By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 18, 2017
The trial court properly held that the defendant corporation waived attorney-client privilege by forwarding attorney correspondence to an outside public relations consultant since the record did not support a finding that the consultant firm fell within the parameters of corporate employees or agents entitled to attorney-client protection. The appellate court affirmed a trial court discovery order.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 17, 2017
A federal judge has ruled that the lead plaintiffs in a proposed class action stemming from the "kids-for-cash" scandal will be allowed to show a mediator confidential settlement agreements previously reached with other defendants as a means of aiding in determining the value of defendant Robert Powell's exposure in the case. It will then be up to the mediator to decide whether to disclose those agreements to Powell and his counsel.
By Christine Simmons | July 26, 2017
A massive Wells Fargo customer data breach was not the work of a hacker, but of the bank's own lawyer who failed to review an entire set of discovery documents, including information about the bank's wealthy customers, before it was shipped to a litigation adversary.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 21, 2017
The lower court properly found that motor vehicle recordings are not exempt from disclosure. The court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 14, 2017
The trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress the discovery of a gun on his person where the quality and quantity of the information provided to the arresting police officers by an unknown source was insufficiently reliable to establish reasonable suspicion. The appellate court vacated defendant's judgment of sentence and remanded for further proceedings.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 14, 2017
An appeal concerning discovery issues was proper under the collateral order doctrine. The court concluded the moving party would suffer harm if documents protected by the attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine were presented to the jury.
By Ben Seal | June 26, 2017
Recently terminated employees have no right to access their personnel files, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 8, 2017
A judge's ruling that Audi is not entitled to discovery of 54 documents in its breach of contract case against a northeastern Pennsylvania dealership has shed light on the scope of the common interest privilege.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
A claim against a limited partnership was barred because it was not brought within two years of the dissolution of the partnership. Plaintiff's breach of contract claims against the limited partners did not allege knowing participation in wrongful conduct, so the court dismissed those claims.
By Max Mitchell | April 11, 2017
A woman suing a hospital over treatment that allegedly caused brain damage should be allowed to access "audit trail" information outlining which health care providers viewed her medical records and whether those records were manipulated, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled in an apparent case of first impression.
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