By Chris Johnson | August 29, 2017
The world's elite law firms have historically been extremely reluctant to take a public position on matters that don't directly relate to their own businesses.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 29, 2017
• From Sept. 17 through Oct. 5, in preparation for National Pro Bono Week, the Philadelphia Bar Association's delivery of legal services…
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By Evan M. Barker | August 29, 2017
Last year alone, more than 24,000 eviction cases were filed in Philadelphia. In these cases, 81 percent of landlords had legal representation. Approximately 8 percent of tenants were represented. Philadelphia does have statutory safeguards and processes that govern the eviction process; however, tenants must be aware of their rights and defenses in order to effectively navigate through landlord-tenant court.
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By Cateria R. McCabe | August 29, 2017
"Mrs. Elizabeth Smith" is 83 years old, battling cancer and has raised her great-grandchildren ages 16, 13 and 8 all of their lives. Since infants, the girls have been raised by Ms. Smith and her daughter, their grandmother, who had legal custody until her death in 2014. The children's biological mother has a long history of drug addiction and homelessness and has never been able to raise her own children.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 29, 2017
A federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has denied class certification to wholesalers of the narcolepsy drug Provigil who claimed that its maker, Cephalon, paid off Ranbaxy Laboratories to delay generic versions of the medication from entering the market.
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By Charles Toutant | August 29, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a $350,000 restitution order against a lawyer who was convicted in a scheme to defraud his law firm and its clients.
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By Karen Sloan | August 29, 2017
Donald Guter, dean of the South Texas College of Law Houston, has spent the past several days at the George R. Brown Convention Center, which has transformed into an emergency shelter for people displaced by flooding from Hurricane Harvey.
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By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 29, 2017
Aetna Insurance Co. is facing a class action over claims that it failed to protect the privacy of HIV patients by mailing sensitive information in see-through envelopes.
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By Commentary by Alisha Marks Tischler | August 29, 2017
Law firms intent on branding themselves around their community, culture and clients are missing an opportunity to tap into a base of users that's 700 million strong—and growing. Instagram's audience may skew younger, but the millennials of today are the clients (and employees) of tomorrow, making the platform fertile ground for building a brand online, writes Alisha Marks Tischler.
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By Nichole Morford | The Legal Intelligencer | August 29, 2017
In The Legal's Insurance Law supplement read about how marijuana's legalization will affect coverage, reps and warranty insurance and whether or not businesses like Airbnb are covered.
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