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Duane Morris Partners Christiane Schuman Campbell and Matthew C. Gaudet Named Vice Chairs of Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group
Duane Morris LLP has appointed Philadelphia partner Christiane Schuman Campbell and Atlanta partner Matthew C. Gaudet as vice chairs of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.
Marshall Dennehey Announces 2024 Shareholder Class And Special Counsel Promotions
Marshall Dennehey is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been elected shareholders of the firm effective January 1, 2024.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 17, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 17, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 16, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 16, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 15, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 15, 2023 in the suits below:
Former Penn State majorette says she faced harassment from her coach, and school did not stop it
WILLIAMSPORT – A former majorette at Penn State University claims she was subject to unrelenting sexual and gender harassment from her coach during her four-year tenure in the school’s band, and that school officials did nothing to stop the coach’s behavior.
After person jumps from chairlift, his parents sue ski resort
PITTSBURGH – The parents of a young man injured at a ski resort when he dropped to the ground to escape a non-functioning chairlift, have sued the resort for the injuries he sustained as a result.
Allegheny County officials deny liability for death of inmate from COVID-19 in 2021
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County and the warden of its jail have denied responsibility for the COVID-19-related death of a man who had been incarcerated there two years ago.
Ian Comisky Updates Tax Fraud and Evasion Book
Fox Rothschild is pleased to announce that Partner Ian M. Comisky co-authored the newly released Tax Fraud and Evasion: Money Laundering, Asset Forfeiture, Sentencing [Volume 2] books.
Morgan Lewis Represents Integra Lifesciences in Acquisition of Acclarent From Johnson & Johnson
Morgan Lewis advised Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation in a definitive agreement to acquire Acclarent from Ethicon, a Johnson & Johnson company, for $275 million in cash at closing.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 14, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 14, 2023 in the suits below:
Saltz Mongeluzzi will face lawsuit from paralegal over vax status disclosure
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that a prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm will face litigation from one of its former paralegals, who alleged the firm disclosed her COVID-19 vaccination status to a legal news publication in violation of the confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Case alleging Starbucks coffee scalded plaintiff removed to federal court
PHILADELPHIA – After a Northeastern Pennsylvania man claimed in state court that he received first and second-degree burns from Starbucks coffee which spilled onto his lap, one of the defendants named in the action has removed the case to federal court.
Man's death in Comfort Inn pool leads to wrongful death lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – The mother of a man who died as a result of drowning in the pool of a Comfort Inn hotel in Pittsburgh earlier this year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in his name.
Out-of-control Port-O-Potty struck plaintiff, lawsuit continues to insist
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman holds onto claims 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 – and has refuted one of the defendants’ denial of liability and a related cross-claim.
Delco woman reiterates that roofing company caused $77K in fire damages to her home
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman has reiterated claims that while performing its services, a roofing company set fire to her home and caused more than $77,000 in damages to her residence.
Blank Rome Earns Perfect Score in 2023–2024 Corporate Equality Index
Blank Rome LLP proudly announces that our firm received a perfect score of 100 percent on the 2023–2024 Corporate Equality Index (“CEI”), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign (“HRC”) Foundation.
Philadelphia Partner John H. McCarthy Retires From Rawle & Henderson LLP
Rawle & Henderson LLP announces that its Partner, John H. McCarthy will retire at the end of the year after a 41-year career at the firm.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Dec. 13, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Dec. 13, 2023 in the suits below:
City of Philadelphia settles case connected to death of bystander to high-speed vehicle police chase
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation connected to the death of an innocent bystander to a high-speed vehicle chase leveled against the City of Philadelphia and two of its police officials has been settled.