Litigation | News

Phila. Jury Hits Temple Hospital With $44.9M Verdict Over Patient's Post-Discharge Choking Injuries

By Aleeza Furman

In order to prove the hospital's negligence, plaintiffs counsel had to refute their own client's version of events. Read More

Law Firms - Mid Size

Eckert Seamans Faces 3rd Legal Malpractice Suit in 4 Years—This Time Over Alleged Unlawful Distribution

By Colleen Murphy

Eckert Seamans and other defendants are facing a lawsuit filed by Keyport Towers & Marina over alleged unlawful distributions... Read More

Litigation

Ben Crump, Seeger Weiss Hit Pa. Pharma Companies With New Suit From Henrietta Lacks Estate

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman

"Mrs. [Henrietta] Lacks's cells were obtained through breach of a relation of trust and confidence," the complaint alleges.... Read More

Constitutional Law | Commentary

Where Have We Gone?: The US Supreme Court and the President

By Larry E. Coben

What course of action exists to address the actions of an executive who fails to follow our laws and employs "intrigues... Read More

Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline | Q&A

Matt's Corner: What Constitutes an 'Abuse of Process'?

By Matthew B. Weisberg

Abuse of process is "the use of the legal process as a tactical weapon to coerce a desired result that is not the legitimate... Read More

Law Firm Hiring

People in the News—Aug. 6, 2024—Sweet Stevens, Saul Ewing

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot

Casandra K. Blaney has recently joined the law firm of Sweet, Stevens, Katz & Williams as special counsel. Read More