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New York Court Permits Plaintiffs to Subpoena Financial Information From Potential Experts’ Employer
/ 13.Jul, 2016By: Eli Granek, Esq.[1] In a recent decision issued in a New York City Asbestos Litigation case, Judge Peter Moulton held that plaintiffs may subpoena . . .
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Genuine Parts Co. v. Cepec: Delaware Supreme Court limits general jurisdiction to corporations that operate in, or have a principal place of business in, Delaware.
/ 28.Apr, 2016Since it was first published in 2014, the US Supreme Court’s decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman has been reshaping the personal-jurisdiction landscape. Delaware recently . . .
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Josh Byrne Quoted on Fee Exclusion Decision
/ 25.Mar, 2016Swartz Campbell partner, Josh Byrne was quoted extensively in a Law360 article about the recent Seventh Circuit decision Edward T. Joyce & Associates, P.C. v. Professionals . . .
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Swartz Campbell Partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, appointed to the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates
/ 10.Feb, 2016Swartz Campbell partner, Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, was appointed by Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association Gaetan J. Alfano to serve as a Zone One delegate to the . . .
Read More..Lawyers Should Not Plant Drugs on People They Believe May Have Slighted Their Children
/ 10.Feb, 2016Last week a California jury awarded $5.7 million dollars to a former PTA president due to the attempt by a husband and wife (both attorneys) to . . .
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Superior Court Finds Fraud Exception Does Not Apply to Spousal Communications Privilege
/ 29.Jan, 2016In Cap Glass, Inc. v. Coffman, 2016 WL 157059 (Pa. Super. Jan. 13, 2016) the Superior Court held the trial court erred in compelling the . . .
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Lawyer told police of client’s alleged plot after speaking with ethics hotline
/ 28.Jan, 2016A Pennsylvania lawyer revealed his client’s alleged plot “take back” the home of his ex-girlfriend using an AR-15 rifle and body armor after consulting with . . .
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Suspect’s attorney saved lives, police say
/ 28.Jan, 2016Howard Cofflin was already facing charges of harrassment and making terroristic threats when he told his attorney his plan to bomb a Pennsylvania State Police . . .
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Legal Intelligencer Article January 2016
/ 28.Jan, 2016Preventing reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm?
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Herbert v. American Biltrite: Pennsylvania’s Superior Court Holds That Virginia’s Statute of Limitations Bars Asbestos-Personal-Injury Claim
/ 15.Jan, 2016In a non-precedential opinion filed on January 12, 2016, Pennsylvania’s Superior Court affirmed the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ Order granting Defendants summary judgment . . .
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