By Max Mitchell | December 14, 2017
A Philadelphia jury awarded nearly $28 million to the plaintiffs in the first bellwether trial to take place in state court over the blood thinner Xarelto. The verdict came after three straight losses for plaintiffs in federal court.
By VerdictSearch | December 14, 2017
On Oct. 14, 2015, plaintiff Franchesca Rodriguez Dejesus, 25, a custodian, was driving a sedan on Interstate 76 in Philadelphia. Her father was a front-seat passenger. To her left, in the middle lane, was a tractor-trailer, which sideswiped her on the driver's side. She claimed injuries to her neck and left shoulder.
By Victoria Hudgins | December 14, 2017
Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are proposing legislation that would require an individual employed by the state, its legislature, executive office or state courts to repay attorney fees after being found guilty or liable in a sexual harassment case or other related matters.
By Victoria Hudgins | December 14, 2017
The accuracy of predicted future state revenue needs to be improved, according to a memo issued by a state representative.
By Zack Needles | December 14, 2017
When tasked with arguing a complicated issue of statutory construction before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a law firm might call upon its most seasoned appellate lawyer and a small army of associates to spend countless hours poring over case law and legislative history using state-of-the-art of legal research software. Shannon McGrath, a mother of three from Pittsburgh with a nursing degree and no background in the law, used her smartphone.
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By Samuel C. Stretton | December 14, 2017
I am a young attorney who failed to timely pay my annual fee. I was placed on administrative suspension, but not aware of it initially since I had moved my office. What are my obligations and what issues will I face?
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By P.J. Dannunzio | December 14, 2017
A federal appeals court has ordered a federal judge to explain why he decided that minor political parties in Pennsylvania should be required to gather a certain number of signatures from a specific number of counties in order to get their candidates on the ballot.
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By Zack Needles | December 13, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review whether the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission's record-high fine against an energy distribution company that allegedly overcharged customers during the 2014 polar vortex was impermissibly excessive.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | December 13, 2017
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a defendant convicted on drug charges who claimed his counsel should have objected when the prosecutor called him "a liar" during closing arguments.
By Victoria Hudgins | December 12, 2017
Michelle Henry, first deputy attorney general for the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, was honored with the 2017 Excellence in Public Service Alumni Award from Widener University Commonwealth Law School at the law school's annual Evening at the Capitol event.
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