Pennsylvania

  • December 02, 2024

    Temple U., Cancer Center Say Prof's Bias Suit Short On Facts

    Temple University and its cancer research center said a Pennsylvania federal court should toss most of a professor's lawsuit claiming she was denied opportunities after rejecting the advances of the center's eventual director, arguing her allegations were based on subjective beliefs rather than actual harassment.

  • December 02, 2024

    Heritage's $10M Generic Drugs Deal With AGs Gets 1st OK

    A Connecticut federal judge gave his initial approval on Monday to Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s $10 million settlement agreement with state attorneys general to resolve allegations it took part in an anticompetitive, price-fixing scheme focused on generic drugs.

  • December 02, 2024

    Pa. Justices To Weigh Asbestos Suits For Defunct Co.'s Parent

    The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will take up an appeal over whether a case can pierce the corporate veil to turn tort claims against a dissolved company into claims against its parent company.

  • December 02, 2024

    'Malicious' Intent Testimony Nixed From Blank Rome Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday prohibited certain expert witnesses from opining on the alleged "malicious" intent an aircraft parts maker, represented by Blank Rome LLP, had when suing a onetime defense attorney who defected to the plaintiffs bar.

  • December 02, 2024

    Attorney Disbarred In NJ For Stealing $170K From Father

    The New Jersey Supreme Court has disbarred a Pennsylvania attorney following her conviction in Pennsylvania for stealing nearly $170,000 from her father, according to a recently filed order.

  • November 27, 2024

    Split Ohio High Court Revives Death Suit Against Pa. Doctor

    An Ohio law that pauses the statute of limitations for lawsuits against parties who leave the state does not violate the dormant commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution because it neither facially discriminates against out-of-state entities nor has some economic protectionist purpose, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

  • November 27, 2024

    Developer Settles Landslide Claims From Ryan Homes, Town

    The bankrupt developer of a housing project that was beset by landslides has settled with a construction company and a Western Pennsylvania township in exchange for finishing some of its remaining cleanup work and giving the township the remaining lots, burying a six-year dispute.

  • November 27, 2024

    Nonprofit Warns 3rd Circ. Against 'Abuse' In Merck Vax Case

    The anti-monopoly think tank Open Markets Institute urged the full Third Circuit to rethink a panel's immunization of Merck & Co. Inc. from antitrust claims over its mumps vaccine, arguing in an amicus brief that the doctrine cementing the right to petition the government doesn't justify the use of courts and administration as a "competitive weapon."

  • November 27, 2024

    CFPB Fights Student Loan Servicer's Bid To Pause Deal

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has told a Pennsylvania federal court that student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency shouldn't get to pause its work fulfilling a settlement just because a third party had appealed a separate deal with the loan holders.

  • November 27, 2024

    Up Next At The High Court: Transgender Care, Holocaust Art

    The U.S. Supreme Court will return to the bench Monday for its December arguments session, which will include blockbuster questions about the constitutionality of state laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors and whether Hungary can be held liable for property stolen during World War II.

  • November 27, 2024

    WSFS Sues Sign-Maker After Letter Falls From Philly Rooftop

    Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB is suing the manufacturer and installer of logo signs placed at the top of buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware, alleging breach of contract and professional negligence claims after a large portion of the 'W' on its Philly building broke off and fell 40 stories to the ground.

  • November 27, 2024

    Yale Health Group Can Bolster Bid To Dodge $435M Sale Deal

    Yale New Haven Health Services Corp. can add allegations to its complaint against Prospect Medical Holdings Inc. seeking to dodge a $435 million contract to buy a string of Connecticut hospitals and cite more examples of the seller's alleged breach of the deal, including $16 million in pension liens and ongoing regulatory investigations.

  • November 26, 2024

    Tort Report: Fla. Jury Delivers $141.5M Trucking Crash Verdict

    A pending Pennsylvania Supreme Court case over Uber's so-called click-through arbitration agreements and a $141.5 million trucking crash verdict out of Florida lead Law360's Tort Report, which compiles recent personal injury and medical malpractice news that may have flown under the radar.

  • November 26, 2024

    Biden Urged To Dismantle 'Deportation Machine' Pre-Trump

    A coalition of immigration-focused health and legal services providers, advocacy organizations, labor unions, faith communities and others in Pennsylvania released a to-do list for the Biden administration on Tuesday urging "dismantling the deportation machine" as much as possible before President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

  • November 26, 2024

    Beasley Allen Escapes Sanctions For J&J Deposition No Show

    A Texas bankruptcy judge on Tuesday laid ground rules for documents and communications to be shared in a messy discovery phase of the Chapter 11 of Red River Talc, Johnson & Johnson's latest liability spinoff, while also saying he wouldn't sanction a Beasley Allen attorney who didn't appear at a deposition last week. 

  • November 26, 2024

    Helicopter Co. 'Forum Shopping,' Crash Victims' Families Say

    The families of six Canadian Air Force members who died in a 2020 helicopter crash said Tuesday that the aircraft maker's attempt to move a suit over their deaths to Connecticut was an attempt to gain a favorable jury pool in a state where the company is a large employer.

  • November 26, 2024

    Susman Godfrey Riding 'Coattails' In $147.5M Deal, Court Told

    Susman Godfrey LLP should be denied fees for representing objectors to a $147.5 million global settlement of a life insurance proposed class action in Connecticut, class counsel has argued, saying the firm sought to "impede" rather than secure the deal and only rode class counsel's "coattails."

