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Pittsburgh attorney holds onto breach of contract claim against his former firm
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh attorney maintains that his former law firm breached his employment contract and owes him thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, in violation of both state and federal law.
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Judge allows plaintiff filing ADA suit against Law School Admission Council to proceed anonymously
PHILADELPHIA – A woman with vision impairment who alleged that a Pennsylvania group tasked with overseeing the Law School Admission Test has violated her rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by not providing her with an accommodation for screen-reading software to take the test, will be allowed to pursue her case anonymously.
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Federal court throws out lawsuit from judge labeled as 'QAnon-linked' by The Daily Beast
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has dismissed a state court judge’s defamation lawsuit 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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Counsel looking for $45K fees in settlement for ADA class action versus Nevada bag retailer
ERIE – Class action litigation against a Nevada-based retailer of bags and other merchandise which claimed its website does not support Screen Reader software for the visually-impaired and thus violates the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is close to wrapping up, with the settlement awaiting final approval and plaintiff counsel seeking an agreed-upon $45,000 in attorneys’ fees.
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Las Vegas-based law firm says it didn't violate TCPA with calls to potential clients
WILLIAMSPORT – The Accident Attorneys of America have denied claims contained in a Central Pennsylvania man’s class action lawsuit, that it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) with its unsolicited phone calls to potential clients.
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Pittsburgh law firm countersues one of its ex-attorneys litigating breach of contract action
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh law firm has countered a breach of contract lawsuit from one of its former attorneys, by alleging that the plaintiff being derelict from his duties cost it both new business and over $200,000 in lost revenue.
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State Supreme Court: Fulton County, counsel sanctioned for disobeying its order in voting machine lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decided to sanction Fulton County and its counsel for engaging in what it referred to as “bad faith conduct” and disobeying a court order, in a legal dispute over the county granting access to its voting machines for an audit after the 2020 Presidential Election.
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Law firm wanting return of $229K in unpaid legal fees has case stayed
PHILADELPHIA – An action between a plaintiff local law firm looking to recover more than $229,000 in allegedly unpaid legal fees and costs that it incurred performing representation duties for a defendant New Jersey couple in a federal bankruptcy action has been stayed.
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Legal services provider argues it didn't terminate employee for reporting discrimination
PHILADELPHIA – A nonprofit legal services provider has not only denied that it committed examples of racial and disability discrimination against one of its employees, allegedly in retaliation for her reporting similar behavior in the workplace, but has additionally argued that it never terminated her in the first place.
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Court grants dismissal of false light claim for alleged QAnon-linked judge, for now
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has found that it does in fact have personal jurisdiction over a state court judge’s 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 – but granted the conditional dismissal of the judge’s false light claim.
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Pennsylvania Senate confirms state's new Attorney General, Michelle Henry
HARRISBURG – After a unanimous recommendation from the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee and subsequent Senate confirmation vote on Wednesday, Pennsylvania has a new Attorney General in Michelle A. Henry.
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White & Williams seeks to dismiss $30M legal malpractice case from Va. company
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm seeks to dismiss a legal malpractice suit brought against it by a Virginia business, which claimed the firm’s negligent representation resulted in it losing $30 million.
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Defendants in Philly law firm's defamation suit say action is duplicative of prior case
MEDIA – A group of individuals accused of defamation and slander by a Philadelphia law firm and one of its Delaware County-based attorneys want the complaint dismissed because they feel the case is duplicative of a prior action.
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Defendants in Philly law firm's defamation suit lose out on attempt to dismiss the case
MEDIA – A state court judge has denied a dismissal motion from individuals accused of defamation and slander by a Philadelphia law firm and one of its Delaware County-based attorneys, defeating their argument as to an alleged lack of service.
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Pa. Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer dies at 74
HARRISBURG – Just months before his retirement from the bench, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Max Baer died at his home near Pittsburgh on Sept. 30, at the age of 74.
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Jenkintown class action attorney takes readers into the world of “Filthy Rich Lawyers”
PHILADELPHIA – A local attorney’s 25-year foray into the world of class action litigation serves as the inspiration for a new, satirical legal thriller series titled “Filthy Rich Lawyers.”
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Ex-Pond Lehocky attorney who said firm fired him after cancer diagnosis settles claims
PHILADELPHIA – A former Pond Lehocky attorney who claimed he was terminated for seeking accommodations during his bout with testicular cancer has reached a settlement in his litigation.
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Pa. & Phila. Bar Associations issue new guidance on handling of client legal fees
PHILADELPHIA – Both the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association recently released a concurring ethics opinion discussing how attorneys and their new clients should approach the concept of legal fees.
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Ex-Pond Lehocky attorney allegedly fired after bout with testicular cancer fights to keep punitive damages claim
PHILADELPHIA – A former Pond Lehocky attorney who claimed he was terminated for seeking accommodations during his bout with testicular cancer, has hit back at the firm’s motion to dismiss punitive damages from his complaint.
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Counsel for former Philly cops who received $1M jury verdict win over $800K in attorney's fees
PHILADELPHIA – After a jury ordered the City of Philadelphia to pay a total of $1 million to a pair of female, former Philadelphia police officers, who claimed they were the longtime targets of harassment and discrimination in a federal court lawsuit – counsel for the officers has further won more than $800,000 in attorney’s fees and costs, and the defense’s request for a new trial has been denied.