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Fla. man loses suit over alleged inequitable distribution of assets from his mother's will
PHILADELPHIA – A Florida man who filed a lawsuit seeking to redress a grievance surrounding the alleged inequitable distribution of assets from his mother’s will to himself and his two siblings, has lost his case.
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Philly judge stands by defamation claims against Daily Beast, which called her 'QAnon-linked'
PHILADELPHIA – A sitting Philadelphia judge stands by her second-time-filed defamation claims against online news outlet The Daily Beast, which she said damaged her standing as a jurist when it printed that she was aligned with the QAnon group.
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Pond Lehocky denies various unfairness claims of former attorney who battled testicular cancer
PHILADELPHIA – A prominent workers’ compensation law firm has vehemently denied it terminated a former employee for seeking accommodations during his bout with testicular cancer, and seeks to dismiss his claims, including those for punitive damages.
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ALI members question foundations of recently passed Restatement of Consumer Contracts
WASHINGTON – Subsequent to the American Law Institute’s approval of a Restatement for law related to Consumer Contracts earlier this week, two of the group’s members expressed concerns that the document may be a step in the wrong direction for the legacy of the venerable legal scholarship group.
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ALI approves controversial Restatement of Consumer Contracts at its annual meeting
WASHINGTON – At its annual meeting this week, the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute voted to approve a Restatement intended to give legal clarity to consumer contracts – a project which has been subject to controversy, since its foundation is said to diverge from established contract law in some respects.
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Law firm wanting return of $229K in unpaid legal fees continues to pursue summary judgment
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm that is looking to recover more than $229,000 in unpaid legal fees and costs that it incurred performing representation duties for a New Jersey couple in a federal bankruptcy action, has further bolstered its desire to see summary judgment granted in its favor.
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N.J. couple seeking stay of summary judgment and possible transfer of $229K fees case
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey couple accused of non-payment of more than $229,000 in legal fees from a Philadelphia law firm, are seeking to stay both a motion for summary judgment and a possible move to transfer the case to a federal court in the Garden State, based on a theory of improper venue.
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Law firm wanting return of $229K in unpaid legal fees files summary judgment motion in its litigation
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm that is looking to recover more than $229,000 in unpaid legal fees and costs that it incurred performing representation duties for a New Jersey couple in a federal bankruptcy action, has followed up with a motion for summary judgment to ensure that result.
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Defendants accused of defamation by Delco attorney say they were not served with plaintiff's complaint
MEDIA – Individuals accused of defamation and slander by a Philadelphia law firm and one of its Delaware County-based attorneys seek the dismissal of the associated lawsuit, for an alleged lack of service.
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N.Y. attorney removes $1 million breach of contract case from Pa. contractor to federal court
PITTSBURGH – A New York City attorney facing allegations of providing inadequate representation to former client and Pennsylvania contractor who lost $1 million in an underlying bankruptcy action has removed the case to federal court.
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After three-day jury trial, Philly firm turns away former client's legal malpractice case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm has successfully defended itself from a charge of legal malpractice.
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ALI's Consumer Contracts Restatement may come up for approval vote this year, despite increasing concerns
PHILADELPHIA – At a virtual meeting this week, the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute is scheduled to continue work on a Restatement meant to give legal clarity to consumer contracts – a project yielding “significant concerns,” according to a member of the legal scholarship organization, especially since it may come up for a final vote at the group’s annual meeting this spring.
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More clients sue Hagens Berman over failed birth defect lawsuits
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Prominent plaintiff law firm Hagens Berman has been sued by more of its clients who claim they were shoved aside by their lawyers after serious ethical concerns emerged in how the firm handled lawsuits over the banned drug thalidomide.
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Lawyer fights lender who advanced cash against NFL concussion fees
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A lawyer who represented hundreds of players in a $1 billion concussion settlement with the National Football League is fighting an arbitrator’s order to repay some $2.3 million in high-interest loans from a litigation funder.
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Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson wins election to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s newest justice will be Commonwealth Court Judge P. Kevin Brobson, who narrowly defeated Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin in the appellate court elections on Tuesday.
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Amistad Project teams with Fulton County in legal fight over decertification of voting machines
MCCONNELLSBURG – In response to the Pennsylvania Department of State’s decertification of Fulton County’s voting machines, an election integrity group has secured legal counsel to defend its action to conduct a post-election audit of those same machines.
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Lawyer, sick of neighbors, sues their landlord
PITTSBURGH — An attorney who owns property in Pittsburgh is alleging his neighbor is an "absentee landlord" who neglects her property and has nuisance tenants. John Renda filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County against Jun Minhee. Renda owns a residence on Maple Heights Court in Pittsburgh, according to his complaint.
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McSwain's letter to Trump on election fraud claims foreshadows potential 2022 gubernatorial showdown with AG Shapiro
HARRISBURG – A letter released by former President Donald Trump shows that an ex-federal prosecutor with future gubernatorial aspirations in Pennsylvania, expressed disagreement with former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr over how the Justice Department oversaw investigation claims of voter fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election.
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Pa. Supreme Court hands down three-year license suspension to N.J. attorney who did not mention disciplinary history
HARRISBURG – A state Supreme Court majority ruled that a New Jersey attorney permitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and who failed to disclose his disciplinary history on an application, will lose his license for three years.
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Major plaintiffs firm will have to disclose ethics info in failed thalidomide litigation
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Prominent plaintiffs’ law firm Hagens Berman can’t use the attorney-client privilege to shield information it gave to an outside ethics expert hired to defend the firm against claims it improperly pursued thalidomide claims despite strong evidence they were barred by the statute of limitations.