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November 11, 2005 |

Lawyers Seek New Strategies for 'Sea Change' in Asbestos Torts

Life may never be the same for lawyers who litigate silica and asbestos cases. With the passing of the World War II shipyard generation, which made up the bulk of past asbestos cases, and more than 80 asbestos defendants in bankruptcy or out of business, plaintiffs are digging deeper to find new defendants in specialized industries responsible for different kinds of asbestos illness. It won't be easy.
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October 09, 2006 |

Montgomery McCracken Expands Its Sports and Entertainment Practice

Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads is throwing its hat further into the ring of sports and entertainment law with the addition of two attorneys to the practice group.
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April 14, 2010 |

More Small and Solo Corporate Practices Emerging

A growing number of solo corporate attorneys and small corporate boutiques have emerged in the last two years in the Philadelphia area. Attorneys with large-firm and in-house pedigrees are going out on their own or in small groups to attract business from small and large companies.
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February 05, 2007 |

Commerce Court: Insurance-Fee Dispute Must Go to Trial

In a case of first impression, the Philadelphia Commerce Court has interpreted Act 68 of the insurance code to mean a Medicaid provider has to pay only the costs and not the full, published health care rates of hospitals for out-of-network services provided when there is no contract in place.
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October 15, 2001 |

This Isn't My Office!

Anxiety grips many first-year associates as they pass the threshold of their new law firm. With crossed fingers and held breath, they are led to their new office -- several doors away from the one they wanted. That might not be so bad in the short run, but fear of being locked into a practice area long-term in this slowing economy is a reality. So how do you avoid getting stuck where you don't want to be?
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September 20, 2010 |

Court Tosses Casino Investor Group's License Challenge

The Commonwealth Court has ruled in a case of first impression that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has sole discretion to block a party that failed to appeal the denial of its own application for a gaming license from intervening in the subsequent administrative proceedings of a licensee.
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October 08, 2009 |

$36 Mil. Agreement Reached in Montco Apartment Fire

Less than 14 months after a devastating apartment building fire in Conshohocken, Pa., left scores of residents homeless, lawyers unveiled a global settlement worth more than $36 million that will resolve all property damage and insurance claims.
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August 16, 2002 |

Judge Shapiro Rules Vaccination Lawsuit Is State Court Case

Senior U.S. District Judge Norma L. Shapiro has ruled that a drug products liability lawsuit over a child who was allegedly rendered autistic due to adverse reactions to a battery of vaccinations must be litigated in the state courts even though the defendants plan to argue that the plaintiff failed to comply with the federal National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act.
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June 14, 2002 |

$2.5 Million Award Nixed in Medical Malpractice Case

A Philadelphia Common Pleas judge has overturned a jury`s award of .5 million in a legal malpractice suit against attorney John F. Hunt in which a health care company accused Hunt of acting with a conflict of interest in a corporate acquisition.
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January 31, 2006 |

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