Representation of Sandusky Shower Victim Confirmed
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The formerly unidentified victim who Mike McQueary said he saw former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky rape in a Penn State locker room shower in 2001, long referred to in court filings only as "Victim 2," has come forward with plans to sue the university, his attorneys announced Thursday.
Ky. Firm Opens Western Pa. Office With Oil and Gas Focus
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
One of Kentucky's largest firms, Stoll Keenon Ogden, has opened an office in Western Pennsylvania with three of its existing lawyers who focus their practices on real estate due diligence and title examinations for oil and gas producers.
Judge Finds Lundy Law Breached Referral Fee Agreement in HRT Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
A Philadelphia judge has found the Lundy Law firm breached its contract with a referring attorney over a referral fee, but her order has left unresolved how the referral fee will be awarded given several firms won the damages and only one signed the referral fee agreement.
Paul Anapol, Plaintiffs Lawyer Who Sought Perfection, Dies
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Paul Anapol, one of the founders of plaintiffs law firm Anapol Schwartz, was known for the standard of perfection he demanded in his work product on behalf of injured clients.
IP Boutique Caesar Rivise Gets New Managing Partner
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, June 29, 2012
Philadelphia-based intellectual property boutique Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow has changed its leadership, with David M. Tener taking over the managing partner post from Manny D. Pokotilow, who held the position for about two decades.
New PAJ President: Sandusky Case Provides Legislative Lessons
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
For state legislators opposed to adding exceptions to the newly enacted Fair Share Act, which brought sweeping changes to the state's joint and several liability doctrine last year, the new president of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice said the Penn State sex-abuse scandal is Exhibit A.
Claims of Malicious Prosecution Over 'Kids-for-Cash' Dashed
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, June 22, 2012
The state Superior Court said in an unpublished decision issued Thursday that a business partner in the juvenile detention facilities at the center of the Luzerne County judicial scandal cannot sustain his malicious prosecution claims against the Juvenile Law Center and the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller.
Babst Calland Opens Ohio Office in Response to Drilling Industry Shift
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, June 15, 2012
Pittsburgh-based Babst Calland has opened an Akron, Ohio, office in the hopes of better serving its clients in a natural gas industry that is largely shifting its focus away from Northeastern Pennsylvania and toward Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.
Law Firms Bound by Laterals' Fee Deals With Former Firms
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, June 4, 2012
A law firm can be bound by a fee agreement a lateral partner made with his former firm, the Pennsylvania Superior Court said in a case of first impression.
Balance and Communication Are Key When Name Partners Leave
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, June 4, 2012
A number of small and midsized firms in Pennsylvania have been forced to rebrand recently after parting with name partners. In many cases, the partners who left were also co-founders.
