | March 10, 2020
In 'Trump v. Pennsylvania,' the U.S. Supreme Court has a new chance to express its views on the lawfulness of nationwide injunctions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | February 28, 2020
Rawle & Henderson's Peter Neeson said the ruling will have a wide-ranging impact on both litigators and companies. But Alan Feldman and Daniel Mann of Feldman Shepherd said that, because of the unique scientific ambiguities that can arise in asbestos, the court's holdings won't translate.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | February 25, 2020
Over the summer, Max Mitchell penned a four-part series examining the rise of civil litigation being brought on behalf of sex trafficking victims across the country and the attendant risks posed to both the plaintiffs in these cases and the lawyers representing them. Read all four installments here.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | February 14, 2020
All of that growth occurred as a function of pharmaceutical litigation, with the asbestos inventory slowly declining to 562 in 2019—the lowest level since 2010.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | February 10, 2020
Since the alleged exchange became public, the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pittsburgh chapter of the NAACP have both called for a full investigation into the matter by the Judicial Conduct Board.
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Patrick Smith | February 10, 2020
After decades at one firm, lawyers who might once have stayed for life are now on the move in search of new opportunities and a prolonged practice.
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