The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson | January 11, 2018
The Supreme Court has again been asked to resolve a closely watched dispute involving discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The court heard oral argument in December in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which, unlike prior challenges in this area, involves the First Amendment.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 10, 2018
The nearly $28 million verdict awarded last month in the first Xarelto case to be tried in state court has been reversed.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | January 9, 2018
Two lawyers involved in the Xarelto litigation were punished on Tuesday for taking courtroom photographs that were later used on social media, one of which included the hashtag #killinnazis.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kristen M. Gibbons Feden | January 5, 2018
Recently, an article in The American Lawyer examined the results of a report published by the National Association for Law Placement (NALP), which summarized the upside—and downside—of law firm diversity efforts nationwide.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Wayne Pollock | January 5, 2018
Throughout 2017, I was riveted by developments in three high-profile criminal prosecutions that were covered extensively by this publication and other media outlets in the region: former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams; Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian (who was at the helm of an Amtrak train on May 12, 2015, when it derailed), and the members of the Penn State fraternity facing criminal charges in connection with the death of sophomore pledge Timothy Piazza. Whenever there were developments in these cases, I consumed as much media coverage as I could. I checked out what people were saying on social media.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alan Nochumson | January 4, 2018
A recent decision handed down by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Ford v. Oliver, 2017 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1040 (Dec. 14, 2017), only illustrates why a party to a real estate transaction should always have the benefit of legal counsel through closing.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | January 4, 2018
In Winfield v. New York, 15-CV-05236 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 27, 2017), Magistrate Judge Katharine H. Parker ruled on the plaintiffs' claims that the defendant did not properly produce e-discovery. The opinion is, paradoxically, interesting because it is boring.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Donna M. Marcus | January 3, 2018
With the advent and increased prevalence of genetic testing, one would think that establishing paternity today would be easier than ever. If biology alone was the sole factor in determining parentage, you would likely be correct.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda Bronstad | January 2, 2018
Three companies have agreed to pay $125 million to settle claims that they conspired to raise prices on drywall.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Siegel | December 28, 2017
Think back to your “Professional Responsibility” class in law school. What questions did you hear over and over?
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