The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 31, 2018
Because his counsel met with him only 15 minutes before trial and didn't recognize the need for a Spanish-English translator, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed the overturning of the conviction of an alleged child rapist and granted him a new trial.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | May 31, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has limited the ability of some self-insured public employers to recover money paid out to workers injured in motor vehicle accidents and, in the process, cleared up an unsettled area of law.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | May 31, 2018
Because e-discovery opinions involved technical matters that were outside of the understanding of the typical judge or attorney, I observed, such opinions tended to be exciting regardless of the legal issue that underlay them.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | May 31, 2018
The mother of an infant who died after doctors failed to timely diagnose her whooping cough has won a $4 million verdict.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | May 31, 2018
Pennsylvania appellate practitioners recite like a mantra the necessity of filing post-trial motions prior to an appeal—and not without reason. Pa R. Civ. P. 227.1 requires that post-trial motions be filed within 10 days of the final decision to preserve issues for appeal.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | May 31, 2018
I saw the proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, particularly Rule 8.4(g). This involves professional discipline for harassment or discrimination. Has this been adopted yet?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | May 31, 2018
In Jesner v. Arab Bank, 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2631 (April 24, 2018), Justice Anthony Kennedy, writing for the court on most of the issues, ruled that the Alien Tort Statute would not aid victims of terrorism in a case against a bank that allowed for laundered money for terrorist organizations.
By Victoria Hudgins | May 29, 2018
West Chester Mayor Dianne Herrin was among the female professionals, business owners and community members who gathered on May 3 for the seventh annual women's networking event at the law firm Gawthrop Greenwood in downtown West Chester.
By Victoria Hudgins | May 24, 2018
The Pennsylvania Senate passed an amendment that allows a political candidate or committee that ends its financial activity to disperse its funds to a nonprofit.
By Victoria Hudgins | May 24, 2018
The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passed a measure that prohibits crime victims from being excluded from any criminal or juvenile proceedings, unless the court decides the victim's testimony would be “materially altered” if they heard other testimony at the proceeding.
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