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  • October 21, 2024

    3rd Circ. Urged To Rethink $60M Moroccan Hotel Award Fight

    An investment group wants the Third Circuit to reconsider its decision reviving a dispute over the enforcement of a $60 million arbitral award favoring the current owner of a luxury hotel in Casablanca, saying the ruling is unprecedented and disregards well-established Delaware law.

  • October 21, 2024

    Central Park 5 Say Trump Defamed Them During Debate

    The Central Park Five — New Yorkers who were wrongfully convicted as young teens of assaulting and raping a woman in Central Park — have hit former President Donald Trump with a defamation suit, saying he falsely claimed at a recent debate that they pled guilty, decades after calling for the boys to be executed.

  • October 21, 2024

    Blue Cross Escapes Mental Health Coverage Denial Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge tossed a patient's suit that claimed Independence Blue Cross violated federal benefits law when it declined to cover his stay at a residential facility, ruling the insurance company adequately backed up its decision that the treatment wasn't imperative to his health.

  • October 21, 2024

    Mike Pence Supports US Steel-Nippon, Calls Critiques 'Bogus'

    Former Vice President Mike Pence has come out in support of Nippon Steel's planned $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, stating that Nippon will inject essential funding into the ailing Pennsylvania-based steelmaker while helping to fend off China and Russia's growing levels of global steel production. 

  • October 21, 2024

    Ex-Court Atty's Gender Bias Claims Cut From Workplace Suit

    Pennsylvania federal judge has reduced a lawsuit filed by a former Northampton County Court of Common Pleas lawyer who alleges she was forced to resign because of her treatment in the workplace, ruling that while her gender bias claims fall short, the case can proceed on her retaliation claims.

  • October 21, 2024

    Philly Judge Challenges Sanction For Unapproved Absence

    A Philadelphia Municipal Court judge is appealing sanctions ordered by a Pennsylvania disciplinary court which found she had committed an ethical violation when she prematurely signed court paperwork in order to take an unapproved personal day to travel to Florida.

  • October 21, 2024

    Judge Cites University Ties To Bow Out Of Aid-Fixing Suit

    An Illinois federal judge has recused herself from a proposed antitrust class action against 40 private colleges, reasoning that she has a relationship with one of the university defendants.

  • October 21, 2024

    Nurick Law Group Settles NJ Suit Over Whistleblower Case

    Pennsylvania-based Nurick Law Group LLC has settled a legal malpractice case brought by a former employee of an HVAC company who claimed that the firm mishandled his whistleblower case.

  • October 18, 2024

    Law360 MVP Awards Go To Top Attys From 74 Firms

    The attorneys chosen as Law360's 2024 MVPs have distinguished themselves from their peers by securing hard-earned successes in high-stakes litigation, complex global matters and record-breaking deals.

  • October 18, 2024

    Fed. Circ. Says HUD Owes No More For Canceled Contracts

    The Federal Circuit on Friday refused to grant a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development contractor costs and damages for the cancelation of contracts to sell foreclosed properties, saying HUD owed no more than the contractual minimums already paid.

  • October 18, 2024

    AGs Slam 4th Circ. Bid To Restore NC Abortion Drug Limits

    In a joint amicus brief to the Fourth Circuit, a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia has said the abortion drug mifepristone is a part of women's reproductive healthcare, assailing the "needless" limits that states including North Carolina have sought to impose on the drug's access.

  • October 18, 2024

    Pa. University Students Want Final OK For $1.15M Tuition Deal

    Students at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia asked a federal court Friday for final approval of a $1.15 million settlement over tuition for classes that shifted online at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • October 18, 2024

    Blank Rome Attys Want Win In Corporate Client Ex-Atty Suit

    A trio of Blank Rome LLP attorneys have asked a federal judge in Pennsylvania for an early win in a lawsuit from another attorney alleging they improperly helped her former client retaliate against her after she switched to the plaintiffs bar.

  • October 18, 2024

    Taxation With Representation: Baker, Simpson, Ropes

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, Lundbeck inks a $2.6 billion cash deal for Longboard, Silver Lake agrees to buy Zuora for $1.7 billion, and PPG and American Industrial Partners reach a $550 million deal.

  • October 18, 2024

    Philly Atty Suspended After Guilty Plea In Pill Mill Scheme

    A Philadelphia attorney who pled guilty to filling fraudulent opioid prescriptions in his side job as a part-time pharmacist had his law license suspended for a year and a day, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania announced.

  • October 18, 2024

    Atty Sanctioned For 'Indifference' In Tastykake Co. Bias Suit

    An attorney's "indifference" to court orders and deadlines in a Black Muslim worker's wage and discrimination suit against the maker of Tastykake warrants $30,000 in sanctions, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, warning that more serious consequences might come.

  • October 17, 2024

    NTIA Drops 1st List Of Self-Identified 'Build America' Makers

    The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the first list of self-identifying manufacturers complying with the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program's Build America, Buy America waiver.

  • October 17, 2024

    Pa. Appeals Court Stops Damaged Philly Building's Demolition

    A Pennsylvania appellate court has tossed a lower court order that required the demolition of a seven-story Philadelphia apartment building that had a partial façade collapse in September 2022.

