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December 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 9, 2024—Lamb McErlane, Dechert

Lamb McErlane partner Julie M. Potts recently served as the Keynote Speaker at the 2024 Lancaster Bar Association’s Family Law Summit.
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December 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Rise of AI and Other Changes Abound in the Law: A 2024 Year-End Review

As 2024 goes into the books, here is a look back at the notable trends and decisions in Pennsylvania civil litigation over the past year.
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December 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Groen Strokoff O'Neill, LLC adds accomplished Trial Lawyer, William "Bill" Coppol.

Groen Strokoff O'Neill continues to grow with the addition of experienced trial lawyer, Bill Coppol.
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December 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson Moving to One Liberty Place

After spending 17 years at 1500 Market St., the firm is following in the footsteps of Fox Rothschild and Goodwin Procter, who moved into new spaces in Philadelphia earlier this year.
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December 06, 2024 | Law.com

'Serious Misconduct' From Monsanto Lawyer Prompts Mistrial in Chicago Roundup Case

A spokesperson for Monsanto said in a statement that the company believes the “cross-examination regarding risks factors for [the plaintiffs'] injury was appropriate given the evidentiary record in this case.” The spokesperson called the plaintiffs’ decision to seek a mistrial “unusual and telling.”
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December 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

'Vague' Product Testing Allegations Sink Benzene Class Action

The ruling follows a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decision last month reviving a benzene class action against Bayer, after the circuit court found the plaintiffs plausibly alleged that the products in question were worth less than they would have been if they were not contaminated.
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December 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Waiving a Liability Insurer’s Right to Subrogation—Is It Appropriate?

An increasingly common source of delay and confusion seems to be whether a contracting party will, or even can, waive its liability insurer’s subrogation rights against the other party, especially when the latter is required to be listed as an additional insured on the first party’s liability insurance policy. At best, confusion in this area can gum up the works during negotiations and slow things down. At worst, it can lead to very unpleasant surprises down the road.
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December 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Dec. 6, 2024—Hamburg Rubin, Pietragallo Gordon

Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin announced that Michael S. Gill, a real estate attorney representing clients on all sides of commercial real estate matters, has joined the firm.
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December 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Where Can I File Suit for My Client? Venue Selection in Pa. and the Issue of Forum Non Conveniens

Over the past few years, trial courts and the Pennsylvania Superior Court have been inundated and wrestled with battling litigants who prefer one venue over another to litigate their clients’ cases. In deciding the question whether one county is more convenient to litigate a lawsuit over another, our courts have been guided by legal analyses provided in Pennsylvania Supreme Court decisions published more than a decade ago.
6 minute read
December 06, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Clients Paid More for Less Experience in 2024 Rate Hikes

Firms raised the prices of their cheapest paralegals, associates and partners higher than rate hikes for more experienced professionals of the same tier, bankruptcy court records show.
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