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November 23, 2009 |

Largest Firms in Pittsburgh

4 minute read
July 05, 2006 |

The Never-Ending Case

Some cases never seem to die; even if individually disposed of, their ancillary litigations press on, seemingly without end.
9 minute read
September 26, 2007 |

The Money Keeps Rolling In as Candidates Disclose Contributions

The money is flowing in this year's race for two open Supreme Court seats, and a large portion of it is coming from a 527 group headed up by Philadelphia trial lawyers.
5 minute read
November 30, 2010 |

100 Largest Law Firms Alphabetically

The following is a list of the 100 largest law firms in Pennsylvania sorted alphabetically as reported in the 2010 edition of PaLAW magazine.
18 minute read
April 23, 2009 |

3rd Circuit Predicts Change for Pa. Products Liability Law

In a potential curtain raiser on the future of Pennsylvania products liability law, the 3rd Circuit has predicted in a ruling that the state Supreme Court will import negligence concepts into the strict liability doctrine by adopting portions of a torts law treatise in design-defect cases. The panel wrote that restricting claims to "intended users" because of concern about polluting strict liability claims with the negligence concept of foreseeability does not protect bystanders injured by a defective product.
7 minute read
July 15, 1999 |

Phila. Jury Awards $3 MillionFor Worker's Soft-Tissue Injury

After a four-day trial, a Philadelphia jury delivered a $3 million verdict yesterday to a railroad worker who sustained soft-tissue injuries when he fell from a locomotive's ladder. "If there ever was a textbook case of negligence, this was it," said Robert S. Goggin III, the plaintiff's attorney. The complaint was brought under the Federal Employee Liability Act, which was the plaintiff's only remedy, Goggin said.
3 minute read
June 14, 1999 |

Jury Awards Nearly $4 Million in Cases Seeking Damages for Exposure to Asbestos

A Philadelphia jury last week awarded nearly $4 million in damages to two men diagnosed with terminal cancer stemming from asbestos exposure. Because the defendants settled after the first phase of the ``reverse-bifurcated'' trial, the jury decided only medical causation and compensatory damages, never reaching a second phase in which liability would have been apportioned among the defendant companies, who are all manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of asbestos products.
3 minute read
August 29, 2005 |

Behemoths on the Block

There are three law firms in Philadelphia that average $900,000 profits per partner or more and are among the top 25 grossing firms in the country. Combined, these firms exceed any other three Pennsylvania-based law firms when it comes to head count and financial indicators.
12 minute read
November 22, 2004 |

Successful Bar Candidates

Notice to the bar.
54 minute read
August 09, 1999 |

Penn. Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling On Pollution Exclusion Provisions

The pollution-exclusion clause of a commercial liability insurance policy precludes coverage for injuries caused by a worker's exposure to fumes of a "useful product," the Pa. Supreme Court has decided. Pointing out that the issue has been a hot topic in insurance-coverage litigation, the court noted that there is a "wide divergence of viewpoints" across the country.
8 minute read

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