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April 23, 2012 |

Judge Bars Drillers, Lawmakers From Intervening in Act 13 Suit

A Commonwealth Court judge has barred industry groups, drillers and legislators from intervening in a suit filed by seven Pennsylvania municipalities and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network that alleges the recent zoning-related amendments to the state's Oil and Gas Act are unconstitutional.
4 minute read
June 13, 2012 |

How to Research Private Companies

When it comes to privately owned (or privately held) companies, sometimes a wealth of corporate information just isn't available. Research librarian Jocelyn Stilwell-Tong tells you where to look.
5 minute read
January 11, 2010 |

D.C. Calendar of Events

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August 31, 2011 |

Appeals Court Dismisses Fraud Suit Over Failure to Prove Scienter

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware to dismiss all claims against a transportation company, ruling that the plaintiffs were unable to prove material misrepresentation with scienter.
4 minute read
September 20, 2011 |

Dram Shop Case May Proceed Backed by Circumstantial Evidence

Dram shop litigation against an establishment that serves alcohol may proceed, even without direct evidence that it served an intoxicated patron, a Lawrence County judge has ruled.
6 minute read
August 10, 2011 |

Questions About Witness Testimony Vacate Death Sentence

A Delaware Superior Court judge has ruled that convicted murderer Steven Shelton should be removed from death row. The judge is set to resentence him later this fall on lesser charges connected to the crime after it was revealed the state’s star witness against Shelton was tainted and may not have been competent to testify.
5 minute read
November 10, 2010 |

Litigation in the Internet Age

A recent ethics opinion by the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Professional Ethics is the latest example of how computers and the Internet have changed the practice of law. The committee said that neither a lawyer nor someone working for her could resort to false pretenses, "trickery" or deception — such as creating a phony Facebook account and "friending" a potential witness — to obtain evidence from a social networking site.
4 minute read
September 23, 2011 |

Could You Survive a Social Media Background Check?

Some legal experts warn employers that if they turn to social media sites to find out more about potential employees, it could lead to inadvertent discrimination based on characteristics that, by law, should not be considered as part of the hiring process.
6 minute read
February 14, 2012 |

In Revenue Race, Pa. Firms Lag in Recession Recovery

A mature U.S. legal market coupled with a dip in demand for legal services in the latter half of 2011 makes for a difficult climate to grow something many law firms lost millions of in the last few years — revenue dollars.
8 minute read
April 13, 2012 |

Judge Grants Motion to Bring Penn State's Lawsuit to Phila.

A Philadelphia judge has decided to bring a lawsuit filed by Penn State against its insurance company to Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, after the insurer had filed its own lawsuit in the First Judicial District and the university countered with a separate action on its home field.
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