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Supreme Court Reinstates Accomplice Conviction
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
When can a federal court overturn a state court conviction? In a per curiam decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated a conviction stemming from a 1995...
Kids for Cash Judge Appeals to Third Circuit Court of Appeals
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
If you've been following the "Kids for Cash" judicial corruption story out of Pennsylvania, then you'd be interested in the latest news involving the "Kids for...
Court Restates Claims Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Despite a bankruptcy reorganization, Owens Corning Sales LLC can still be liable for its supposedly defective roof shingles, ruled the Third Circuit Court of...
Court Denies Parents of Disabled Child Private School Tuition
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Here's an interesting case from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals involving private tuition rights for a student with disabilities. The appellate court upheld...
Court Reverses Sentence of Heroin Dealer, Remands Case
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the sentence of a heroin dealer last week, and remanded the case to the district court for resentencing. Michael...
Judge Louis Heilprein Pollak Passes Away at 89
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit sadly lost one if its District Court judges this week. Louis Heilprin Pollak died Tuesday of heart failure in his West Mount Airy home. He...
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Joseph Fawbush, Esq.
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Vaidehi Mehta, Esq.
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Mariana Petersen
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