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The United States Supreme Court ruled that 11 U.S.C. § 330(a)(1) does not authorize compensation to debtors’ attorneys from estate funds. Lamie v. U.S. Trustee, 540 U.S. 1023 (2004). A...

The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is proposing to amend Local Rules 25.0 and 30.0, as well as Local Rules 22.1(e), and 25.0(d)(1). The amendments to Local Rules 25.0 and 30.0 are to add a requirement that parties represented by counsel file an electronic version of an appendix and to exempt all pro se ...

SCRANTON – A woman who alleged she suffered arm and neurological damage during a tenodesis surgery last year stands by her claims against the hospital system through which the procedure was conducted.

For more than four decades, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 34 has required litigants to “describe with reasonable particularity” the information sought in discovery requests. Although...

PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program and the Haverford Area School District has been settled.

PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County couple who alleged that the husband-plaintiff was seriously injured when a security door opened into his head at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, have settled their claims connected to that incident.

PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who claimed to be injured on the sidewalk outside a Bucks County Costco store in a federal lawsuit has settled his claims with the bulk retailer.

SCRANTON – Geisinger Health System has completely denied allegations of negligence from a woman who claimed she suffered arm and neurological damage during a tenodesis surgery last year.

PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania woman who claimed she was struck and injured by a cart while shopping, one allegedly pushed into her by an employee of either the Pepsi Cola Company or the Dollar General store she was in at the time, has settled her claims.

Investegate announcements from CATCo Re-ins Opps Fd, Commencement of US Chapter 15 Proceedings