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Honda: Crashworthiness Jury Instructions Fail in Wake of 'Tincher'

In an attempt to overturn an award of more than $55 million, Honda argued before the state Superior Court that standard jury instructions in crashworthiness cases cannot pass muster in the wake of the game-changing decision in Tincher v. Omega Flex.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Prosecution Frames Kane's Grand Jury Leak as Act of Revenge

Revenge and retaliation were at the root of Attorney General Kathleen Kane's alleged leak of grand jury information and her ensuing cover-up, prosecutors argued to the jury Tuesday as her criminal trial began.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Preserving Attorney-Client Privilege in M&A Transactions

Stewart D. Aaron, Joshua Berick and Christian D. Cheslak of Arnold & Porter discuss 'Ambac Assurance Corporation v. Countrywide Home Loans' and write: This decision does not reflect the commercial reality of transactional practices in a highly regulated environment, and accordingly the New York state legislature should adopt a statutorily crafted common interest exception that would remove the litigation requirement articulated in 'Ambac'.
31 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cosby Says Call to Accuser's Mother Had No Pa. Connection

Bill Cosby is seeking to suppress a recorded phone call from his criminal case based on Pennsylvania wiretap laws, but a new motion reveals that no party to the call was located in Pennsylvania at the time.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

First-Impression Ruling Says Elder Abuse Reporters Can Testify

The Older Adults Protective Services Act does not prevent individuals who report elder abuse from testifying in subsequent civil litigation, the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled in a case of first impression.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Mitchell, PICS Case No. 16-0952 (Pa. July 19, 2016) Wecht, J. (16 pages).

By | August 05, 2016
The PCRA court's conclusion that appellant's trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to question a commonwealth witness prior to trial did not constitute a "newly-discovered fact" that would satisfy the exception to the PCRA time bar for a second untimely petition. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Williams, PICS Case No. 16-0950 (Pa. July 19, 2015) Donohue, J. (58 pages).

By | August 05, 2016
Defendant was permitted on remand to present new expert testimony regarding blood flow patterns on the victims, as it was supportive of his original timely claim that counsel was ineffective. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Punitive Damage Claims Allowed to Proceed in Asbestos Case

A Lackawanna County trial judge has allowed plaintiffs in an asbestos case to move forward with punitive damage claims against two boiler manufacturers.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cosby Aims to Suppress Call With Accuser's Mom

Bill Cosby is looking to keep a recorded phone call between himself and his accuser's mother out of the courtroom during his criminal trial.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Justice Dept. Spurns Health Insurers' 'Unreasonable' Push to Expedite Merger Cases

With the two largest acquisitions ever proposed in the health insurance industry hanging in the balance, federal antitrust enforcers cautioned against rushing the cases and proposed late Tuesday that the first trial begin no earlier than Feb. 17.
10 minute read

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