  • October 17, 2024

    DOJ Defends States' Right To Recoup Live Nation Overcharges

    The federal government and 40 states are urging a New York federal court not to trim their antitrust case against Live Nation, arguing that states have the right to go after overcharges customers allegedly paid for concert tickets and also defending a tying claim based on venues and promotion services.

  • October 17, 2024

    3rd Circ. Undoes Arbitration Denial In Experian Row

    The Third Circuit on Thursday clarified its standard for when courts should order discovery into whether a dispute should be arbitrated, in an opinion that said a New Jersey woman had admitted she signed an arbitration agreement with an affiliate of Experian that could apply to her Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit.

  • October 17, 2024

    Pa. Man Cops To Running Fake Gambling Fund

    A Pennsylvania man pled guilty Thursday to stealing about $650,000 from investors who believed he was using their money to make low-risk sports bets using a "sophisticated computer algorithm."

  • October 17, 2024

    Athletes 'Easily' Clear 3rd Circ. Employee Test, Atty Says

    The lead attorney who persuaded the Third Circuit to hold that college athletes may be employees under federal wage law said Thursday that his clients are clearly employees under the test the court set out, drawing a favorable comparison to work-study participants.

  • October 17, 2024

    Hogan Lovells, Ropes & Gray Lead $550M Coatings Biz Sale

    Paint and coatings company PPG, advised by Hogan Lovells, has agreed to sell its architectural coatings business in the U.S. and Canada to Ropes & Gray LLP-led investor American Industrial Partners for $550 million, according to a Thursday statement from PPG.

  • October 17, 2024

    Philly Atty Gets 4-Year Ban Over Botched Civil Rights Case

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended a Philadelphia-based solo practitioner for four years after determining he spent 10 years communicating with a client about a civil rights case despite having failed to ever file a complaint in the matter.

  • October 17, 2024

    Fisher Phillips Adds Ex-Arnold & Porter eDiscovery Atty

    Labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips has expanded its Philadelphia office this week with the addition of an attorney who specializes in eDiscovery matters.

Expert Analysis

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • Series

    Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • The Rise Of State And Local Environmental Leadership

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    While Congress is deadlocked, and a U.S. Supreme Court with a hostility toward the administrative state aggressively dismantles federal environmental oversight, state and local governments are stepping up with policies to shape a more sustainable future for all species, says Jonathan Rosenbloom at Albany Law School.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity

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    The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.

  • Opinion

    A Way Forward For The US Steel-Nippon Deal And Union Jobs

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    Parties involved in Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel should trust the Pennsylvania federal court overseeing a key environmental settlement to supervise a way of including future union jobs and cleaner air for the city of Pittsburgh as part of a transparent business marriage, says retired judge Susan Braden.

  • Opinion

    Now More Than Ever, Lawyers Must Exhibit Professionalism

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    As society becomes increasingly fractured and workplace incivility is on the rise, attorneys must champion professionalism and lead by example, demonstrating how lawyers can respectfully disagree without being disagreeable, says Edward Casmere at Norton Rose.

  • Series

    Serving In The National Guard Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My ongoing military experience as a judge advocate general in the National Guard has shaped me as a person and a lawyer, teaching me the importance of embracing confidence, balance and teamwork in both my Army and civilian roles, says Danielle Aymond at Baker Donelson.

  • Differences In Enforcing Oral Settlements In NJ And Pa.

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    New Jersey mediations should incorporate new best practices for settlement agreements after a recent state appellate court ruling eliminated the enforceability of oral-only settlements, setting New Jersey at odds with Pennsylvania’s established willingness to enforce unwritten agreements that were clearly intended to be binding, say Thomas Wilkinson and Thomas DePaola at Cozen O'Connor.

  • A Midyear Forecast: Tailwinds Expected For Atty Hourly Rates

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    Hourly rates for partners, associates and support staff continued to rise in the first half of this year, and this growth shows no signs of slowing for the rest of 2024 and into next year, driven in part by the return of mergers and acquisitions and the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, says Chuck Chandler at Valeo Partners.

  • Opinion

    States Should Loosen Law Firm Ownership Restrictions

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    Despite growing buzz, normalized nonlawyer ownership of law firms is a distant prospect, so the legal community should focus first on liberalizing state restrictions on attorney and firm purchases of practices, which would bolster succession planning and improve access to justice, says Michael Di Gennaro at The Law Practice Exchange.

  • Series

    Solving Puzzles Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Tackling daily puzzles — like Wordle, KenKen and Connections — has bolstered my intellectual property litigation practice by helping me to exercise different mental skills, acknowledge minor but important details, and build and reinforce good habits, says Roy Wepner at Kaplan Breyer.

  • Texas Ethics Opinion Flags Hazards Of Unauthorized Practice

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    The Texas Professional Ethics Committee's recently issued proposed opinion finding that in-house counsel providing legal services to the company's clients constitutes the unauthorized practice of law is a valuable clarification given that a UPL violation — a misdemeanor in most states — carries high stakes, say Hilary Gerzhoy and Julienne Pasichow at HWG.

  • In Memoriam: The Modern Administrative State

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    On June 28, the modern administrative state, where courts deferred to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes, died when the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council — but it is survived by many cases decided under the Chevron framework, say Joseph Schaeffer and Jessica Deyoe at Babst Calland.

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