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By P.J. Dannunzio | November 3, 2017
A group of Philadelphia trial lawyers has spent the most money out of any single donor to keep their favorite justices on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court bench this election year.
By C. Ryan Barber | November 3, 2017
A federal magistrate judge has struck a key witness and ordered the U.S. Justice Department to pay legal fees to HCR ManorCare Inc., one of the country's largest providers of skilled nursing facilities, for alleged missteps in a case the government touted in the crackdown on fraud in the health care industry. “I don't think this case should have ever been brought,” a federal magistrate judge in Virginia said at a recent hearing. “I have looked at this stuff, and I'm appalled, I'm embarrassed, I'm ashamed that the Department of Justice would rely on this kind of nonsense." The government indicated this week it will appeal the decision.
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By Max Mitchell | November 2, 2017
The first case from the Xarelto mass tort in Philadelphia is set to begin soon, and attorneys are paying special attention to the plaintiffs' first try in state court.
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By Zack Needles | November 2, 2017
A man's injury claims against a trampoline park are not arbitrable because his wife signed the arbitration agreement on his behalf without the authority to do so, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
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By Max Mitchell | November 2, 2017
The judge considering whether the DOJ can withhold federal grant money from Philadelphia due to its status as a sanctuary city spent much of an oral argument session Thursday grilling federal lawyers about whether their arguments matched the facts.
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By Katheryn Tucker | November 2, 2017
The U.S. Senate confirmed University of Pennsylvania Law School professor Stephanos Bibas for a seat on the Third Circuit on Thursday.
By Meghan Tribe | November 2, 2017
Richard DiStefano and Marc Adler have joined Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney as the Pittsburgh-based firm looks to grow its offerings in the Big Apple.
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By Lizzy McLellan | November 2, 2017
The former district attorney is accusing Cosby accuser Andrea Constand of sabotaging his political career.
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By Zack Needles | November 2, 2017
Many a law firm client has received an invoice from outside counsel that made their eyes bulge, but a recent case in the Pennsylvania Superior Court shows law firms are not immune to sticker shock.
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By Ben Seal | November 2, 2017
The state must demonstrate more than an incidental relationship between a piece of property and an individual's illegal drug activity in order to justify the forfeiture of the property, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
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