June 23, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
School Faces Constitutional Trouble for Letting Students Run in the HallsA 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 ChargesA 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 DismissalLawyers 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 ArticleEn 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 RestartedThe 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 LiabilityCompany 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 ShopperFederal 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 ArgumentsA 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 SuitA 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 FraudThe 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
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