1494 ABA Journal Pennsylvania articles.
The chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association is condemning a judge’s decision to dismiss rape charges against a man accused of forcing a prostitute to have sex with him and…
Oct 31, 2007 12:46 PM CDT
Several states are suing insurance marketers over their attempts to bypass a ban on phone solicitation by mailings to seniors.
The marketers are sending mail to seniors asking them to…
Oct 26, 2007 1:35 PM CDT
After a relatively convivial two-day confirmation hearing last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee concerning President Bush’s nomination of Michael Mukasey to be the new U.S. attorney general, the gloves…
Oct 23, 2007 11:05 PM CDT
A controversial decision by the FBI to require supervisory personnel to rotate every five years comes in conjunction with an eye-popping series of recent cases alleging years-ago misconduct.
Currently, a…
Oct 22, 2007 7:21 PM CDT
For the first time ever, candidates competing for a seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court have collectively raised more than $5 million in campaign funds.
By mid-September, eight candidates had…
Oct 12, 2007 4:47 PM CDT
A first-of-a-kind case in Pennsylvania has called the validity of an untold number of marriages into question, prompting many committed couples to resolve the issue by simply re-taking their vows…
Oct 10, 2007 11:15 PM CDT
A Philadelphia judge has ruled that a law firm’s attempt to head off a gender discrimination complaint is premature.
Judge Gary DiVito ruled Sept. 24 that Ballard Spahr Andrews &…
Oct 10, 2007 12:22 PM CDT
A federal judge has refused to dismiss part of a lawyer’s RICO suit that contends lawyers for her ex-client helped hide money that should have paid his fees.
Judge Gene…
Oct 10, 2007 10:38 AM CDT
A study released by an ABA group says Pennsylvania’s death penalty system fails to ensure basic fairness and could result in the execution of an innocent person. The
A Pennsylvania appeals court has reinstated a $3 million verdict against an insurer and law firm for failing to settle a defamation case.
A Philadelphia jury had ordered the insurer,…
Oct 9, 2007 12:15 PM CDT
Updated: A highly regarded Philadelphia-based national charity is being sued by the Pennsylvania attorney general because it allegedly didn’t comply with the wishes of a deceased donor when spending his…
Oct 8, 2007 5:23 PM CDT
In the latest judgment in ongoing class actions against the world’s largest retailer, a Pennsylvania judge is requiring Wal-Mart to pay $62.3 million to 125,000 workers who didn’t receive required…
Oct 3, 2007 11:06 PM CDT
In a blistering rebuke of some of Philadelphia’s most prominent lawyers and law firms, a federal judge has sanctioned them—and their clients—for failing to cooperate with discovery in a medical…
Oct 3, 2007 5:15 PM CDT
A doctor who provided testimony on the proper standard for the diagnosis of asbestosis and silicosis is himself under fire in an asbestos lawsuit in Philadelphia.
A motion filed in…
Oct 1, 2007 11:52 AM CDT
A former junior female partner at Cozen O’Connor has filed a sex discrimination suit against the firm that claims three partners there “prefer and promote women who fit traditional female…
Sep 21, 2007 11:14 AM CDT
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