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High Court Rules Parents Can Litigate on Behalf of Child's Educational Needs
Parents do not need to hire lawyers to litigate public school special education disputes involving their children, the Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 7-2 decision in Winkelman v. Parma City School District says parents have "independent, enforceable rights" in a free, appropriate education for their children under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. As a result, they can pursue those interests not just at the administrative appeal stage, but into federal court as well.
Mass-Tort Litigation Leaves Philadelphia, Rises Elsewhere
Publication Date: 2013-06-25 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, recently a hotbed for mass-tort litigation, may have seen its mass claims drop by 70 percent in 2012. But that does not mean that mass torts are slackening elsewhere.
Pa. Superior Court Panel Backs Newspaper in Shield Law Case
A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has held that a newspaper doesn't have to reveal its anonymous source for the purposes of a defamation action filed by two county officials who were reported as having stonewalled during a grand jury investigation into alleged illegal conduct at the local prison. The panel noted that the only relevant exception to the state Shield Law allows defamation plaintiffs to demand discovery of unpublished information, and even then only if the source is not personally identified.Expected Defense No Basis for Removal To Federal Court
When plaintiffs in a state court defamation suit anticipate a defense and respond to it in their opening pleading by citing to the First Amendment, the defense cannot then seize upon that response to remove the suit to federal court, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Litigators of the Week: John Donovan of Ropes & Gray and Paul Vizcarrondo of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Publication Date: 2013-01-24 Practice Area: Industry: Court: Judge: Attorneys: For plaintiff: For defendant: Case number:
More than a decade after the founders of speech recognition firm Dragon Systems sold their company in a $580 million "business deal from hell," Donovan and Vizcarrondo persuaded a federal jury that Goldman's advice on the deal didn't amount to negligence.
Booming IP Practice Has Big Firms Seeking Merger with Longtime Boutiques
Last month Ronald Panitch finally relented -- deciding to merge his IP firm with national giant Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. That decision has people in the legal community talking about whether the union is a sign of things to come for IP boutiques as big firms continue to try and muscle in on their once exclusive turf. Philadelphia's leading IP boutiques say they have been flooded with merger offers from big firms in the past year.3rd Circuit Rules Some Asbestos Cases Are Pre-Empted
Railroad workers cannot pursue state law-based personal injury claims stemming from occupational asbestos exposure because such claims are pre-empted by the federal Locomotive Inspection Act, the 3rd Circuit ruled. The decision could create a legal conundrum, because the court rejected a contrary Pennsylvania Supreme Court holding on the books for 30 years. The issue could capture the U.S. Supreme Court's attention, as justices are always on the lookout for conflicts, including ones between circuits and state high courts.More from ALM
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