Berks Co. Jury Awards $1.7 Mil. in Infant Death Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A Berks County jury has awarded $1.7 million to the family of a three-month-old girl who died after a doctor failed to diagnose a bacterial meningitis infection.
McDonald's Parent Company Distances Itself From Lawsuit
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - As a lawsuit against a local McDonald's franchisee gains national attention, the parent company is distancing itself from the controversy.
Warner, Atlantic sued over unpaid internships
The Associated Press
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - A former intern filed a class-action lawsuit Monday against Warner Music Group and Atlantic Records over his unpaid internship, similar to a spate of recent lawsuits in other industries pushing back against the widespread practice.
Permanent Mandatory Injunctions to Require Environmental Compliance
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
My individual practice has caused me to focus on mandatory injunctions under the environmental laws for a while now, as in United States v. NCR, No. 1:10-cv-910-WCG (E.D. Wis. May 1, 2013).
Jury Finds Intoxicated Man, Father Negligent In Car Accident
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A Luzerne County jury has awarded more than $500,000, including punitive damages, to a man who suffered serious neck and back injuries in a car wreck where the plaintiff claimed the driver was under the influence of heroin and that his father allowed him use of the car, despite the son's spotty driving record and history of drug and alcohol abuse.
Justices Take Up Case of Charter School Enrollment Cap
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether an enrollment cap imposed by a Philadelphia charter school was valid before state law on the issue changed, but not afterward, as the Commonwealth Court has held.
People in the News
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Through June 28, the nomination window for The Legal's Lawyers on the Fast Track is open for you to nominate the most impressive Pennsylvania attorney(s) you know under the age of 40.
Arizona Voter Law Is Struck Down by U.S. Supreme Court
The National Law Journal
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Arizona's law requiring concrete evidence of citizenship before someone may register to vote is pre-empted by the National Voter Registration Act, ruled the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
Senate Confirms Third Fed. Judge for Eastern District
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The U.S. Senate confirmed a third judge to the federal bench in Philadelphia, a week after it confirmed two others.
$2 Mil. Granted in Attorney Fees in Telecom Lawsuit
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
A federal judge in Pittsburgh awarded nearly $2 million in attorney fees following a class-action settlement for $4.4 million with Sprint Communications and other companies that installed fiber-optic cables on railroad rights of way without approval from adjacent property owners.
