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.
By Michael Riccardi | May 24, 2018
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of May 21. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time and were scheduled to return to session on June 4.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 24, 2018
Two child placement agencies have agreed to pay a combined $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over the death of a 10-year-old boy whose caregivers failed to get him medical attention for an intestinal blockage.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jessica L. Mazzeo | May 24, 2018
Back in November 2017, I wrote the article, “Why Law Firms Should Already Be Embracing the Mobile Workforce”. That piece mainly focused on firms having work-from-home policies for attorneys and only slightly touched on similar policies for staff. Six months later, it doesn't seem like much has changed.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 24, 2018
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld an award of $3,000 in attorney fees to a homeowner involved in litigation over his mailbox, which was smashed into by a maintenance truck, and said additional fees were warranted based on the conduct of the defendants and their lawyer.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 24, 2018
A federal class action has been allowed to proceed against the state Department of Human Services, brought by a group of mentally disabled Pennsylvania youths claiming they were left too long in treatment facilities and not given access to proper treatment.
By VerdictSearch | May 24, 2018
On April 4, 2014, plaintiff Sharon Weil, 51, a part-time restaurant employee, was driving on Route 309 in Quakertown. After she stopped at a red light at Route 663, her sport utility vehicle was rear-ended by a sedan. She claimed permanent neck injuries.
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