The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel H. Pond and Vladimir Dorash | May 17, 2024
The means used to obstruct the approval of the fee are not only flawed litigation tactics but arguably rise to the level of tortious interference. While some choose to be willfully blind to the plain language of Section 442 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, as well as its clear interpretation in Neves and Williams, we call on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation defense bar to abstain from tortious interference with contractual relationship between injured workers and their attorneys under the pretext of a "greater good."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | May 17, 2024
As a growing body of academic literature asserts, noncompetes are restraints against competition, and they are harmful to both employees and the economy. As one of the major levers that the federal government has over the economy, antitrust laws can provide significant deterrence to abuse of noncompetes by employers.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 16, 2024
U.S. District Judge Gene Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a motion from Penn to dismiss claims that it defamed anthropologist Dr. Janet Monge through its reaction to accusations that she had acted unethically in her handling of the remains of the 1985 MOVE bombing victims.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | May 14, 2024
Last month, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court brought unreasonable contest attorney fees back to the forefront in the precedential matter of Torres v. Amazon.com Services (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board), and offered further elaboration as to the Supreme Court's holding in Lorino.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | May 7, 2024
According to U.S. District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, Bey plausibly pleaded he gave his employer fair warning of the conflict, finding he couldn't be faulted for not providing more information about his faith on the religious exemption form.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 7, 2024
Brody ruled that Ikea's deletion of four email accounts significantly prejudiced the plaintiffs, and the company's "conduct and strategy of delay and obfuscation since plaintiffs first inquired about the deleted accounts in January 2023 displayed a lack of candor that is offensive to a court."
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 6, 2024
The plaintiff alleged in its $849 million suit that its former employees stole trade secrets and set up competing drug companies.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 2, 2024
According to claimant Mark Schmidt, the court's phrasing of the question was broader than what his employer raised in its appeal, expanding the issue to encompass an employer's duty to reimburse injured workers for not just CBD oil, but any type of over-the-counter item.
By Alexander Lugo | April 29, 2024
A partner and an associate, both based in Miami, say they were subjected to retaliation and ultimately lost their jobs after raising concerns about how they were treated at the Philadelphia-based firm.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Adam Roseman | April 23, 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)—the federal watchdog responsible for ensuring safe and healthful working conditions—has been "raising the heat" on employers when it comes to investigating heat hazards in the workplace during this era of volatile climate change.
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