Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman

Aleeza Furman is a Philadelphia-based litigation reporter with The Legal Intelligencer. Contact her at [email protected].

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October 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Disciplinary Court Suspends Phila. Judge for Political Facebook Posts

"No other case in history of the Court of Judicial Discipline has involved such defiance post decision," the court ruled.

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October 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sales Tax Class Actions and Indemnity Obligations: What's on the Pa. Supreme Court's October Agenda

The justices are scheduled to hear 12 matters over the course of three days, starting Tuesday.

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October 07, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Judge Rules $12M Crash Verdict Was Backed by Evidence as Case Heads to Appeal

"The jury, acting within their role and calling upon their experiences, was free to infer that appellee's noneconomic harm was significant, resulting in the jury awarding over $10,000,000 in noneconomic damages," Jacquinto ruled.

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October 04, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Punitive Damages Part of $3.8M Asbestos Verdict Pittsburgh Jury Awards Retired Boilermaker

Cracks in the testimony from the defendant's corporate witnesses spurred the jury to award punitive damages against the company, Chris Madeksho said.

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October 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Levin Sedran Partner Arnold Levin Dies at 85

"He took on some very tough cases and was able to provide some relief to victims, and they weren't easy cases," said Daniel Levin, an attorney with Levin Sedran and Arnold Levin's son. "He took on the cases that not everyone could take on."

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October 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Buchanan, McNees Wallace Escape Abuse of Process Suit Over School Athletics Dispute

"Even presuming the attorney defendants acted with ill intent, there are no allegations that they did anything other than file an appeal as of right on their client's behalf in state court litigation that plaintiff initiated," U.S. District Judge Cathy Bissoon ruled.

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October 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

What Venue Fights Look Like Post-Pennsylvania's Med Mal Rule Change

"The rule being rescinded has shifted venue litigation to a couple different areas and has intensified both of them," said John Hare, the appellate chair for Marshall Dennehey.

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September 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Northwestern Pa. Jury Awards $7.1M to Woman Blinded by Delayed Detection of Blood Clot

The plaintiff alleged that CT scans showed readily visible signs of abnormalities suggesting cerebral venous thrombosis, which the defendant missed.

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September 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Jury Hits York Neurosurgeon With Record $23.9M Verdict Over Botched Spine Operation

"Jurors know what it means when someone is trying to mislead them," Iddo Harel said, "and they know what it means when someone is trying to blame others."

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September 27, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

'They Tried to Pay You. You Refused It': Attorney Faces Threat of Sanctions for Drawing Out Suit Against Kleinbard

U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania appeared to grow frustrated with attorney Julie Negovan as she sought to explain why she refused Kleinbard's offer of payment to her client and former law firm, Griesing Mazzeo, in a dispute over a subcontracting agreement between the firms.

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