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Ben Seal is managing editor of The American Lawyer. He joined the magazine in February 2018, and previously spent five years working for The Legal Intelligencer, editing the paper's magazines and supplements and reporting on Pennsylvania's state courts, legislature and Attorney General's Office. Contact him at [email protected] or @BSealTAL.
December 21, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
Justice J. Michael Eakin testified Monday before the Court of Judicial Discipline that his exchange of offensive emails has caused both him and the state Supreme Court embarrassment, but that because his involvement is now in the past, the court should not issue an interim suspension.
By Ben Seal
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December 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
The estate of a man killed during a shooting spree at a psychiatric facility must pay more than $500,000 in fees to the law firm it hired to investigate civil actions and handle mediation, the Superior Court has ruled.
By Ben Seal
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December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
A defendant in a wrongful death case may not invoke their Fifth Amendment privilege to avoid answering questions concerning the ownership of the gun used to kill the decedent when the criminal case is no longer pending, a Lackawanna County judge has ruled.
By Ben Seal
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December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has amended and reinstated a rule focused on clearing the backlog of cases on civil dockets across the state. Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 230.2, which had been suspended in April 2014, is set to take effect Dec. 31, 2016.
By Ben Seal
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December 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
On Oct. 1, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an opinion declaring the justices' power to suspend judges. Just hours later, former Justice Seamus P. McCaffery's name first surfaced in the pornographic and offensive email scandal that has gone on to involve current Justice J. Michael Eakin, contributing to McCaffery's departure from the court and touching off two Supreme Court inquiries, two reviews by the Judicial Conduct Board and now an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General.
By Ben Seal
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December 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
In a response to the Judicial Conduct Board's ethics complaint against him, Justice J. Michael Eakin said Wednesday that his emails were never meant to be made public, did not discuss cases or legal matters and did not bring the state Supreme Court into disrepute.
By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan
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December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
An Allegheny County jury has awarded $32 million to the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in a 2012 car accident in Pittsburgh, including $10 million for a wrongful death claim and $10 million for a survival claim.
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December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
Two former employees at a Salem Township nuclear power plant can proceed with defamation claims alleging their former employer maliciously used a database to retaliate against them for reporting safety concerns, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.
By Ben Seal
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December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
A former human resources analyst in the Office of Attorney General has filed a federal retaliation suit against the office, state Attorney General Kathleen Kane, chief of staff Jonathan Duecker and office spokesman Chuck Ardo, alleging he was fired for recommending that Duecker be terminated for sexual harassment.
By Ben Seal
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December 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group Inc., which owns and operates 19 Red Robin restaurant franchises in Eastern Pennsylvania, has agreed to a $1.3 million settlement in a class action lawsuit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania over minimum-wage violations. The settlement agreement was granted preliminary approval Dec. 2 by Judge James M. Munley.
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