Pennsylvania

  • May 08, 2025

    Pa. Jury Awards $165K To Teachers In Equal Pay Suit

    A Pennsylvania jury awarded a total of $165,000 in damages to two female teachers who claimed they had been unfairly paid less than their male counterparts in the Central Bucks School District Thursday.

  • May 08, 2025

    Pa. Panel Backs $175M Roundup Verdict Against Monsanto

    Bayer AG unit Monsanto has failed to erase a $175 million verdict awarded to a man who alleged his cancer was caused by using the company's flagship weedkiller Roundup, with the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruling Thursday that a Philadelphia jury's verdict in his favor was fair.

  • May 07, 2025

    NexStep Wants High Court To Look At Comcast Patent Fight

    NexStep Inc. has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the standard for an expert's testimony under a doctrine allowing patent holders to claim infringement if an accused product is similar enough to the patented invention, the latest move in a dispute with Comcast.

  • May 07, 2025

    Envelope Co. Founders, Trust Co. Ink $8M ESOP Deal

    Two founders of an envelope manufacturing company and a trustee to the company's employee stock ownership plan have agreed to fork over $8 million to end an ESOP participant's proposed class action alleging mismanagement, according to filings in Delaware federal court Wednesday.

  • May 07, 2025

    3rd Circ. Backs Judge's Authority In Bankruptcy Appeal

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a magistrate judge's jurisdiction over a partnership's mineral royalties fight against a company tied to a bankrupt driller, but it sent a dispute over whether the partnership was owed almost $140,000 in royalty payments back to the judge for further consideration.

  • May 07, 2025

    Pa. Nursing Homes Say They Can't Afford $2.7M Fraud Penalty

    A pair of Pennsylvania nursing homes convicted of defrauding state and federal healthcare programs by falsifying staff records and exaggerating patient needs said they won't be able to pay the $2.7 million penalty the government is seeking since they're severely strapped for cash.

  • May 07, 2025

    3rd Circ. Rejects Feds' Bid To Challenge Venue In Khalil Case

    A Third Circuit panel rejected the Trump administration's last-ditch attempt to transfer Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's challenge to his detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from New Jersey federal court to Louisiana federal court.

  • May 07, 2025

    Developer Fights NJ Power Broker's Bid To Nix Civil RICO Suit

    A Camden, New Jersey, real estate developer is fighting to keep alive his civil racketeering suit against South Jersey power broker George Norcross, arguing in New Jersey state court the recent dismissal of a related indictment against Norcross "changes nothing" in the civil litigation.

  • May 07, 2025

    Ex-County Bar Association Director Charged With $314K Theft

    The former executive director of the Cambria County Bar Association in Pennsylvania has been charged with stealing more than $300,000 from the organization and spending it on cosmetic procedures, vacations and donations to a charity founded by her family, the state attorney general's office said Wednesday.

  • May 07, 2025

    Baking Co. Says Trade Secret Sanctions Bid Is Undercooked

    An Ohio baking products company says it shouldn't be sanctioned for sharing some of the ingredients in one of its products in a temporarily public court filing, since the same ingredients had been discussed in open court during testimony about how that product allegedly differed from the trade-secret recipe a rival was trying to protect.

  • May 07, 2025

    Bimbo Bakeries Accused Of Misclassifying Drivers

    A pair of New England drivers who deliver Sara Lee and other branded baked goods said Tuesday in a proposed class action that Bimbo Bakeries violates Massachusetts law by treating them as independent contractors rather than employees.

  • May 06, 2025

    Ruling Doesn't Bind FERC Auction Approval, DC Circ. Told

    A Federal Energy Regulatory Commission determination that a court ruling required it to let a grid operator proceed with a flawed electricity capacity auction cannot be squared with its duty to modify unjust or unreasonable rates, consumer advocates and public utilities told the D.C. Circuit.

  • May 06, 2025

    Pa. House OKs Pot Legalization Bill With State-Run Shops

    Pennsylvania's House of Representatives approved on Tuesday a Democrat-backed bill to legalize recreational adult-use marijuana and regulate its sale through state-run stores.

  • May 06, 2025

    3rd Circ. Won't Review PNC's $106M No-Coverage Ruling

    The Third Circuit declined Tuesday to reconsider its decision that PNC Bank isn't owed coverage for a $106 million judgment it incurred over claims that its predecessor mismanaged funeral trust accounts.

  • May 06, 2025

    Investors Sue West Pharma Over Post-COVID Stock Losses

    The New England Teamsters Pension Fund has sued West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. and its top brass, alleging they misled investors by overstating demand for the company's high-margin products and hiding the loss of contracts after the COVID-19 pandemic, causing a stock price drop when the truth was finally revealed.

  • May 06, 2025

    Bakery Driver Agrees To Drop Teamsters Benefits Fight

    A delivery driver and a Philadelphia Teamsters local will drop their dispute over whether the driver was wrongfully denied early retirement benefits, the parties announced Monday.

  • May 06, 2025

    Ex-Conrail CEO Says Saul Ewing Malpractice Suit Timely

    Former Conrail CEO David LeVan has asked a Philadelphia judge to reject Saul Ewing LLP's argument that his legal malpractice lawsuit against the firm should be deemed untimely, arguing his case over the firm's handling of legal issues stemming from a failed Gettysburg casino project was subject to a tolling agreement.

  • May 06, 2025

    Ex-Greenberg Traurig Employment Trio Moves To Reed Smith

    Reed Smith LLP announced Tuesday the expansion of its employment law services in Philadelphia with the addition of three attorneys who moved their practices from Greenberg Traurig LLP.

