• February 11, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Ten Years and Counting of Increasing Legal Diversity

    Almost six years ago, I wrote in this column about the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group (PDLG) Summer 1L Program for diverse law students. At that point, the program was entering its fifth ye

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  • January 16, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Achieving Diversity in the Profession: A Work in Progress

    It is now 2009, the year after A. Michael Pratt made one of the cornerstones of his year as chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association an effort to institutionalize support for diversity

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  • August 9, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

    People in the News - Aug. 9, 2013

    Announcements Earlier this summer, The Legal asked the Pennsylvania legal community to submit nominations for our annual Lawyers on the Fast Tra

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  • Hakki Hayrioglu, Plaintiff v. Granite Capital Funding, LLC, Defendants, 10-cv-3126 (ADS)(AKT)

    Publication Date: 2011-07-11
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    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Arthur D. Spatt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for the plaintiff By: Stephen A. Katz, Esq., of Counsel, Stephen A. Katz, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: Attorneys for the defendant Metropolitan National Bank Mortgage Company LLC By: Michael S. Re, Esq., Stephen Justin Ginsberg, Esq., of Counsel, Moritt Hock Hamroff & Horowitz LLP, Garden City, NY. Attorneys for the defendant US Bank Home Mortgage By: Sheila Raferty Wiggins, Esq., of Counsel, Duane Morris, LLP, Newark, NJ. No Appearance: Granite Funding, LLC

    Case Number: 10-cv-3126 (ADS)(AKT)

    Cite as: Hayrioglu v. Granite Capital Funding, LLC, 10-cv-3126 (ADS)(AKT), NYLJ 1202499788448, at *1 (EDNY, Decided July 5, 2011)District Judge Arthur D.

  • November 29, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Three Are Tapped for Federal Judgeships, But Vacancies Persist

    The flood of judicial nominations that has come from the White House in recent months, including the three just made for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, could forecast a change in the f

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  • Nalwa v. Cedar Fair, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2013-01-02
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    Industry:
    Date Filed: 2012-12-31
    Court: Ca. Sup. Ct.
    Judge:
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Law Offices of Ardell Johnson, Ardell Johnson; Christi Jo Elkin; Emanuel Law Group and Mark D. Rosenberg for Plaintiff and Appellant.
    for defendant: Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester, Patrick L. Hurley, Jeffrey M. Lenkov and Stephen J. Renick for Defendant and Respondent. Duane Morris, John E. Fagan, Paul J. Killion and Jill Penwarden for California Ski Industry Association and National Ski Areas Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Prindle, Amaro, Goetz, Hillyard, Barnes & Reinholt and Michael L. Amaro for Park Management Corp. doing business as Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Magic Mountain LLC, LEGOLAND California LLC, Agua Caliente, Bally Total Fitness Corporation, 24 Hour Fitness, GNS Development Corporation doing business as Golf N' Stuff, Montasia LP, Butler Amusements, Inc., Christensen Amusements, Carnival Midway Attractions, Brass Ring Amusements, Inc., Davis Enterprises and Amusements, Northridge Skateland Enterprises, The Worldwide Outfitters and Guides Association, International Special Events and Recreation Association and Scooters Jungle as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Snell & Wilmer, Mary-Christine Sungaila and Jessica E. Yates for California Chamber of Commerce as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. David J. Ozeran as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Horvitz & Levy, Frederic D. Cohen and Wesley T. Shih for California Attractions and Parks Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent. Gordon & Rees, Don Willenburg; Cole Pedroza and Joshua C. Traver for Association of Defense Counsel of Northern California and Nevada and Association of Southern Defense Counsel as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

    Case Number: No. S195031

    Cite as 13 C.D.O.S. 74SMRITI NALWA, Plaintiff and Appellant,v.CEDAR FAIR, L.P., Defendant and Respon

  • December 17, 2012 | Daily Report Online

    Demystify foreign e-discovery Jump headline goes here jump headline goes here jump

    One of the most vexing problems for global companies and their lawyers is how to identify, collect and use electronically stored information in e-discovery without ending up in jail or facin

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  • December 11, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Legal Malpractice: Negligence vs. Breach of Contract

    The statute of limitations for a legal malpra action arising from negligence is two years. For a breach of contract, it's four years. If the action arises from negligence, a legal malpra

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  • August 1, 2009 | The American Lawyer

    Associates Survey 2009: Firms from A to K

    Purchase the electronic version of the

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  • June 8, 2000 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Foreign Companies to Join in Action Against Microsoft

    A proposed class of foreign companies have joined the burgeoning class action consumer's antitrust suit against Microsoft Inc. currently pending in U.S. District Court in Maryland.Atto

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