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Greenberg Traurig’s Kelly Dobbs Bunting to Speak at INCLUSION2023
Kelly Dobbs Bunting, co-chair of the Labor & EmploymentWorkplace Compliance & Counseling Group of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will speak at the Society for Human Resource Management’s INCLUSION 2023 conference.
U.S. Attorney’s Office and WHYY Present Philadelphia Premiere of “Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life” as Part of Fight Against Hate
On Thursday, October 19, 2023, community members and leaders gathered at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre to watch the first screening in Philadelphia of Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life, United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 22, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 22, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 21, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 21, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 20, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 20, 2023 in the suits below:
Plaintiff fights objections to lawsuit alleging sexual assault by her plastic surgeon
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County woman has refuted a series of preliminary objections to her lawsuit, which claimed that her plastic surgeon sexually assaulted her during her a pre-surgical consultation visit and later attempted to her ask her out for a date during her post-operative care.
Attorneys accused of taking another lawyer's work product move for sanctions
PITTSBURGH – Two attorneys have not only refuted allegations that they illegally possess the proprietary information of another lawyer and refuse to return it to him, but they argue that his claim are time-barred, vexatious and worthy of sanctions.
Garnet Valley School District keeps pursuing costs of garage fire
MEDIA – The Garnet Valley School District has, through its insurer, stood by its product liability lawsuit against the North Carolina-based manufacturer of a bus which caught fire in the garage where the vehicles were stored, and severely damaged it.
Ex-botanical business manager says former employer violated state and federal compensation laws
PITTSBURGH – A former manager of a botanical business alleges her past employer and its higher-ups violated state and federal laws, when they failed to pay her proper overtime compensation, failed to reimburse her for expenses she incurred on behalf of the defendants and failed to pay her agreed-upon commissions.
Lawsuit: Crane failure caused large molten metal and chemical release, which burned the plaintiff
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County man claims he suffered severe burns and smoke inhalation, when a crane at the site he was working at failed and caused a subsequent explosive release of 55 tons of molten metal.
Paul T. Rushton and Lee S. Piatt Presented at the Business Law Institute on October 17, 2023
Our own Paul T. Rushton and Lee S. Piatt presented a seminar titled “Back to the Drawing Board: Recent Law Changes and M&A Developments Warrant Reconsideration of Governance Documents by Closely Held Businesses” at the Business Law Institute in Philadelphia this past Tuesday.
Nathan Larkin Selected as a Committee of Seventy Buchholz Fellow
Nathan Larkin, an associate in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Department, has been selected as a Buchholz Fellow of the Committee of Seventy, a nonpartisan civic leadership organization that advances representative, ethical, and effective government across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Oct. 19, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Oct. 19, 2023 in the suits below:
International Student Population Grows at Temple Law
This semester Temple Law School received 69 international students and scholars in our Master of Laws (LLM), exchange student, SJD, and visiting research scholar programs.
Cumberland County Lawyer Eric L. Brossman Receives PBA Sell/Clark Award Recognizing Extraordinary Contributions in Business Law
Eric L. Brossman, partner at Bybel Rutledge LLP, Lemoyne, received the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) W. Edward Sell/William H. Clark Jr. Business Lawyer Award during the 2023 Business Law Institute on Oct. 17 in Philadelphia.
AG Henry Agrees to Suspend Lawsuit Against Prospect Medical Holdings as Company Pursues Sale of CrozerHealth in Delaware County
Attorney General Michelle Henry has agreed to suspend her office’s ongoing litigation against Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., to allow the company to pursue sale of Prospect Crozer, commonly known as CrozerHealth, in Delaware County.
Ballard Spahr Named "Intimidating Opponent" in BTI Consulting's Litigation Outlook 2024
Ballard Spahr was named to BTI Consulting’s list of “Intimidating Opponents: The Most Feared Law Firms in Litigation” and was ranked among the top firms poised to help clients go beyond the challenges they are likely to face in the coming year, according to the organization’s Litigation Outlook 2024 report.
Lancaster County judge issues split ruling in wrongful death case against nursing home
LANCASTER – A Lancaster County judge has handed down a split ruling on preliminary objections in a lawsuit from the daughter of a woman who died last year after a two-month stay at the Hamilton Arms Center facility.
Cat owner who adopted dog from Lycoming SPCA reiterates that facility was liable for attack
WILLIAMSPORT – A Williamsport woman has reiterated claims that the local Society for the Protection of Animals failed to warn her that the dog she was adopting had aggressive tendencies and a result, after bringing the dog home, it attacked her cat.
Lawsuit: Woman thrown to ground by out-of-control Port-O-Potty
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman says she was struck by a Port-O-Potty while it was being moved and received serious injuries, allegedly due to the negligence of the backhoe operator tasked with moving the object.