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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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."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

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.

By Aleeza Furman

4 minute read

September 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Conduct Board Urges 'Swift and Severe Punishment' for Phila. Judge's Facebook Posts

JCB deputy chief counsel James Kleman Jr. said during Wednesday's sanction hearing that the case "will guide Pennsylvania judge's conduct for years to come."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

September 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

New Phila. Barristers' Leader Talks Expansion Plans and Election Challenges

Richardson said the rhetoric and legal disputes surrounding the upcoming presidential election "make it a pivotal time for us as attorneys, as people, and us, more specifically, as Black people in America."

By Aleeza Furman

7 minute read

September 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Why a Judge's Upholding of a $6.1M Injury Verdict Was a Win for Defendants

The defendant argued in support of the jury's findings. The plaintiffs, on the other hand, argued that a new trial was in order.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

September 18, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

2024 Election Litigation Will Be Just as Hectic as 2020 Despite Fewer Disputes, Attorneys Say

"It seems to have crept into the mindset of elected officials that, we have the election, and then we got to go to court," Kleinbard's Matthew Haverstick said.

By Max Mitchell and Aleeza Furman

6 minute read

September 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Rejects Exxon Mobil's Challenge to $725M Benzene Verdict, Adds $91M in Delay Damages

Judge Carmella Jacquinto of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas' Sept. 13 rulings rejected a multipronged effort from Exxon Mobil to challenge the verdict handed up in May in Gill v. Exxon Mobil.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

September 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Phila. Officers and City Cannot Escape Lawsuit Over Police Chase Death, Federal Judge Rules

Reid acknowledged in his opinion that "I am well aware that no §1983 police pursuit case in this circuit has been decided under a standard less than intent to harm."

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

September 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Monsanto Scores 2nd Phila. Roundup Verdict, but Fails to Stop Impending Trial

A jury determined Wednesday that Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller was defective, but the defect did not cause plaintiff Ryan Young's non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

By Aleeza Furman

3 minute read

September 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Hospital Agrees to $65M Class Action Settlement Over Data Breach

Unlike in most data breach cases, the plaintiffs were able to determine the specifics of the damage done to class members, Saltz Mongeluzzi partner Patrick Howard said.

By Aleeza Furman

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