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Jury Finds Hospital Negligent for Dirty Colonoscopes
An Allegheny County jury has found a Monroeville, Pa., hospital negligent for failing to properly clean and sterilize the scopes doctors used during the colonoscopies of more than 200 patients, setting the patients at risk for blood-borne illnesses such as HIV and hepatitis C.
Top Mobile Use Cases in Law Firms
"Bring your own device" programs, popularly known as BYOD, are taking the legal profession by storm. I've seen it firsthand at a number of legal technology conferences and gatherings, and the Am Law Tech Survey 2012, coming to the December 1 issue of Legal affiliate Law Technology News, finds legal professionals everywhere as either providing or supporting their mobile device use.Duane Partner Rides Second Wave of Nuclear Power
A volunteer EMT who was injured on the job is entitled to the statewide average weekly wage despite the fact that she had otherwise been unemployed for decades, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week.Philadelphia Found Liable for Trip and Fall on City Street
The city of Philadelphia not the commonwealth of Pennsylvania bears liability for an injury that involves a brick crosswalk on a city street designated as a state highway, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Felons' Voting Rights
The Supreme Court yesterday sent conflicting signals on the question of voting rights for convicted felons, but advocates say the high court may yet decide the issue in a future case.High Court Gives Judges Leeway With Sentence Guidelines
In a pair of important decisions yesterday, the Supreme Court gave federal trial judges much greater latitude to deviate from federal sentencing guidelines.No Broad Deals for Heller Ehrman's People, Office Space
Since Heller Ehrman announced its dissolution Sept. 26, one of management's key hopes for an "orderly wind-down" has been that another firm would take hundreds of attorneys and multiple office leases in one stroke.Profiles of Candidates for CP, Municipal Courts
This is the first of two parts profiling candidates for the common pleas and municipal courts. The second part will be published in tomorrow's edition of The Legal Intelligencer, listing the remaining candidates for the common pleas and municipal courts.Dougherty Appointed Family Court Administrative Judge
It's official. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has appointed Judge Kevin M. Dougherty as the administrative judge for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' Family Court Division.Trending Stories
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