Pennsylvania

  • July 06, 2026

    The Moments That Shaped The Monsanto Decision

    U.S. Supreme Court justices forged unusual alliances when they ruled a federal statute preempts claims Monsanto failed to warn consumers its Roundup weed killer may cause cancer. Oral arguments provided insights on the 7-2 outcome, highlighting issues the jurists were grappling with and showcasing rationales that found their way into the opinion.

  • July 06, 2026

    After Tense Terms, Hints Of High Court Harmony With Circuits

    Following several U.S. Supreme Court terms teeming with reversals and rebukes of lower appeals courts, the justices this term found fault less often with rulings by circuit judges, who are likely becoming better attuned to the conservative supermajority, attorneys say.

  • July 06, 2026

    The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

    When one of the U.S. Supreme Court's most talkative members suddenly struggled to speak, the atmosphere at oral arguments grew increasingly anxious — until the justice deadpanned that it was an advocate's golden opportunity to avoid a grilling.

  • July 06, 2026

    Live Nation Pushes Bid To Nix Antitrust Trial Loss

    Live Nation is backing its bid for judgment in its favor and a new trial after state enforcers won a jury verdict finding the company monopolized key parts of the live entertainment industry.

  • July 06, 2026

    3rd Circ. Backs BNY In Ex-Portfolio Manager's Bias Suit

    The Third Circuit on Monday upheld Bank of New York Mellon's win in a Black former portfolio manager's race bias and retaliation suit, finding he failed to show his firing was racially motivated or that a reorganization masked retaliation for his complaints.

  • July 06, 2026

    Pa. Atty Suspended 3 Years Over Sexual Texts To Clients

    A Central Pennsylvania attorney agreed to a three-year suspension of his law license after admitting to having an inappropriate relationship with one client and sending sexually suggestive texts to another, according to orders Monday from the state supreme court.

  • July 06, 2026

    Blank Rome Sued Over Breach Allegedly Affecting 57K People

    An attorney with Blank Rome LLP was tricked into uploading sensitive files to an external Google Drive account, allegedly exposing private information belonging to more than 57,000 individuals, according to a proposed class action accusing the law firm of inadequate cybersecurity safeguards and delayed breach notification.

  • July 06, 2026

    Death Photo Privacy Ruling Failed To Clarify Law, Experts Say

    Recently, the Third Circuit ruled that a police officer sharing a photo of a man who leaped to his death, while "deplorable," did not violate the family's constitutional right to privacy — a ruling that some experts say was an exercise in hair-splitting and a missed opportunity to clarify an important area of law.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court

    This U.S. Supreme Court term featured high-stakes oral arguments on issues including presidential power, immigration and voting regulations. Here's a look at the law firms that argued the most cases and how they fared.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The sharpest dissents this term often involved the president, and pitted conservative and liberal justices against each other on core constitutional issues and questions about the limits to executive power, with nearly a quarter of cases being decided squarely along ideological lines.

  • July 02, 2026

    The Year Donald Trump Won Big At The High Court

    The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority and President Donald Trump largely aligned this year on issues of executive power, resulting in a series of decisions that significantly expanded presidential authority.

  • July 02, 2026

    Axia Health Doctor Hit With $7.7M Birth Injury Verdict In Pa.

    A Pennsylvania state jury awarded $7.7 million to the parents of a newborn who was briefly declared dead and suffered severe brain injuries after doctors allowed the mother to remain in the second stage of labor for more than twice the normal time and delayed resuscitation efforts, according to counsel for the family.

  • July 02, 2026

    Pa. Justices To Hear Jarkesy-Like Appeal Of Securities Fine

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the state's in-house securities enforcement proceedings, joining at least two other state supreme courts that have agreed to hear similar challenges since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its Jarkesy decision that limited in-house enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

  • July 02, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Housing Mandates, Data Center Deals

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into recently enacted housing laws in California and Florida, as well as the latest multibillion-dollar data center deals and the law firms guiding them.

  • July 02, 2026

    Chubb, Lloyd's Units Seek Further Win Against Opioid Suits

    Chubb, Liberty Mutual and Lloyd's of London units and other insurers urged a Pennsylvania federal court to find that they don't owe any additional coverage to bankrupt pharmaceutical company Endo International for the remainder of third-party payor opioid lawsuits filed against Endo during its 2017-2018 policy period.

