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P.j. D'annunzio

P.j. D'annunzio

June 23, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

School Faces Constitutional Trouble for Letting Students Run in the Halls

A suit by a high school runner injured during a track practice session in the school's hallways has cleared a key hurdle.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

8 minute read

June 21, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah Convicted on All Charges

A federal jury Tuesday afternoon found U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pennsylvania, guilty on all charges against him in a monthlong corruption trial.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

8 minute read

June 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sidebar Talk May Explain Fattah Juror's Dismissal

Lawyers and U.S. District Judge Harvey Bartle III last week contemplated the possibility of jurors not cooperating with each other in the corruption case of U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and four co-defendants, according to a court recording of their June 16 sidebar conversation.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

5 minute read

June 17, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

3rd Circuit Suit Tests If Paper Libels Innocent Person Whose Photo Accompanies Sex Scandal Article

En banc rehearing set for Tuesday on claims by Philadelphia firefighter suing New York Daily News.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

6 minute read

June 17, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Juror in Fattah Case Booted, Deliberations Restarted

The judge presiding over the corruption case of U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pennsylvania, dismissed a member of the jury June 17 and instructed the remaining jurors to start their deliberations from the beginning.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

6 minute read

June 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Judge Rejects Asbestos Defendant's Bid to Eliminate $325K Liability

Company argued that its share of $1 million verdict should have been offset by six other defendants' settlements with plaintiffs.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

9 minute read

June 15, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Banana Fall Case Slips Away From Shopper

Federal judge dismisses case, saying there was no evidence the grocery store staff knew the banana was in the middle of the aisle.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

6 minute read

June 13, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fattah's White-Collar 'Crime Spree' Detailed in Closing Arguments

A federal prosecutor asked jurors to "follow the money," but defense lawyers for the congressman insist that's a cynical view of innocent conduct.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

9 minute read

June 10, 2016 | Corporate Counsel

Ex-Rite Aid Counsel Shakes Off Fraud Suit

A federal judge in Philadelphia ruled that Franklin Brown, who spent time in federal prison, was released from liability under a 2001 settlement agreement.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

7 minute read

June 10, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Rite Aid Can't Sue Ex-Chief Counsel Convicted of Fraud

The former vice chairman and chief counsel of Rite Aid, who spent time in federal prison for fraud, cannot be sued by the pharmacy chain because of a release in a shareholder class action settlement agreement.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

1 minute read