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October 09, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—Oct. 9, 2020—Swartz Campbell, Hyland Levin

Howard Schulberg joined Swartz Campbell's Pittsburgh office as a partner and member of the litigation group, and Hyland Levin Shapiro announced that partner Megan Knowlton Balne was appointed the chair of the legal and legislative committee for the Human Resource Association of Southern New Jersey.
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October 06, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2020 Litigation Departments of the Year

Welcome to the 2020 Litigation Departments of the Year supplement. This year, we honored four midsize firms for outstanding work. We honored a general litigation winner and finalist as well as one for class action and one for professional liability. Also new this year, we honored three law firm innovators and three law firm of the year finalists.
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October 03, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

2020 Litigation Department (Professional Liability): Swartz Campbell

2019 was a successful year for Swartz Campbell. It was a year seen defending several attorneys and professionals against malpractice claims.
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September 21, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Big Law Gets Work as Businesses, Political Groups Fight Pennsylvania COVID Restrictions

Troutman Pepper billed 127 hours in a now-settled case over a car show in central Pennsylvania, while firms from all over the country have gotten involved in a case over mail-in ballots.
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September 18, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Honesty and Mental Health in Disciplinary Actions

Honesty is fundamental to the legal profession. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held: That false swearing is an "egregious species of dishonesty," which goes to the heart of the legal profession.
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Manuel v. Wescott
Publication Date: 2020-08-19
Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
Industry:
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Johnston
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Karl Manuel, plaintiff pro se
For defendant: Jennifer A. Sutton, Swartz Campbell LLC for defendant.
Case number: D69088

Plaintiff's failure to produce expert opinion on causation required summary judgment dismissal of his negligence claim.

August 05, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Bankruptcy 'Plunderers' Can Be Sued by Creditors, Third Circuit Rules

"We now clarify that Bankruptcy Code 'standing' is not constitutional standing (and thus is not jurisdictional) and that Chapter 7 trustees can relinquish the statutory authority to pursue a claim back to a creditor," Judge Bibas said.
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July 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Settlement Bar to Legal Malpractice Claims Affirmed

Pennsylvania courts have long held that a cause of action for legal malpractice cannot be brought against an attorney when a case has settled absent proof of fraud or attorney error in providing advice on the legal implications of the settlement.
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Ricketts v. Myers
Publication Date: 2020-07-01
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Insurance
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Clark
Attorneys:
For plaintiff: Edward C. Gill of Law Office, Edward C. Gill, P.A., Georgetown, DE for plaintiff.
For defendant: Shae Chasanov, Swartz Campbell LLC, Wilmington, DE for defendant.
Case number: D69035

The objective evidence indicated that the parties entered into a binding settlement regarding injuries sustained by plaintiff in a motor vehicle accident.

June 25, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Dragonetti Act Is Not a Loser Pays Rule

The Dragonetti Act, Pennsylvania's codification of the common law tort of wrongful use of civil proceedings, is often threatened in an attempt to curtail litigation that is perceived as meritless. Successful defendants are often tempted to pursue a Dragonetti Act case as a way to recoup litigation expenses.
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