The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

A federal judge has dismissed a complaint against Arlin Adams in a case stemming from turmoil in the wealthy Perelman family.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas Judge Jack McVay Jr. defeated Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr. in the contest for the Democratic nomination for state Superior Court on Tuesday largely because of much stronger turnout in McVay's county, political observers said Wednesday.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Commonwealth Court has ruled in a case of first impression that a state agency may not specify a price in a request for sealed competitive proposals because the Commonwealth Procurement Code requires an agency to consider cost among the factors in awarding a contract.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

New York-based Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is seeking to remove a trade secrets case filed against it from state court in Pittsburgh to federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The National Law Journal   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of deferring to administrative agencies in determining the scope of their own jurisdiction, issuing a 6-3 decision that featured a sharp dissent from Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

The U.S. Department of Justice's legal ethics division will look at whether a former U.S. attorney violated department rules when he disclosed information to a news reporter, an inspector general report released Monday states.

The National Law Journal   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

With the U.S. Department of Justice under fire for secretly obtaining Associated Press phone records, a newly unsealed court document in Washington revealed that federal prosecutors seized far more than phone records in one pending leak case.

SUPREME COURT

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Appellant raised four issues on direct appeal after his conviction for first-degree murder and death sentence for the shooting death of Philadelphia Police Officer Charles Cassidy, but evidence was sufficient to sustain appellant's conviction and he was not entitled to relief on any of the issues raised. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

SUPERIOR COURT

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

In this case of first impression, the trial court properly permitted the investigating agent to provide testimony and opinions as both an expert and a layperson. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

COMMONWEALTH COURT

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Appellee's declaration of taking condemning appellant's land was overly broad, did not limit appellee to its presently stated intentions and did not comply with procedural requirements; it authorized actions encompassed within §1511(c) of the Associations Code such that appellee had to comply with §1511(c) before condemning appellant's land for a perpetual easement and right-of-way. Trial court order reversed.

COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Following a non-jury trial, the court found that plaintiff proved that he was entitled to a return of the $13,550 he paid defendant for construction of a deck at his house because problems with the deck were so pervasive that repairs alone would not correct them.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT-EASTERN

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Monday, June 1, 2020

In February 2010, the court dismissed McKeon's pro se second complaint as legally frivolous and permitted McKeon to file a third complaint.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT-MIDDLE

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Plaintiff's counsel was admonished by the court for failure to comply with court orders, tardiness and "discourteous and rude" behavior; he was warned that continuing to disregard the dictates of the court would be considered failure to prosecute his case and he would be subject to costs and sanctions. Order issued.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT-WESTERN

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 14, 2013

A charged $3 ATM usage fee was enough to find injury in fact sufficient to bring a class action complaint against under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act where plaintiff's allegations satisfied the three-prong test and the machine's notice was not prominent and conspicuous. Defendant's motion to dismiss denied.

Young Lawyer

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

Today, LL.M. degrees, a.k.a. Masters of Law, or, for the fancy, the Latin name Legum Magister, are offered in a variety of legal specialties ranging from trial advocacy to intellectual property to international law to taxation.

Wage and Hour

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in O'Donnell v. Passport Health Communications, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 51432 (E.D. Pa. Apr. 10, 2013), provided a not-so-gentle reminder to employers of the potential pitfalls of Pennsylvania's Wage Payment and Collection Law (WPCL).

Construction Law

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, May 22, 2013

While there is no way to eliminate all of an owner's risks on a construction project, the most important, and often most overlooked, tool to minimize those risks is the construction contract.

GC Mid-Atlantic

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, May 22, 2013

In many organizations, the human resources function is handled by specialists who guide managers' decision-making to ensure consistency with myriad employment laws.

Commercial Litigation

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A settlement is a settlement. The parties agree on its terms, terminate the litigation, and move on. Right? Not always. Class actions, for example, are different.

Real Estate

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

In these distressed economic times, it is not uncommon for a commercial tenant to discontinue its business operations and relinquish possession of the premises even if there are years left on the lease term.

Family law

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

I read with interest the article titled, "Concerns Over Judicial Authority Drove Parenting Coordination Elimination," published in the May 7 edition of Pennsylvania Law Weekly.

Environmental Law

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

In the August 28, 2012, column in this series, "Natural Gas and Zoning: The Commonwealth Court's Act 13 Decision," David G. Mandelbaum discussed Robinson Township v. Public Utilities Commission, holding Act 13's zoning pre-emption to be unconstitutional. He ended by posing the broader question of whether states or municipalities ought to regulate natural gas development.

Eastern District

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

This is practical advice for the civil practitioner whose client organization becomes involved in a grand jury investigation or other official inquiry. This advice applies to an in-house general counsel of a large corporation or an outside practitioner to smaller companies, labor unions or medical practice groups.

Ethics

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 21, 2013

I am running for judicial office. What should a candidate for judicial office not do?

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

New York-based Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is seeking to remove a trade secrets case filed against it from state court in Pittsburgh to federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 16, 2013

Philadelphia-based Fox Rothschild grew its revenue by nearly 8 percent in its 2012-13 fiscal year as a result of a combination of strong practices and productive lateral hires, managing partner Mark L. Silow said.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 16, 2013

Arthur Henshey Moss, a former partner with Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, died May 9 at the age of 82.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Pennsylvania law firms grew revenue at a faster clip than their national counterparts when comparing the first quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2012, but that may just be due to making up for a lack of robust collections in Pennsylvania at the end of last year, according to a bank survey of law firms.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Monday, May 13, 2013

Allegations that the law firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff breached its fiduciary duty when it represented the interests of one partner in a soured business venture were dismissed by a federal judge.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 9, 2013

A former attorney with Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman has sued the firm and some of its partners after she was allegedly let go for taking time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, May 7, 2013

After a few years of collecting financial data and applying project management techniques to the legal process, law firms are beginning to dedicate resources to pricing analysis.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Monday, May 6, 2013

It's the kind of case that has an attorney up at 3 a.m. pondering the next play or just the seeming injustice of it all. And for two Reed Smith attorneys, the case has been going on for upward of 15 years.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Monday, May 6, 2013

Two weeks after Philadelphia personal injury firm Lundy Law dropped its federal trademark suit against Philadelphia-based injury firm Larry Pitt & Associates, Pitt's firm has sued Lundy Law and its principal, L. Leonard Lundy, in federal court, alleging unfair competition and violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Friday, May 3, 2013

When Pepper Hamilton hired a businessman to serve as its CEO, it set the tone for how the firm would approach the delivery of legal services.