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November 20, 2007 |

Minority Judges Still Few and Far Between on Pa. Appellate Bench

A vote earlier this month highlighted the continuing challenge minorities have in seeking election to the Pennsylvania appellate ranks. Of the 10 candidates running for five open seats, only two were minorities. Lingering racial bias has been cited as a reason. But Nadeem Bezar, president of the South Asian Bar Association of Philadelphia, says he's optimistic that efforts to change the diversity within the judiciary by minority bar associations and the general bar associations will make a difference.
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May 11, 2011 |

Local Lawyers Needed as Out-of-Towners Compete for Marcellus Shale Work

The past few years have seen Texas and West Virginia firms attempting to establish themselves in Pennsylvania in hopes of competing for Marcellus Shale work.
5 minute read
November 12, 2009 |

2 Scientists Get $6.2 Million Award in Age Discrimination Suit

A federal jury on Tuesday awarded more than $6.2 million in an age discrimination suit brought by two scientists who said they were fired from their jobs at a Pennsylvania chemical manufacturing firm when the company targeted only older workers in layoffs in 2005. Significantly, the jury concluded that PQ Corp.'s age discrimination was "willful" -- a finding that leads to an automatic doubling of each plaintiff's back pay award. The jury also awarded hefty compensatory damages for the emotional damage they suffered.
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October 11, 2011 |

Former Apple GC Daniel Cooperman reflects on his time working for Steve Jobs

"He focused very, very sharply on making excellent products that people would love, and not doing lots of other things that would distract from that mission."
6 minute read
July 06, 2007 |

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October 19, 2006 |

Reporters Not Required to Turn Over Computers to Pa. Attorney General

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has blocked state Attorney General Tom Corbett's effort to force newspaper reporters in Lancaster, Pa., to turn over their computers in connection with an investigation of alleged leaks from the Lancaster County coroner to local media. A six-justice majority agreed that forcing the journalists to cede their entire hard drives would be akin to asking them to hand over their filing cabinets and could have a "chilling effect" on sources providing confidential information.
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November 13, 2006 |

'NLJ 250' Shows Strong Law Firm Growth Continuing

The 250 largest law firms in the U.S. grew by 4 percent in 2006, a figure that was just shy of the prior year's gains, according to The National Law Journal's 29th annual survey. The results indicate a "healthy legal economy" spurred by strong mergers and acquisitions activity and big-ticket litigation, said one law firm consultant. And while law firms used to base their mergers on geography and size for size's sake, they now take a much more strategic approach, said another consultant.
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December 20, 2007 |

Martindale-Hubbell Faces Challenges

Law firms are questioning the usefulness of Martindale-Hubbell's listing of attorneys and biographies in its annual book and online, as firm Web sites evolve and Google is ever-present. And while Martindale is working with firms to create packages that work for them and is creating services that are more with the times, some firms are adapting while others are departing. But one GC says that if law firms think they're saving money by scaling back on Martindale, they're probably wasting it elsewhere.
7 minute read
November 30, 2009 |

Willful infringement remains issue in patent cases

Although Seagate has made other options available to defendants, the original defense recognized by the Federal Circuit more than 25 years ago in Underwater Devices — a competent opinion of counsel — is still the strongest, safest and most reliable response to claims of willful patent infringement.
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