By Jaime Bochet
Of the Legal Staff
Welcome to your daily round-up of stories in today's edition of The Legal Intelligencer. Click the links below to access stories directly, or head to The Legal homepage. (Some stories may require registration or a paid subscription.)
Topping today's front page, reporters Zack Needles and Ben Present write that the state Superior Court has dismissed a claim of double jeopardy made by state Sen. Jane C. Orie, R-Allegheny, as frivolous, saying an Allegheny County trial court properly granted a mistrial based on allegedly forged defense documents.
Sharing the top of the page, senior reporter Gina Passarella writes that former City Councilman Rick Mariano, who spent years in jail for fraud convictions, is allowed to keep more than $65,000 in pension contributions, the Commonwealth Court ruled. The case involves what the city had to pay Saul Ewing for representing Mariano during the investigation of the criminal charges prior to the indictment.
Below the fold, Gina has another big story from Commonwealth Court, where a judge who presided over trials in Pennsylvania's suits against pharmaceutical companies for overcharging the state for prescription drug reimbursements has denied post-trial motions from both the state and two drug companies.
Our Page 3 Regional News story today is from one of The Legal's affiliate publications, the New Jersey Law Journal. Reporter David Gialanella writes that the 3rd Circuit has ruled that a clause in Verizon cellphone service contracts that makes arbitration of disputes mandatory but prohibits arbitration as a class is enforceable under federal law, despite New Jersey Supreme Court precedent to the contrary.
As always, our People in the News section is on Page 2, and the top stories from our sister publications across the country make up the Page 4 National News section.
The Legal's contributed columns begin on Page 5, with a "Law Firm Management" by consultant Joel Rose, who shares his proven strategies to help differentiate a firm from competitors
Page 7 features our weekly YL or "Young Lawyer" page, which today has a column by solo practitioner David Koller. Koller shares his story of recently suffering from a brain hemorrhage and reveals what he took away from the experience.
Have questions or comments about any of today's stories, or our coverage as a whole? E-mail me or any of the reporters directly. We hope you'll enjoy today's Legal!
Jaime Bochet is the Magazines & Supplements Editor for The Legal. Follow her on Twitter at @JaimeBochetTLI or e-mail [email protected].
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