By P.J. Dannunzio | November 6, 2017
A document indicating that a prison guard allegedly encouraged an inmate to commit suicide, though misfiled by an attorney and unseen for almost a year, should have been allowed in a mother's lawsuit against the prison, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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By Max Mitchell | November 6, 2017
The start of the first Xarelto trial in Philadelphia was sidelined Monday morning by a motion alleging that a Janssen Pharmaceutical sales representative may have influenced the testimony of a key witness in the case.
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By Max Mitchell | November 3, 2017
With four open seats on the Pennsylvania Superior Court and two open seats on the Commonwealth Court, the 12 candidates vying for spots on the intermediate appellate courts have brought in some impressive sums.
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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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