  • May 06, 2025

    Troutman Welcomes Back Private Funds Vet In Philadelphia

    Troutman Pepper Locke has rehired private funds attorney Benjamin Mittman in Philadelphia, bringing back a former special counsel as the firm continues to build out its private equity and investment funds group.

  • May 06, 2025

    How A Small Pa. Firm Defended A Huge Fraud Case

    When attorneys at Grail Law took on representation of one of three defendants facing trial for their purported roles in a $22 million healthcare fraud, the team knew it was up against the federal government's robust resources, and in a case that had already netted a string of guilty pleas.

  • May 06, 2025

    Pa. Panel Wonders If Mall's Condemnation Appeal Is Moot

    The owners of a defunct and half-demolished shopping mall in the Pittsburgh suburbs say the surrounding borough didn't give them enough information to contest the order condemning their property, but judges of a Pennsylvania appellate court questioned Tuesday if the demolition made the issue moot.

  • May 06, 2025

    Ametek To Acquire FARO Technologies In $920M Deal

    Industrial technology company Ametek Inc. announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire FARO Technologies at an enterprise value of about $920 million, in a move that Ametek said will expand its presence in the fast-growing market for 3D measurement and imaging systems.

  • May 05, 2025

    CoreLife Eatery Settles $7.8M Fraud Claim Over COVID Funds

    CoreLife Eatery will pay over $7.8 million to settle allegations that it falsely claimed eligibility for a pandemic-era program meant to boost small businesses, the U.S. Attorneys' Office for the Northern District of New York announced Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    Debt Agency Agrees To $2.6M Deal To End Data Breach Claims

    Debt collection agency and buyer NCB Management Services Inc. has agreed to pay $2.625 million to resolve consolidated proposed class action claims it failed to protect more than a million consumers whose personal information was compromised when it was hit with a companywide ransomware attack.

  • May 05, 2025

    3rd Circ. Revives Ex-NJ College Prof's Gender Bias Suit

    The Third Circuit said a jury should review a Ukrainian ex-professor's claim that The College of New Jersey declined to renew her contract out of gender bias, finding concerns with her commitment could have been driven by her pregnancy.

Expert Analysis

  • Compliance Pointers For Amended Pa. Data Breach Law

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    Recent updates to the Pennsylvania Breach of Personal Information Notification Act include a requirement that organizations alert the state's attorney general of certain consumer data breach notifications, and several incident response and cybersecurity considerations will be necessary to ensure compliance, say Matthew Meade and Laura Decker at Eckert Seamans.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Opinion

    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • Opinion

    To Shrink Jury Awards, Address Preventable Medical Errors

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    While some health industry leaders complain about large malpractice awards — like the recent $45 million verdict in Hernandez v. Temple University Hospital — these payouts are only a symptom of the underlying problem: an epidemic of preventable medical errors, says Eric Weitz at The Weitz Firm.

  • With Esmark Case, SEC Returns Focus To Tender Offer Rules

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent enforcement action against Esmark in connection with its failed bid to acquire U.S. Steel indicates the SEC's renewed attention under Rule 14e‑8 of the Exchange Act on offerors' financial resources as a measure of the veracity of their tender offer communications, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • State Of The States' AI Legal Ethics Landscape

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    Over the past year, several state bar associations, as well as the American Bar Association, have released guidance on the ethical use of artificial intelligence in legal practice, all of which share overarching themes and some nuanced differences, say Eric Pacifici and Kevin Henderson at SMB Law Group.

  • 8 Childhood Lessons That Can Help You Be A Better Attorney

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    A new school year is underway, marking a fitting time for attorneys to reflect on some fundamental life lessons from early childhood that offer a framework for problems that no legal textbook can solve, say Chris Gismondi and Chris Campbell at DLA Piper.

  • Navigating Complex Regulatory Terrain Amid State AG Races

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    This year's 10 attorney general elections could usher in a wave of new enforcement priorities and regulatory uncertainty, but companies can stay ahead of the shifts by building strong relationships with AG offices, participating in industry coalitions and more, say Ketan Bhirud and Dustin McDaniel at Cozen O’Connor.

  • 3rd Circ. Hertz Ruling Highlights Flawed Bankruptcy Theory

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    The Third Circuit, in its recent Hertz bankruptcy decision, became the latest appeals court to hold that noteholders were entitled to interest before shareholders under the absolute priority rule, but risked going astray by invoking the flawed theory of code impairment, say Matthew McGill and David Casazza at Gibson Dunn.

  • Opinion

    This Election, We Need To Talk About Court Process

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    In recent decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has markedly transformed judicial processes — from summary judgment standards to notice pleadings — which has, in turn, affected individuals’ substantive rights, and we need to consider how the upcoming presidential election may continue this pattern, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.

  • Series

    Playing Diplomacy Makes Us Better Lawyers

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    Similar to the practice of law, the rules of Diplomacy — a strategic board game set in pre-World War I Europe — are neither concise nor without ambiguity, and weekly gameplay with our colleagues has revealed the game's practical applications to our work as attorneys, say Jason Osborn and Ben Bevilacqua at Winston & Strawn.

  • Mental Health First Aid: A Brief Primer For Attorneys

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    Amid a growing body of research finding that attorneys face higher rates of mental illness than the general population, firms should consider setting up mental health first aid training programs to help lawyers assess mental health challenges in their colleagues and intervene with compassion, say psychologists Shawn Healy and Tracey Meyers.

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    Collecting Art Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The therapeutic aspects of appreciating and collecting art improve my legal practice by enhancing my observation skills, empathy, creativity and cultural awareness, says attorney Michael McCready.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

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