  • July 02, 2026

    Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review

    The U.S. Supreme Court's stark ideological divisions were on full display this term, particularly as it issued long-awaited rulings in the last few days of June. Here, Law360 dives into the numbers behind this court term.

  • July 02, 2026

    Judges To Tour Rust Belt To Build Trust In Courts

    Days after the Fourth of July celebration of America's 250th birthday, a group of current and retired judges will lead a four-day bus tour through three states to promote one of the bedrock principles of the country's independence: the rule of law.

  • July 02, 2026

    HHS Beats Temple Birth Injury Claims Over Notice Defect

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services escaped claims that a federal health program physician at Temple University Hospital waited too long to address a patient's pre-term labor and delivery, since the plaintiff had only filed an administrative notice that she intended to sue the agency over her prenatal care.

  • July 02, 2026

    Feds Win Bid To Pause Philly's ICE Agent Unmasking, ID Law

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday ruled Philadelphia's law requiring federal agents to display badges and unmask themselves while on duty in the city likely went against the Constitution because it interfered with the way the federal government operates, noting in his ruling that the law was even treated with skepticism by the mayor and the city's solicitor.

  • July 01, 2026

    USPS Mail-In Ballot Plan Breaches NAACP Deal, Judge Says

    A D.C. federal judge Wednesday told the U.S. Postal Service it couldn't go forward with a proposed rule governing the delivery of mail-in ballots, saying it would violate the terms of the federal agency's 2021 settlement with the NAACP in its voting rights litigation.

  • July 01, 2026

    3rd Circ. Backs Sentence Bump For Gun's 1 Marred Serial No.

    A Third Circuit panel upheld a Pennsylvania man's sentence for possessing a firearm as a felon on Wednesday, finding that an enhancement applied since his pistol had one serial number defaced.

  • July 01, 2026

    Sign Co. Says WSFS Sanctions Bid Violates Mediation Deal

    A sign company asked a New Jersey federal court to sanction Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB over claims that it violated mediation confidentiality in the bank's suit alleging breach of contract and professional negligence after part of the signage on its Philadelphia building broke off and fell 40 stories to the ground.

  • July 01, 2026

    3rd Circ. Tests FERC's Attention To Public Input In Hydro Case

    A Third Circuit panel Wednesday dug into whether the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission really listened to the concerns of residents of York County, Pennsylvania, about its initial approval of a hydroelectric project they claimed could lead to ecological and property damage.

  • July 01, 2026

    3rd Circ. Says Hidden Bank Accounts Count As Tax Evasion

    The Third Circuit found a Pennsylvania insurance business owner guilty of two counts of tax evasion, affirming Wednesday a lower court jury's conclusion that he willfully concealed a bank account on 2016 tax forms while the IRS was pursuing collection action against him.

  • July 01, 2026

    Split Fed. Circ. Backs Block On Generic Of Otsuka Neuro Drug

    A split Federal Circuit panel on Wednesday supported a lower court's temporary block on Hetero Labs from selling a generic version of Otsuka's neurological disorder drug, even as it disagreed with the decision to waive Otsuka's requirement to post a bond while the case proceeds.

Expert Analysis

  • FERC Order May Alter PJM's Framework, Spur $1B In Refunds

    Author Photo

    A recent order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission stands to reform how grid operator PJM Interconnection assigns transmission upgrade costs, with potentially sweeping implications for transmission owners, merchant transmission facilities and load-serving entities, including an estimated $1 billion in refunds and surcharges, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

  • Series

    Studying Foreign Languages Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    Studying Italian and Japanese has shown me that learning a new language can benefit a legal career in several ways, including by demonstrating the importance of approaching problems from a fresh perspective and the value of practicing patience with colleagues and clients, says Anna King at Genworth Financial.

  • Mortgage Co. Ruling Shows Risks Of Broad Noncompetes

    Author Photo

    The Federal Trade Commission and a Pennsylvania state court recently took actions against Mortgage Connect that demonstrate that overbroad noncompetes may not be worth the regulatory trouble they invite, especially amid heightened federal scrutiny, proliferating state restrictions and increasingly skeptical courts, say attorneys at A&O Shearman.

