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October 21, 2005 |

Jury Award of $7.9 Million May Set Record for Bad Faith Verdicts

In what appears to be Pennsylvania's largest insurance bad faith verdict ever, a federal jury has awarded more than $7.9 million -- including $6.25 million in punitive damages -- in a doctor's claim that his insurer's failure to offer the limits of his policy led to a $2.5 million malpractice verdict against him. After the malpractice verdict, the doctor assigned his rights to the plaintiffs to pursue his claim against his insurer, as well as rights to pursue a legal malpractice case against his lawyer.
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November 23, 2009 |

Largest Firms in Pittsburgh

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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November 22, 2004 |

Successful Bar Candidates

Notice to the bar.
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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.
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