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$45M Verdict Awarded in Philadelphia Dungeon Case

A mentally disabled woman who was imprisoned in Philadelphia basements for nearly a decade has won a $45 million verdict in the civil case against her captors.
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National Law Journal

NLJ Awards Honor the Country's Elite Plaintiffs Attorneys

Fifty of the nation's leading plaintiffs firms were honored at The National Law Journal's Elite Trial Lawyers awards ceremony on Thursday.
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New York Law Journal

Panel Reverses Dismissal of Wrongful Death Suit

After an elderly woman died during the early stages of litigation against New York City, a Brooklyn appellate court said a lower court erroneously tossed the case for a failure to comply with pre-action testimony requirements.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Hudson County Construction Litigation Ends with $15.71 Million Settlement

By | November 14, 2014
A Jersey City, N.J., condominium association, acting on behalf of the individual owners in the 225-unit complex, will receive $15.71 million in compensation for faulty construction of their homes.
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The Legal Intelligencer

'Secret Archive' Files Sought in Clergy Abuse Case

The plaintiff in a priest sex-abuse case has asked the court to compel the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to reveal its "secret archive" files and personnel records on 17 priests.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Rules on Competency of Dueling IRE Physicians

Last month, in the case of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Slessler), No. 2209 C.D. 2013, the Commonwealth Court took up a matter dealing with the competency of doctors testifying with respect to an impairment rating evaluation. While the procedural history and fact pattern of the case are fairly convoluted, the ultimate holding provides some guidance regarding an injured worker's ability to challenge the validity of an IRE.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Apples Don't Fall Far From the Law Office for Father-Son Duo

When not working together at the law firm of Cathey & Strain—just across the road from the Big Red Apple Monument in Cornelia—you'll likely find Dennis T. Cathey and his son, Matthew A. Cathey, working in the 100-year-old family apple orchard.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

GM Sharing Ignition Documents With Plaintiffs Lawyers

Plaintiffs lawyers are meeting with General Motors Co.'s outside law firm, King & Spalding, in hopes of obtaining internal emails and documents that could show how much the automaker's lawyers knew about a faulty ignition switch.
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New York Law Journal

Hot-Coffee Lawsuit Proceeds Against Starbucks

Eastern District Judge Denis Hurley found the plaintiff's testimony "reasonably supports her claim that defendants breached a duty of reasonable care because the Starbucks employee did not properly secure the lid before handing plaintiff's coffee to her and that this breach caused the coffee to spill."
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National Law Journal

U.S. Claims Immunity from Yosemite Hantavirus Lawsuit

The federal government has asked for dismissal of multidistrict litigation over a breakout of a rare virus at Yosemite National Park on the ground the courts lack subject-matter jurisdiction.
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