Cozen Debt Forgiveness Is Campaign Contribution, Court Says
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Cozen O?Connor has lost another attempt at being allowed to forgive in full the $450,000 in legal bills it is owed by U.S. Representative Bob Brady, D-Pa., in connection with the firm?s representation of him in a ballot challenge during the 2007 Philadelphia mayoral race.
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Defense Lawyers Say Orie Melvin Appeal to Turn on Facts
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin may find success in her appeal of her criminal conviction and sentencing if she has the facts to back up her claims of prosecutorial misconduct and that the trial judge expressed personal opinions regarding the evidence, criminal defense attorneys told The Legal.
Obstacles Minority Law Students Face Described in Study
The National Law Journal
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Diversity may be a priority for some law schools, but minority law students still face a harder road to a juris doctor than their white counterparts, according to an article in the latest edition of the Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy.
People in the News
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Fox Rothschild announced its 11-member 2013 class of summer associates. The associates in the area are:
Judge Wants Discovery Before Ruling on Arbitration
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Pennsylvania-based information-technology company Unisys Corp. can't enforce an agreement to compel arbitration in an age-discrimination suit brought by former employees who were fired by the company before they signed an employment agreement that had an arbitration clause with an outsourcing company, a federal judge has ruled.
$2.3 Mil. Fee Affirmed in Lawsuit Against Horizon Blue Cross
New Jersey Law Journal
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A $2.3 million fight between two ex-law partners over fees in a class action against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ended June 11 with one of them winning it all.
Jones Day's Nager on Back Nine as USGA Head
The American Lawyer
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Last week was filled with 18-hour days for Glen Nager. But he wasn't complaining. After all, the reason he was so busy was that the annual U.S. Open Championship golf tournament was under way in suburban Philadelphia.
3rd Circuit Could See Rise in Pay-for-Delay Litigation
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The ultimate winner in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that pharmaceutical pay-for-delay settlements are subject to antitrust review might not be the Federal Trade Commission or drug manufacturers, but rather the attorneys who represent them.
Litigation 2: Auto Law
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Articles concerning delay damages for UM claims; Restatement's impact on auto cases; unreasonable conduct under vehicle franchise laws; avoiding uncertainty in post-Koken trials and more can be found in our Auto Law Supplement.
Pa. Justices Uphold Mandatory Judicial Retirement
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A unanimous Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a constitutional challenge to the mandate that judges retire in the year in which they turn 70.
