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The Legal Intelligencer

Drop in Mass Torts Was FJD's Top Accomplishment

This year, the number of mass tort cases in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas dropped to even fewer than in previous years, continuing the trend that began with the court's restructuring of the mass torts program.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Superior Court Overturns Lynn's Conviction

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has reversed the conviction of Monsignor William J. Lynn, the first Catholic Church administrative official convicted of endangering the welfare of children abused by other priests.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cop Immune in Case Where Son Used Service Gun to Kill

A police officer whose service-issued handgun was used by his son to kill the son's estranged girlfriend is entitled to statutory immunity, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Litigation Hold Letters Sent to Third Parties Are Privileged

Litigation hold letters sent to a defendant company's business associates are protected by judicial privilege from that company's claims of defamation and tortious interference, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medmal Theory Is Called Into Question

The "maternal forces of labor" theory used to explain a newborn child's injuries and defend doctors against malpractice claims has been rejected by a trial judge nearly two years after an upstate appellate panel discarded the premise on different grounds.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lehigh Jury Awards $55 Mil. in Birth Injury Case

A Lehigh County jury awarded $55 million to a family whose child suffered brain damage and other injuries from the alleged failure of doctors at St. Luke's Hospital to timely perform a C-section.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Court Reverses $27.6 Mil. Personal Injury Verdict Again

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has for the second time tossed out a $27.6 million verdict awarded to a woman and her husband who said she was injured while taking part in a promotional video for an artificial knee implant.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Man Detained Over Arabic Flashcards Can't Sue TSA, FBI

Employees of the Transportation Security Administration and the FBI have qualified immunity from a suit filed against them by a college student who was detained at the Philadelphia International Airport after Arabic-English flashcards with words such as "kill" and "bomb" were discovered in his luggage, the Third Circuit has ruled.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Midsized Firms Saw Group Laterals, Leadership Changes

Whether they were gaining or losing groups of lawyers, undergoing leadership transitions, splitting up or merging, midsized firms across Pennsylvania experienced a number of significant changes in 2013.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

White v. Brisman

Dentist Denied Summary Judgment Dismissal For Malpractice, Fraudulent Misrepresentation
2 minute read

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