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Asbestos MDL judge rules Boeing owed no duty to spouse for take-home exposure
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – Judge Eduardo C. Robreno, who oversees an asbestos multidistrict litigation in Philadelphia federal court, has ruled that Pennsylvania law does not support imposing a duty to warn of take-home exposure in asbestos litigation. -
Pa. appeals court holds statute of repose bars asbestos plaintiffs' claims
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A Pennsylvania appeals court has reversed a Philadelphia County jury's judgment against a defendant in an asbestos lawsuit, concluding that the statute of repose bars the plaintiffs' claims. -
Asbestos defense attorneys publish article to clear up 'every exposure' confusion
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - The "every exposure" theory used often in asbestos litigation was rejected in Pennsylvania in 2012 and has been the subject of several appeals within the last year. Now, two defense attorneys concerned with the application of opinions rejecting the theory have shed some light on the complicated matter. -
Phila. judge affirms $2.3 million plaintiff's verdict in asbestos wrongful death case
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- A trial court judge recently upheld a $2.3 million plaintiff's verdict in an asbestos mass tort case out of Philadelphia, disputing defense assertions that the defendants were entitled to a new trial because the plaintiff's case for causation failed as a matter of law. -
Report: Court stays apology letter portion of former Pa. SC justice's sentence pending appeal
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was convicted of corruption earlier this year, doesn't have to write letters of apology, a state Superior Court ruled Wednesday. -
Report: Former Pa. SC justice refuses to write apology letters
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who was convicted of corruption, refuses to write letters of apology to members of her staff and family members. -
Former Pa. SC justice not allowed to practice law in federal court
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's license to practice law in federal court has been temporarily suspended. -
Pa. SC reinstates defense judgment in consolidated asbestos cases
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently overturned a lower appellate court's ruling that allowed three asbestos mass tort claims to proceed, with the high court noting that even the plaintiffs in the consolidated cases admitted that the litigation should be tossed. -
Pa. court affirms Sandusky's conviction, sentence
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- It appears as though convicted child rapist Jerry Sandusky will be spending the next three to six decades in state prison after all. -
Federal court dismisses suit by Pa. judges over mandatory retirement age
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge has dismissed a challenge filed by a group of judges challenging Pennsylvania's mandatory retirement age. -
Pa. SC dismisses third lawsuit over mandatory retirement age
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has dismissed another lawsuit filed by judges challenging the state's mandatory retirement age. -
Pa. SC agrees to hear case over insurance coverage for autism care
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court last week agreed to take up a case over insurance coverage for in-school autism care. -
Pa. SC dismisses judges' suits challenging mandatory retirement age
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling Monday, dismissed two lawsuits filed by judges challenging the state's mandatory retirement age. -
Report: FBI investigating Pa. SC justice over wife's referral fees
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- The FBI is investigating Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, sources told The Philadelphia Inquirer this week. -
Report: Pa. AG against special master in third mandatory retirement suit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's office reportedly is opposing a request to appoint a special master in a third lawsuit filed over the state's mandatory retirement age. -
Pa. House committee passes bill upping judicial mandatory retirement age
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Judiciary Committee passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the state constitution to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices, judges and justices of the peace from 70 years to 75. -
Pa. SC assumes jurisdiction of third suit over mandatory retirement age for judges
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in an order last week, said it will take control of a third lawsuit, filed in state court, challenging the state's mandatory retirement age for judges. -
Report: Judge to resentence former Pa. SC justice
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- The judge who sentenced former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin to what some have deemed an unusual sentence last week has now ordered that Melvin be resentenced. -
Report: Pa. SC hears arguments in cases over mandatory retirement age for judges
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court was expected to hear two cases challenging the state's mandatory retirement age for judges during an oral argument session held in Harrisburg Wednesday. -
Report: Former Pa. SC justice gets house arrest, ordered to write apology letters
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was sentenced Tuesday to house arrest and ordered to write letters of apology to members of her staff and family members after being convicted of corruption.