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New Questions About the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
/ 04.Mar, 2013An article in the Philadelphia Inquirer over the weekend raised questions about whether Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery should have disclosed referral fees received . . .
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The Romantic Alcoholic, Reality, and Disbarment
/ 28.Feb, 2013Lawyers and alcohol have a long history together, both in fiction and real life. From Dickens’ Sydney Carton to Paul Newman’s Frank Gavin, the literary . . .
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Does an Excess Carrier Have Standing to Sue a Defense Counsel?
/ 26.Feb, 2013Claims Journal has a nice roundup of cases on whether a defense counsel retained by a primary insurer has an actionable attorney-client relationship with an . . .
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin Convicted
/ 21.Feb, 2013Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was convicted today of six of the seven criminal charges which she was facing. Justice Orie Melvin was . . .
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Gunn v. Minton Decided- Supreme Court Says Legal Malpractice Belongs in State Courts
/ 21.Feb, 2013We have been following the progress of Gunn v. Minton as it moved through the courts. The Supreme Court of the United States has now . . .
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What are We Getting Disbarred for Now?
/ 19.Feb, 2013Another installment of our occasional series on recent Pennsylvania attorney discipline. On Valentine’s Day, the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania accepted the . . .
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Termination for Purposes of Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings (Dragonetti)
/ 18.Feb, 2013We have previously written about the “termination” prong for a wrongful use of civil proceedings (“Dragonetti”) action. Our Superior Court recently issued an opinion further . . .
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The ABA Journal Weighs in on Courthouse Violence
/ 15.Feb, 2013The ABA Journal has an article on the issue of courthouse violence and threats to attorney safety which we have been writing about for the last . . .
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New Details Suggest Lawyer was Among the Targeted in Delaware Courthouse Shooting
/ 14.Feb, 2013According to news reports, Thomas Matusiewicz, who shot his ex-daughter-in-law to death at the New Castle County Court in Wilmington on Monday, was carrying hand . . .
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More Courthouse Violence
/ 12.Feb, 2013We recently wrote about an Arizona attorney shot by a litigant following a mediation session. Yesterday’s news brings the fact of violence in the courthouse . . .
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