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From left, former Luzerne County Common Pleas judges Michael T. Conahan and Mark A. Ciavarella Jr.
TOP STORIES - Last updated: 11/20/09 3:00 PM
Former Luzerne Judges Win Partial Immunity in Civil Suit
Two former Luzerne County judges who face federal criminal charges have been granted partial judicial immunity in a civil suit brought by a class of juveniles who claim in the wake of the Luzerne County judicial scandal their rights were violated.
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Class Action Over IRS Refund Notice Is Allowed to Proceed
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Dealing another major setback to the IRS in the ongoing litigation over how it handled a massive $8 billion refund for a now-abandoned telephone excise tax, a federal judge in Harrisburg has refused to dismiss a nationwide class action suit that says the agency's public notices about the availability of the refund violated due process.
Court Mulls Class Decertification in Off-Label Drug Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, November 20, 2009
A class can't be decertified unless there are substantial changes to the facts of a case, nor can it be decertified once a partial ruling has been made as to the merits of the case, an attorney for a class suing over the off-label marketing of epilepsy and neuralgia drug Neurontin argued before the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Philadelphia Wednesday.
Justices Allow Wiretap Suit Against Police to Proceed
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, November 20, 2009
A deeply divided state Supreme Court has allowed a Luzerne County man serving time on a drug conviction to proceed with his suit seeking the removal of several county police officers from their positions under the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act.
Philadelphia Jury Awards $1.2 Million in Baby's Death
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, November 20, 2009
A Philadelphia jury awarded a $1.2 million verdict to the parents of a baby with multiple congenital defects who died while hospitalized at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 2006.
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Some Judges Understand the Evil of Corruption, Some Don't Have a Clue
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, August 14, 2009
I pumped my fist in the air at the news federal prosecutors gave notice they wanted to appeal the powder puff sentence U.S. District Judge Ronald L. Buckwalter gave to convicted former state Sen. Vincent Fumo.
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Luzerne County Scandal
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Click here for a collection of articles on the corruption scandal in Luzerne County Court.
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Lawyers on the Fast Track Awards Dinner
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The winners of this year's Lawyers on the Fast Track awards were recently honored at a dinner and reception.
Young Lawyer Online - November 2009
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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