  • November 26, 2024

    Pa. Let Out Of Suit Concerning Child's Abuse, Death

    The state of Pennsylvania has been let out of a federal lawsuit in which schools and local child-welfare agencies are accused of allowing a 12-year-old girl to be fatally abused by her father and stepmother, with the girl's estate telling the court that Pennsylvania has not responded to the lawsuit.

  • November 26, 2024

    MLBPA, FanDuel Ink Licensing Deal After Settling Legal Spat

    The Major League Baseball Players Association, FanDuel and OneTeam Partners on Tuesday announced that they are teaming up on a product and marketing licensing agreement, a move that comes just weeks after FanDuel was dropped from an MLBPA lawsuit over the alleged use of players' photos to promote sports gambling.

  • November 26, 2024

    Pa. Nursing Home Eying Sale Seeks Fraud Sentencing Delay

    The parent company for a troubled Western Pennsylvania nursing home asked a federal court to postpone a sentencing for defrauding state and federal healthcare programs so the company can keep trying to sell the facility, or at least relocate its residents over a longer period of time.

  • November 26, 2024

    River Group Sues Pa. Silver Refiner Over Water Pollution

    A Delaware River advocacy group has filed a Clean Water Act lawsuit against a Pennsylvania silver refinery, alleging the facility has been dumping polluted stormwater into the river.

  • November 25, 2024

    GATX Rips Norfolk Southern's Bid To Shift Derailment Liability

    GATX Corp. and its subsidiary General American Marks Co. have told an Ohio federal court that Norfolk Southern cannot offload liability for the February 2023 East Palestine derailment and toxic chemical spill, saying there's zero evidence GATX improperly maintained or inspected a tank car involved in the accident.

  • November 25, 2024

    Philly Hospital Must Pay Patient's Family $6.8M, Jury Finds

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital must pay $6.8 million to the family of a woman who died from complications resulting from a procedure targeting a tumor, with a Philadelphia jury finding the hospital was negligent in its treatment.

  • November 25, 2024

    Philly Man Acquitted In $34M Pharmacy Kickback Case In NJ

    A Philadelphia man has been acquitted by a New Jersey federal jury of charges related to a $34 million medication kickback scheme involving three other pharmacy executives accused of paying marketers referral fees.

  • November 25, 2024

    Broker Appeals For Pause of FINRA's 'Unconstitutional' Case

    A Philadelphia-area broker challenging the constitutionality of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's in-house proceedings told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday the regulator's case against him should be put on ice while he argues his case before the Third Circuit.

Expert Analysis

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • What 7th Circ. Collective Actions Ruling Means For Employers

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    With the Seventh Circuit’s recent Fair Labor Standards Act ruling in Vanegas v. Signet Builders, a majority of federal appellate courts that have addressed the jurisdictional scope of employee collective actions now follow the U.S. Supreme Court's limiting precedent, bolstering an employer defense in circuits that have yet to weigh in, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • Behind 3rd Circ. Ruling On College Athletes' FLSA Eligibility

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    The Third Circuit's decision that college athletes are not precluded from bringing a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act raises key questions about the practical consequences of treating collegiate athletes as employees, such as Title IX equal pay claims and potential eligibility for all employment benefits, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Missouri Injunction A Setback For State Anti-ESG Rules

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    A Missouri federal court’s recent order enjoining the state’s anti-ESG rules comes amid actions by state legislatures to revise or invalidate similar legislation imposing disclosure and consent requirements around environmental, social and governance investing, and could be a blueprint for future challenges, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • Opinion

    3rd. Circ. Got It Right On Cancer Warning Claims Preemption

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    The Third Circuit's recent, eminently sensible ruling in a failure-to-warn case against Roundup manufacturer Monsanto, holding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act preempts state law claims, provides a road map that other courts should adopt, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Finding Coverage For Online Retail Privacy Class Actions

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    Following recent court rulings interpreting state invasion of privacy and electronic surveillance statutes triggering a surge in the filing of privacy class actions against online retailers, companies should examine their various insurance policies, including E&O and D&O, for defense coverage of these claims, says Alison Gaske at Gilbert LLP.

  • Avoiding Corporate Political Activity Pitfalls This Election Year

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    As Election Day approaches, corporate counsel should be mindful of the complicated rules around companies engaging in political activities, including super PAC contributions, pay-to-play prohibitions and foreign agent restrictions, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Opinion

    Congress Must Do More To Bolster ERISA Protections

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    As the Employee Retirement Income Security Act turns 50 this month, we applaud Congress for championing a statute that protects worker and retiree rights, but further action is needed to ban arbitration clauses in plan provisions and codify regulations imperiled by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling, say Michelle Yau and Eleanor Frisch at Cohen Milstein.

  • Unpacking Jurisdiction Issues In 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent ruling in George v. Rushmore Service Center could be interpreted to establish three principles regarding district courts' jurisdiction to enter arbitration-related orders under the Federal Arbitration Act, two of which may lead to confusion, says David Cinotti at Pashman Stein.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • How NJ Temp Equal Pay Survived A Constitutional Challenge

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    The Third Circuit recently gave the New Jersey Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights a new lease on life by systematically dismantling multiple theories of the act's unconstitutionality brought by staffing agencies hoping to delay their new equal pay and benefits obligations, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

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