1496 ABA Journal Pennsylvania articles.
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
Lawyers who learned about the year-and-a-day rule in law school have a new case to ponder: the prosecution of William J. Barnes, who served 20 years in prison for shooting…
Sep 19, 2007 3:10 PM CDT
There is a sad ending to the story of “Justice,” a life-size fiberglass mule holding the scales of justice dangling from its mouth that has served as a mascot to…
Sep 14, 2007 2:11 AM CDT
A distinctive life-size mule mascot that has distinguished a Scranton, Pa., law firm for the past four years has been stolen from its front porch.
Police are still looking for…
Sep 12, 2007 7:48 PM CDT
The chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, who withstood voter anger over his support for a judicial pay raise, has announced he will resign by the end of the…
Sep 12, 2007 1:50 PM CDT
While they’re not at the absolute top of the associate salary scale, a number of law firms in New Jersey are nonetheless raising starting pay for first-years significantly.
Although some…
Sep 10, 2007 10:52 PM CDT
Updated: Miller Alfano & Raspanti, a Philadelphia commercial litigation boutique, is splitting. Due to a growing divergence between practice groups, half the firm reportedly will join Philadelphia-based Drinker Biddle &…
Sep 10, 2007 6:18 PM CDT
Labor and employment law firm Jackson Lewis is opening a Philadelphia office with lawyers poached from two other firms.
Rick Grimaldi, formerly counsel with White & Williams, will head the…
Sep 7, 2007 11:55 AM CDT
Litigation over accounting firm Deloitte & Touche’s role in failing to detect accounting problems at Adelphia Communications is likely to continue, despite a $167.5 million settlement agreement.
Adelphia has filed…
Sep 6, 2007 11:58 AM CDT
A man who served 20 years for shooting a Philadelphia police officer has now been charged with homicide in the same 40-year-old case.
William J. Barnes, 71, was charged Sunday…
Sep 4, 2007 10:28 PM CDT
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll is opening an office in Los Angeles with the expectation that it will help the 500-lawyer Philadelphia-based law firm strengthen its flagship real estate and…
Sep 4, 2007 4:53 PM CDT
The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit by a woman injured when her hotel room toilet broke away from the…
Sep 4, 2007 1:02 PM CDT
The school board for the Bethlehem, Pa., area wasn’t sure about paying a $60,670 charge by the board’s legal counsel until they actually saw the bill.
But they were even…
Aug 28, 2007 11:34 PM CDT
Anti-immigrant laws passed by states and municipalities are likely to face court challenges and an uncertain future.
It’s unclear whether local and state laws that attempt to regulate illegal immigration…
Aug 28, 2007 5:23 PM CDT
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