The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | March 6, 2019
An attorney told the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday that applying the full weight of the Fair Share Act required juries to apportion damages in all products liability cases, but several justices said they were worried doing so would open the door to "speculation" and "junk science" in the courtroom.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | February 21, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over whether mental health professionals have a duty to warn of threats against a group of unspecified individuals.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | February 20, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to hear argument in the case of a vacated $32 million verdict awarded to the family of a 6-year-old boy killed in a car accident.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Gerald H. Baker | February 18, 2019
A series of precedential cases addresses the use of opinions of non-testifying experts.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | February 14, 2019
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will not disturb a lower court's ruling that changed the venue of a lawsuit against Abington Memorial Hospital alleging the hospital withheld documents that could have significantly increased the value of a nearly $20 million settlement.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Zack Needles | February 11, 2019
The Legal Intelligencer's 11th annual survey of 33 plaintiffs firms with more than four lawyers showed that, between 2017 and 2018, the combined overall number of attorneys at those firms grew from 550 to 573, but the number of diverse attorneys grew by only five and the number of women lawyers grew by only three.
By Amanda Bronstad | February 8, 2019
Seattle plaintiffs' attorney Karen Koehler credited the verdict to a “consistent barrage of testimony against the duck companies” during nearly four months of trial.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda Bronstad | February 4, 2019
U.S. District Judge Joseph Goodwin ordered a 5 percent hold-back on settlements over the objections of three law firms.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | January 31, 2019
A Philadelphia jury has awarded $12.9 million to a man struck by a trade union vehicle being operated by an intoxicated, nonunion employee.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | January 31, 2019
The issue centered on the absence of the Allegheny County judge during voir dire, and a lack of any firsthand observation of the jurors' demeanor during that process.
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