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Time to throw out CFPB’s frivolous Navient lawsuit
Last month, the United States Supreme Court finally put the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) into alignment with the rest of the executive branch of government by ruling that the CFPB Director is an at-will employee of the President of the United States.
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Elizabeth Warren's Trojan Horse
Populated by zealous Obama administration holdovers, the CFPB is unaccountable to Trump and taxpayers.
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Pennsylvania's Supreme Court loses no sleep after bending the law to help personal injury lawyers
The message to legislators is clear: We can do whatever we want to the laws you come up with.
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Somewhere, Tim Robbins is laughing at Philadelphia
"That’s like saying, ‘I want gajillion bajillion dollars!’”
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Own a home in Philadelphia? There’s a lawsuit on your doorstep that you might not know about
It’s not always easy to see how the civil justice system can affect everyday life, but one lawsuit in Philadelphia literally is hitting close to home for property owners in the city.
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Would you bet $15 million on a lawsuit?
Irish real estate magnate Garrett Kelleher is on tilt in Philadelphia – and not at SugarHouse’s poker room. With millions in the pot, he’s holding 2-7 off-suit and going heads-up with a federal judge with pocket aces.
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When the lawyers declared war on the Slovenes in Pittsburgh
Every year, thousands of people of Slovene descent meet to celebrate their heritage. Lawyers have introduced them to the American tradition of suing for our injuries.
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A Supreme Court ruling falls on deaf ears in Pennsylvania
It’s one of life’s major annoyances – being forced to repeat oneself because someone isn’t paying attention.
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American Law Institute symposium raises eyebrows
Eyebrows were raised and speculation prompted when the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute (ALI) announced that one of its symposia discussing the newly-adopted Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance would include a pair of judges in a federal courthouse.
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This is a dog of a lawsuit
Janeen Gismondo fell down in a pet store filled with puppies. When she got up, she and a lawyer went looking for someone to blame.
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A world with fewer doctors, more lawyers
For trial lawyers, the days before a 2002 law addressed health care costs are worth going back to, and the state Supreme Court might be ready to send Pennsylvania back to those dark days.
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Finally, a government tired of lawyers who waste its resources
Trump's DOJ says it spent 1,500 hours reviewing lawsuits that have no chance of success
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Suing over hurt feelings
It hurts to not be wanted, but if you’re picked last for dodgeball or if your crush says no to a date, there are methods for dealing with rejection.
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The unruly inner child in an asbestos lawyer
Attorneys in Pennsylvania are claiming the law doesn't apply to them
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Protecting accused pedophile priests: A terrible tradition continues in Pennsylvania
The cover-up persists with the redaction of names of priests accused of sexual abuse in five dioceses
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A reputation is a terrible thing to waste
The American Law Institute is in danger of losing the influence its members have earned over the past century
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A thin-skinned town council in Dauphin County is waging war on free speech
Government officials in Middletown won't pay the Press & Journal to publish public notices unless the paper stops criticizing them.
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'Verdilization': It's how a baby lawsuit is made
All it takes is one maturing into a headline-grabbing, multimillion-dollar verdict to spawn thousands more like it.
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On burned couches and retardant lawsuits
He blames an apartment fire on his couch for not being fireproof. His landlord says a lit cigarette was the real problem
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Where’s the fire? As usual, it’s in Philadelphia’s courthouse
Plaintiffs from out-of-state continue to seek jackpots in Philadelphia court, and an appeals court sees nothing wrong with that.