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Order Sustaining Preliminary Objections in Dragonetti Act Case Upheld

/ 20.Jan, 2015

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed an order obtained by Swartz Campbell partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, from the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas sustaining preliminary . . .

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Swartz Campbell Partner Achieves Stay of Execution for Sanctioned Attorney

/ 16.Jan, 2015

Swartz Campbell partner, Jeff McCarron, Esquire, obtained a temporary stay of execution proceedings against attorney Nancy Raynor for sanctions imposed against Ms. Raynor arising out of the . . .

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Montgomery County Attorney Pleads Guilty to Client Theft

/ 13.Jan, 2015

We previously wrote about Landsdale attorney Gregory Noonan, arrested for selling Oxycodone to an undercover officer.  Noonan was arrested a month after representing Dr. Richard Ruth at his trial . . .

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M. Christina Gutierrez’s Other Client- the Pennsylvania Link to the Serial Podcast

/ 12.Jan, 2015

Serial Podcast, the breakout podcast from NPR, averaged over 1.5 million listeners per episode.  The podcast is a fascinating twelve part, in-depth, look at a . . .

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Who Sues Civil Defense Attorneys?

/ 22.Dec, 2014

Swartz Campbell partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, has an article in the Legal Intelligencer regarding legal malpractice actions against civil defense attorneys.

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Swartz Campbell Partner Quoted in Article on Professional Liability Insurance

/ 04.Dec, 2014

Swartz Campbell partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, is quoted discussing the importance of prompt reporting of claims in a recent Law360 article on important issues . . .

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Trial Court Jury Instructions in Koken Case

/ 02.Dec, 2014

Very significant common pleas level case that addresses the issues that are so problematic in these cases. Interesting discussion about the payment of medical bills . . .

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New York Ruling on Requirement to Take Appeal Before Commencing Legal Malpractice Action

/ 05.Nov, 2014

The New York Court of Appeals (the state Supreme Court equivalent), issued a unanimous ruling last week in Grace v. Law, that a failure to appeal . . .

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Legal Intelligencer Article on Engagement Letters

/ 31.Oct, 2014

Swartz Campbell partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, published an article in the Legal Intelligencer on the importance of good engagement letters.

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“Belief” doesn’t cut it in asbestos cases

/ 27.Oct, 2014

The PA Superior Court issued its opinion today in Krauss v. Trane US, Inc., et al. in which the court upheld summary judgment for multiple . . .

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