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/ 20.Dec, 2013Swartz Campbell attorney, Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, has an article on Prior-Knowledge Provisions and Reporting of Claims, published on the Legal Intelligencer’s website.
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Assignment of Legal Malpractice Claims
/ 16.Dec, 2013We previously noted the limited case law in Pennsylvania regarding the assignment of legal malpractice actions runs contrary to the national consensus on this subject. . . .
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Attorney Wins $5.75 Million Award In Legal Malpractice Claim, Based on Legal Malpractice Claim
/ 05.Dec, 2013In November of 1998, Virginia based contracts attorney Bruce McLaughlin, was convicted of on eight counts of sexual abuse. The claims of sexual abuse were . . .
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New Pennsylvania Law Limits Admissibility of Apologies by Doctors
/ 13.Nov, 2013The Pennsylvania legislature unanimously voted to approve, and Governor Tom Corbett signed into law, an act designed to allow medical professionals to apologize to patients . . .
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Swartz Campbell Partner Quoted in Law360 Article
/ 08.Nov, 2013Swartz Campbell partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, was quoted in a Law360 article about the decision by Duane Morris to settle the Coleman case (subscription . . .
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Five Year Suspension for Accusations of Judicial Misconduct
/ 05.Nov, 2013Donald A. Bailey, a former US Congressman, and Auditor General of Pennsylvania, has been suspended from the practice of law for five years. According to . . .
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Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct Amended
/ 01.Nov, 2013On October 22, 2013, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ordered the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct be amended effective in 30 days. The order adopted . . .
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Column by Swartz Campbell Partner on the Legal Intelligencer Website
/ 24.Oct, 2013Swartz Campbell partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, will regularly contribute articles on professional liability for the Legal Intelligencer Website. Mr. Byrne’s first column was published . . .
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Retired Bucks County Lawyer Indicted for Defrauding Estate of $1.7 Million
/ 23.Oct, 2013Retired Bucks County attorney, Randolph Scott (no not that Randolph Scott), has been indicted on tax and identity theft charges. The indictment charges Scott with . . .
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The Ramifications of a Fraudulent Claim
/ 11.Oct, 2013For years, Robert Peirce & Associates brought thousands of asbestos claims against CSX Transportation, Inc. Then, CSX turned the tables. Beginning in 2005, CSX alleged . . .
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