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By Ellen Bardash | May 27, 2022
The judgment of the court said that a Pennsylvania statute was written to preempt the field. A dissenting opinion argued that with differing levels of gun violence between urban and rural areas, state law should allow for variation in gun regulation.
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By Max Mitchell | May 27, 2022
A ruling from the justices wouldn't just apply to statewide consolidations, like in the opioid or business interruption cases, but could also apply to smaller litigations, like those stemming from bus crashes or train derailments, Schmidt Kramer's Scott Cooper, who is a leading attorney for the plaintiffs, said.
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By Wire service and ALM staff report | May 27, 2022
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court is set on Tuesday to be the first tribunal to hear from lawyers for the two candidates locked in a close race to become the Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate seat.
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By Michael Riccardi | May 27, 2022
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action in Harrisburg for the week of May 23. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was set to return to session June 6. The state House of Representatives was scheduled to reconvene June 7.
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By Aleeza Furman | May 26, 2022
U.S. District Judge Joshua Wolson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found that, because the plaintiffs' distress came out of new information they learned about past events, they could not bring a claim.
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By Max Mitchell | May 26, 2022
However, Carlson, noting that discovery has grown "contentious" in the litigation, said the court would strive to balance the need to keep some records privileged, while allowing for discovery of the pertinent information.
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By Aleeza Furman | May 25, 2022
According to records from DA's offices across several of Pennsylvania's most populous counties, a substantial number of prosecutors have departed from their posts since January 2021.
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By Dan Packel | May 25, 2022
Former white-collar head Neil Gerrard has been found to have committed deliberate and unlawful acts in a bid to extract maximum profit from a client. The ruling resonates because his conduct cuts directly against a lawyer's fundamental responsibilities.
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By Aleeza Furman | Colleen Murphy | May 25, 2022
In 2018, the elected finance watchdog conducted an audit that found failings in the city's implementation of its sexual misconduct policies. Plaintiff's counsel said, however, the city has yet to act on those proposed changes.
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By Jacob Polacheck | May 25, 2022
Alston & Bird, Womble and Eversheds Sutherland have all made bankruptcy partner hires in the last two weeks, with practitioners at each firm predicting an uptick in filings this year.
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