The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The ultimate winner in the U.S. Supreme Court's decision that pharmaceutical pay-for-delay settlements are subject to antitrust review might not be the Federal Trade Commission or drug manufacturers, but rather the attorneys who represent them.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Cozen O?Connor has lost another attempt at being allowed to forgive in full the $450,000 in legal bills it is owed by U.S. Representative Bob Brady, D-Pa., in connection with the firm?s representation of him in a ballot challenge during the 2007 Philadelphia mayoral race.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Former Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin may find success in her appeal of her criminal conviction and sentencing if she has the facts to back up her claims of prosecutorial misconduct and that the trial judge expressed personal opinions regarding the evidence, criminal defense attorneys told The Legal.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Pennsylvania-based information-technology company Unisys Corp. can't enforce an agreement to compel arbitration in an age-discrimination suit brought by former employees who were fired by the company before they signed an employment agreement that had an arbitration clause with an outsourcing company, a federal judge has ruled.

The American Lawyer   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Last week was filled with 18-hour days for Glen Nager. But he wasn't complaining. After all, the reason he was so busy was that the annual U.S. Open Championship golf tournament was under way in suburban Philadelphia.

The National Law Journal   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Diversity may be a priority for some law schools, but minority law students still face a harder road to a juris doctor than their white counterparts, according to an article in the latest edition of the Berkeley Journal of African-American Law & Policy.

New Jersey Law Journal   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A $2.3 million fight between two ex-law partners over fees in a class action against Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ended June 11 with one of them winning it all.

SUPREME COURT

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Because the offer letter specifically stated that appellee had to execute the employment contract as a condition of employment, the employment agreement, not the offer letter, contained the definitive terms and conditions of employment therein; the offer letter was not a binding contract and the non-competition provision of the employment agreement was enforceable, although not mentioned in the offer letter. Order of Superior Court vacated.

SUPERIOR COURT

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 11, 2013

A mechanics' lien may attach where excavation or groundwork was performed in preparation for planned construction, even if construction never occurred. Trial court order sustaining appellees' preliminary objections reversed.

COMMONWEALTH COURT

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Appellant's ordinance prohibiting non-designated providers from providing EMS substantially impaired the obligation of contracts and did not support a significant legitimate public purpose, violating the contracts clause of the U.S. Constitution; the trial court properly held an ex parte hearing for appellee's preliminary injunction where the potential for irreparable injury was evident. Affirmed.

COURTS OF COMMON PLEAS

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

A property owner who defaulted on a mortgage loan was required to raise statutory violations of TILA and UTPCPL during the foreclosure proceedings; her failure to do so was res judicata on her mortgage rescission claim. Affirmance recommended.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT-EASTERN

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Monday, June 1, 2020

In February 2010, the court dismissed McKeon's pro se second complaint as legally frivolous and permitted McKeon to file a third complaint.

GC Mid-Atlantic

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Recent court decisions may curtail the use of unpaid internships at for-profit businesses, as companies now face substantial liability for improperly classifying interns under the "trainee exception" of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Immigration Law

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, June 19, 2013

During the past several weeks, many have paid tribute to the late U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., honoring his military service during World War II and accomplishments as a businessman and politician.

Ethics

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

I practice in a county where there are part-time masters and conciliators in family court. Sometimes, while having cases before the master or conciliator, I am also litigating against that person in unrelated family court cases. Is that permissible?

Workers' Compensation

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

All attorneys, regardless of their level of experience, should realize the importance of cultivating and fostering relationships with other attorneys. This holds especially true when it comes to referral relationships. Learning to understand the hidden potential that exists in your own inventory is one key to developing a flourishing network of long-term referrals.

Workers' Compensation

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

My individual practice has caused me to focus on mandatory injunctions under the environmental laws for a while now, as in United States v. NCR, No. 1:10-cv-910-WCG (E.D. Wis. May 1, 2013).

Litigation

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Parties often agree to arbitration assuming that the process is the functional equivalent of a nonjury court trial and differs from it only in that it allows them to select their judge, time and place of hearing.

Energy and Natutal Resources

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The modern oil and gas lease is a sophisticated and complex legal instrument that has evolved over the last several decades. This evolution, however, has generally occurred within the "vertical well" context. Recent technological advances in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have resulted in unprecedented leasing activity throughout Pennsylvania.

Real Estate

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 18, 2013

As the city of Philadelphia continues to generate negative publicity in the media about its inability to collect upon delinquent taxpayers, it only seems to make sense that it will make a concerted effort to improve upon its tax collection efforts.

Law Technology News

Law Technology News   |  Monday, June 17, 2013

Big Data is big news in litigation discovery -and predictive coding has arrived as a best practice to deal with the mountain of data. But that's just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.

Legal Marketing

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Monday, June 17, 2013

With the summer months upon us, it is too easy to be lulled into a sense of complacency and slack off on targeted business-development initiatives. Avoid the temptation and leverage these next several months with a concentrated effort to build and strengthen your network.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Robert Kauffman spent the past year helping transition his former company, Harleysville Insurance, after its acquisition by Nationwide Insurance, all the while knowing he would soon be looking for another job.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Monday, June 10, 2013

Halmon L. Banks III, who had been a partner at the workers' compensation firm formerly known as Martin Banks until his acrimonious departure last month, has opened Banks Law, his own three-lawyer firm.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Friday, June 7, 2013

Only two of the six Pennsylvania firms on the Am Law 200 were able to improve their position on the annual ranking of firms based on gross revenue, despite all of the firms seeing rises in that metric.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, June 6, 2013

Technology giant Apple Inc. is seeking the disqualification of plaintiffs counsel in a patent suit against the company after it learned a former partner at longtime Apple IP counsel Morgan, Lewis & Bockius allegedly aided the plaintiff in the suit.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Cozen O'Connor has opened an office in Minneapolis, Minn., with eight transactional and commercial litigation partners from Chicago-based Hinshaw & Culbertson.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Friday, May 31, 2013

The surviving family of longtime Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno, along with several former Penn State football players and members of the university board of trustees have sued the NCAA over sanctions imposed because of the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 30, 2013

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott's appeal of a $100,000 Dragonetti Act verdict against the firm regarding its client's campaign finance suit against a former candidate for Commonwealth Court.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Not many disputes over pay equity in large law firms are taken public through high-profile litigation. And when they are, they often settle for undisclosed terms, as was the case Friday when Greenberg Traurig and former shareholder Francine Griesing stipulated the withdrawal of her $200 million gender discrimination putative class action against the firm.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Wednesday, May 29, 2013

When a high-profile Philadelphia criminal defense attorney's girlfriend — and employee — was found dead in his bathtub, it was not the first time that A. Charles Peruto Jr. has been in the news.

The Legal Intelligencer   |  Thursday, May 23, 2013

New York-based Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler is seeking to remove a trade secrets case filed against it from state court in Pittsburgh to federal court in the Western District of Pennsylvania.