  • 6th Circ. Ruling Highlights Split On Labor Cost Depreciation

    Author Photo

    The Sixth Circuit's recent decision in Schoening Investment v. Cincinnati Casualty throws into relief the fine lines of courts' varying interpretations of whether a commercial property insurer may justifiably depreciate labor costs to determine the actual cash value of damage, says Nabila Rahim at Zelle.

  • 6th Circ. Ruling Broadest So Far In Wave Of Habeas Decisions

    Author Photo

    The Sixth Circuit’s recent opinion in Lopez-Campos v. Raycraft provides the most developed structural reasoning among rulings in a widening circuit split over mandatory detention after undocumented entry into the U.S., and supplies immigration practitioners a template for due process arguments in favor of habeas relief, says Kemal Hepsen at Mandamus Lawyers.

  • And Now A Word From The Panel: An MDL Realignment

    Author Photo

    With seven multidistrict litigation proceedings initiated so far this year, a review of venue locations suggests a shift away from the East Coast, a seeming reversal of last year's swing in that direction, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.

  • Series

    NY Times Word Puzzles Make Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    Every morning I let The New York Times humble me with word games, which offer a chance to recalibrate my brain before the day's chaos arrives and remind me that a solution — whether to a puzzle or employment law issue — almost always exists once I find the right angle, says Amy Epstein Gluck at Pierson Ferdinand.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lesson: Diagnose Before Arguing

    Author Photo

    Law school often skips over explicitly teaching students how to determine what kind of problem a case presents before they commit to a particular doctrinal path, which risks building arguments that are internally coherent but externally misaligned, says Melanie Oxhorn at Kobre & Kim.

  • Becoming The Biz-Savvy GC That Portfolio Companies Need

    Author Photo

    Candidates for general counsel roles at private equity-backed portfolio companies should prioritize proving their sector-specific experience, commercial judgment and ease with uncertainty — and attorneys hoping to be candidates in five to 10 years should start working on those skills now, says Dimitri Mastrocola at Major Lindsey.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Survive The Tech Revolution

    Author Photo

    Colorado Supreme Court Justice Maria Berkenkotter and Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Lino Lipinsky de Orlov discuss how artificial intelligence has already fundamentally altered the legal system and offer tips for courts navigating deepfakes, hallucinations and a gap in access to AI tools.

  • A Framework For Habeas Relief After 5th Circ. Bond Ruling

    Author Photo

    Following the Fifth Circuit’s recent Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi decision foreclosing statutory bond for detained nonimmigrants not deemed admitted to the U.S., lawyers should adopt a framework that requests habeas relief pursuant to the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause, says Kemal Hepsen at Mandamus Lawyers.

  • 3 AI Adoption Mistakes GCs Should Avoid

    Author Photo

    The pressure in-house legal teams face to quickly adopt artificial intelligence tools, combined with budget constraints and the need to evaluate a crowded market of options, sets the stage for implementation mistakes that are often difficult to undo, says former 23andMe general counsel Guy Chayoun.

  • Series

    Playing Basketball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    My grandfather used to say "I wear your jersey" as shorthand for wholly committing to support someone with loyalty and integrity — ideals that have shaped my life on the basketball court and in legal practice, says Tracy Schimelfenig at Schimelfenig Legal.

  • Nexstar Offers A Cautionary Tale On State-Level Deal Scrutiny

    Author Photo

    State-enforcement challenges to the $6.2 billion Nexstar-Tegna merger remind legal practitioners that federal approval isn't always sufficient to deliver certainty on closing, integration and timetable assumptions, says Brett Story at Britehorn Securities.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Georgia Court Has Business On Its Mind

    Author Photo

    Thanks to recent legislation, the Georgia State-wide Business Court will soon offer business litigants greater access to the court than ever before, further enhancing the court's emphasis on efficiency, predictability and accessibility for sophisticated commercial disputes, says former GSBC judge Walt Davis at Jones Day.

Want to publish in Law360?


Submit an idea

Have a news tip?


Contact us here
Can't find the article you're looking for? Click here to search the Pennsylvania archive.