The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Zack Needles | May 8, 2019
With its recent ruling that short-term home rentals are inherently incompatible with single-family residential districts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court gave municipal governments breathing room to decide how to deal with the rise of the home-sharing industry. Now, municipal attorneys say they anticipate being frequently enlisted to help their clients make those decisions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | May 8, 2019
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has granted summary judgment to an insurer on a breach of contract claim brought by a homeowner because she filed her action more than one year after she learned of a water leak in her home.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | May 6, 2019
Although observers agree that the ruling is narrow since it came before the court in the context of post-settlement consumer loans—which are very different from the commercial loans, pre-resolution that help push the cases forward and are more commonly thought of as litigation funding—it comes at a time when litigation funding, in all its forms, is getting a lot more scrutiny.
The American Lawyer | Analysis|News
By Dan Packel | April 24, 2019
Market leaders Burford and Bentham have turned to lobbyists at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and elsewhere, but they remain outgunned by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | April 23, 2019
According to court watchers, allegations that arose recently in the contentious fee dispute should give any judge pause, and may lead Judge Joseph Goodwin, who is overseeing the vast pelvic mesh litigation, to call for further investigation of the claims before he allocates an estimated $550 million in disputed fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Karen Sloan | April 14, 2019
In this first installment of The Big Fail, a series focused on the high percentage of law graduates failing the bar and the impact on law schools and the legal profession, Law.com examines how far rates have dropped in recent years and the reasons for the decline.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Zack Needles | April 12, 2019
Several defense attorneys said they believe a motion filed earlier this week by the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office asking Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Scott DiClaudio to recuse from criminal cases has merit—but that doesn't mean they believe it should have been filed.
By Victoria Hudgins | April 5, 2019
For law firms and their in-house partners to survive and thrive, differentiating services and analyzing big data will be key, while understanding and harnessing technology are the first steps, according to a Wolters Kluwer survey.
By Xiumei Dong | Lizzy McLellan | April 5, 2019
"I think the fear for me is in not holding powerful institutions and larger employers accountable, and in allowing law institutions like Jones Day to escape scrutiny," lawyer and plaintiff Nilab Tolton said.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Max Mitchell | March 28, 2019
A scramble ensued in political circles after allegations arose that a consultant working with numerous judicial candidates in Philadelphia turned in potentially fraudulent nominating petitions. While the chaos has since subsided, candidates, lawyers and politicos say its effects are likely to linger throughout the 2019 cycle, and possibly beyond.
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