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New York Law Journal

Celebrating Female Achievement in the Bronx

The Gender Fairness Committee of the 12th Judicial District held a belated women's history month celebration Thursday at the Bronx County Courthouse.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Trust The Process—From PDLG Fellows to Partners in Big Law

It seems like only yesterday, but it has been 10 years since we were law school students at Temple University selected to be part of the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group (PDLG) Fellows Program. As ­anyone familiar with the organization knows, the PDLG is committed to ­growing and retaining the presence of diverse attorneys in the Philadelphia area.
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New York Law Journal

Trial Lawyers Recognize Wilson

The New York State Trial Lawyers Association held its annual Law Day Dinner Thursday, where it honored Court of Appeals Judge Rowan Wilson, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Iranian Bar Celebrates Persian New Year

The Iranian American Bar Association held its annual Nowruz Dinner at the New York County Lawyers Association on April 23.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Affinity Bar Groups Pay Tribute to Abdus-Salaam

The late Sheila Abdus-Salaam was remembered at a private memorial Monday not only as a brilliant judge but as a warm and caring woman who was as eager to mentor generations of jurists and serve on the bench.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Chamberlain v. Ward Trucking, LLC, PICS Case No. 17-0560 (C.P. Philadelphia Apr. 5, 2017) New, J. (13 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Venue was not proper in a county where: 1) the accident did not occur; 2) none of the defendants resided or had a place of business; 3) none of the witnesses resided; and 4) it would be much farther and more inconvenient for most of defendants' witnesses to travel there.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Panitch v. The Quaker Oats Co., PICS Case No. 17-0649 (E.D. Pa. April 5, 2017) Diamond, J. (17 pages).

By | April 28, 2017
Court granted defendant's motion to transfer a class action claim to the northern district of Illinois under the first-filed rule because the class action claim pending in that district alleged that the same defendant made the same claims respecting the same products across the same geographic region and the claims mislead the public for the same reason and the 'Jumara' factors weighed strongly in favor of transfer. Motion granted.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court System to Increase Bilingual Orders of Protection

State courts are gearing up to expand the availability of bilingual orders of protection. Under a policy contained in the new state budget, court administrators plan to add additional languages and courthouses—including all state Supreme Courts—by the end of 2020.
6 minute read

International Edition

Ashurst promotes four women to partner in 19-strong round

Seven London lawyers join the firm's partnership in this year's round
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International Edition

Ashurst promotes four women to partner in 19-strong round

Seven London lawyers join the firm's partnership in this year's round
3 minute read

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