Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman is a Philadelphia-based litigation reporter with The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected].

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August 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Exxon Mobil Claims Juror's Online Posts Show Bias Behind $725M Benzene Verdict

The company asserted in a Wednesday motion that one of the jurors behind the verdict later posted comments online suggesting the jury's decision was motivated by issues beyond what was presented at trial.

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August 22, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Split Pa. High Court Rules Anti-Hate Lawn Signs Targeting Neighbor Were Protected Speech

According to the defendants' lawyer, the ruling delves into an area where little case law exists: "what rights you have as a property owner and speech on your own property."

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August 21, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Challenge to $45M Verdict, Temple Health Claims Plaintiff's Causation Theory Contained 'Critical Gap'

"The jury explicitly found that the plaintiff was negligent, and the verdict is inconsistent with that finding," Temple Health general counsel John Ryan said.

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August 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Settlements Mark Directional Shift in Dispute Between Kline & Specter and Bosworth

After more than a year and a half of escalating litigation, the parties on Aug. 16 informed the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas that they had resolved several of the lawsuits between them.

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August 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Zantac Judge Denies Recusal Bid, but Urges Swift Appeal on His Ruling

"The position advocated by plaintiffs has the potential to substantially and considerably impact judicial administration and case assignments throughout the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at all judicial levels," Roberts held in his order.

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August 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Breaks With Sister Courts in Ruling on Monsanto's Preemption Arguments

While the Third Circuit held that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act preempted plaintiffs' state failure-to-warn claims, prior rulings from the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Eleventh Circuits on the same issue rejected Monsanto's preemption arguments.

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August 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Sanctions Pittsburgh Firm for 'Campaign of Deception' in Debt Collection Disputes

"Counsel are well advised to heed one lesson from this experience in particular, among the many," Bissoon wrote. "This court is immune from gaslighting. It will not work, and attempts will be met with great disfavor."

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August 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Appeals Court Rejects 'Statutory Employer' Challenge to $15.5M Worker Injury Verdict

Mongeluzzi said the panel's holding on the Statutory Employer Doctrine's application was fact-specific, but the doctrine itself is under scrutiny beyond this particular case.

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August 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gas Station Workers Reach $18.5M Settlement Over Fatal Tank Explosion

"Oftentimes in explosion cases, you have federal agencies that do really thorough investigations," Howell said. "In this one we were just told essentially, 'It was an accidental explosion involving a shop vac.' We got nothing else."

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August 08, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Appeals Court Shuts Down Bid for Clarity Amid 'Mallory' Uncertainty

Defendant Syngenta Crop Protection had urged the Superior Court to permit its appeal, arguing that there was an "urgent need for clarity concerning the constitutional and jurisdictional questions left in Mallory's wake."

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