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By Aleeza Furman | July 31, 2024
"More fundamentally, before you think about a malpractice suit or a wrongful death suit, it enables somebody to have an avenue to get the judiciary involved when it comes to a point when the coroner or medical examiner are acting absolutely unreasonably," Podraza said.
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By Riley Brennan | July 31, 2024
"In this court's humble view, providing plaintiffs with a proverbial third 'bite of the apple' would be futile. A third jury trial would do nothing more than waste precious judicial resources while—in all likelihood—leaving the parties precisely where we began so many years ago," U.S. District Judge Michael M. Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said following a second hung jury in an employment dispute against Uber.
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By Aleeza Furman | July 31, 2024
While the two formula cases to go to trial this year were against product manufacturers, the Philadelphia litigation brings hospital defendants into the mix.
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By Aleeza Furman | July 30, 2024
A lawyer for the plaintiff said the ruling "could create a lot of litigation for people who work for municipal governments."
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By Riley Brennan | July 29, 2024
U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania concluded that the solo practitioner's hourly rate of $725 was reasonable, based on the Community Legal Services' fee schedule.
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By Aleeza Furman | July 26, 2024
The jury returned its eight-figure verdict after less than an hour of deliberation, according to the plaintiffs' attorney, Lane Jubb Jr. of The Beasley Firm. Yet during settlement talks, Jubb said, the defendants' insurance company never offered more than $1 million.
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By Aleeza Furman | July 24, 2024
The jury's decision came on the second day of what was originally expected to be a five-day trial. "It's interesting that you can get a really good result for a case in two days," Ken Fulginiti of Fulginiti Law, who represented the plaintiffs, said.
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By Amanda O'Brien | July 24, 2024
Former income partner Jo Bennett's putative class action survived a motion to dismiss.
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By Riley Brennan | July 23, 2024
"Absent clear language and considering the presumption against waiver, we are reluctant to extend a jury waiver provision to a separate document that could have easily included its own waiver provision," said U.S. District Judge John F. Murphy of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
By Avalon Zoppo | July 22, 2024
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Division I student athletes could fall under under the Fair Labor Standards Act if they perform services for a university, under the university's control and in return for implied compensation or benefits.
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