Western Pennsylvania
Judge Rules Generic, Brand-Name Drugs Must List Same Warnings
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, May 2, 2013
An Allegheny County judge has ruled that the "different manufacturers exception" to 21 U.S.C. Section 355(j)(2)(A)(v), which permits a generic drugmaker's warning label to deviate from the brand-name manufacturer's label in certain respects, does not allow generic manufacturers to include warnings that are not also disclosed on the brand-name equivalent's label.
Western District Pilot Patent Court Attracts Attention
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Big verdicts in patent cases mean big attention by the media, but is there a way to turn all the attention into something positive? The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania is trying to do just that.
Consol Energy Agrees to Pay $36 Mil. to Pa. to Settle Mining Damage Claim
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has reached a $36 million settlement with Consol Energy over claims the company's coal mining caused structural damage that required a lake to be drained at a nearby state park.
K&L Gates' Appeal of Le-Nature's Trustee $500 Mil. Suit Denied
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to take a case in which K&L Gates was appealing the reinstatement of a $500 million lawsuit against the firm by the trustee of bankrupt bottling company Le-Nature's.
Judge OKs Citibank's Bid for Sanctions Hearing
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
A federal judge has ordered a hearing to consider sanctions against the lawyers who represented a pair of plaintiffs in their suit against Citibank after they lost several thousand dollars by agreeing to a loan that was backed by counterfeit Citibank documents.
Settlement Terms Off Limits to Remaining Defendants in MDL
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
A confidential settlement agreement between a large-scale window manufacturer and a flat glass producer is not discoverable by the remaining defendants in the multidistrict litigation case alleging price-fixing among makers of flat glass, a federal judge in Pittsburgh has ruled.
Saul Ewing Keeps Up Its Expansion of Pittsburgh Office
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Saul Ewing has continued the aggressive expansion of its year-old Pittsburgh office, adding three partners and one special counsel from Pittsburgh-based Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl, including its litigation, construction, and mergers and acquisitions heads.
Citizens Bank Wins FLSA Jury Verdict in Western District
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Citizens Bank dodged a multimillion-dollar bullet when a federal jury in Pittsburgh agreed with its designation of assistant branch managers as salaried employees not eligible for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Justices Agree to Eye Pathological Parent-Child Bonds
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
The state Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case involving whether parental rights should be terminated under the state Adoption Act of 1980 when a pathological bond exists between a child and a parent.
A Reminder About Pollution Legal Liability Coverage
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
A recent decision from the federal district court in Pittsburgh highlights the importance of carrying environmental insurance, especially in connection with properties or facilities with an increased potential for environmental legacy liabilities.
Justices Mull Discovery Rule's Impact When Defendant Is Unknown
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
At oral argument last week looking at when the statute of limitations should toll in a medical malpractice case where there are many possible causes of injury and the proper defendant can't be readily identified, perhaps it was Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer who spoke most succinctly:
Supreme Court Weighs Impact of Discovery of Attorney-Expert Talks
The Legal Intelligencer
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Two justices of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned whether opening the gates of discovery to communications between an attorney and his or her expert would have an unfavorable impact on litigation in Pennsylvania courts.
Justices Question Construction of Lien Law at Arguments
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The state Supreme Court heard arguments last week in a case over whether Pennsylvania's Mechanics' Lien Law should be construed liberally, such that the trustees of an employee benefits fund can proceed with mechanics' lien claims against a real estate developer for money owed to two unions after the contractor who hired them went bankrupt.
Big-Ticket Cases Featured in Pittsburgh Argument Session
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Highlighting the first oral argument session after the official resignation of Justice Joan Orie Melvin are two of the bigger cases on the justices' docket this year: a case over whether communications between attorneys and their expert witnesses are discoverable and one about when the statute of limitations starts running in a medical malpractice case where there are multiple potential causes of injury.
Receipt of Pension Isn't Evidence of Retirement, Justices Say
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The state Supreme Court has ruled that an employee's receipt of a pension is not sufficient evidence that the employee has retired and does not satisfy an employer's burden of proof for modifying or suspending workers' compensation benefits.
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