Trustee Comments on Reinstatement of His Malpractice Suit Against K&L Gates

May 20th, 2012

Mark Kirschner, the trustee of bankrupt bottled-water producer Le-Nature?s, called a Superior Court?s decision to reinstate his $ 500 million malpractice suit against K&L Gates a ?major victory for the Le Natures Liquidating Trust.?
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Fresh Ink: Inside Today’s Legal – May 17

May 20th, 2012

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Men Would Breast Feed to Get a Job … And Other Notes From Our Women in the Profession Luncheon

May 19th, 2012

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Two Named to Fill Vacancies on U.S. Middle District Court

May 19th, 2012

President Obama has nominated Matthew Brann and Malachy Mannion for the two vacant seats on the bench in the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Fresh Ink: Inside Today’s Legal – May 18

May 19th, 2012

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Hearing From the Deaf

May 19th, 2012

I recently discussed in this space how technology has aided attorneys in their representation of the deaf. Since that time, I have received some feedback that I think is worthwhile to share.
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The Post-IPO World of Facebook GC Ted Ullyot

May 19th, 2012

When Ted Ullyot joined Facebook as general counsel in October 2008, he was coming aboard a fast-growing social network that was turning a new leaf in its corporate history, having hired Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg away from Google earlier that year. Ullyot arrived with both the White House and AOL-Time Warner on his resume — two bits of experience that were clearly a plus for a company that was thinking ahead and thinking big.
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Bucks Co. Jury Sides With Landlord in Apartment Mold Case

May 19th, 2012

A Bucks County jury sided with the defendant landlord in a case in which a tenant claimed she had become ill because of a mold problem in her apartment that the landlord had allegedly failed to either remedy or disclose to her before she began renting.
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Two Nominated to Federal Bench, but Will They Be Confirmed?

May 19th, 2012

President Obama has made nominations for the two open seats on the federal bench in the Middle District of Pennsylvania, which had been operating at half capacity until Robert Mariani was confirmed last year. If the latest two nominees, Matthew Brann, a Republican, and Malachy Mannion, a Democrat, are confirmed by the Senate, the bench will be at full strength.
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Campaign finance law before appeals court in Va.

May 19th, 2012

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A government lawyer has asked an appeals court in Virginia to reverse a judge’s ruling that the ban on corporate campaign contributions in federal elections is unconstitutional.
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