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August 21, 2002 |

Bad Faith Claims Forestalled by ERISA

The hottest issue in ERISA law just got a little hotter now that a federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to follow a colleague`s recent decision that said ERISA plaintiffs can also pursue a claim under Pennsylvania`s bad faith statute.
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October 14, 2004 |

Some Big Firms Kick Up Pay, the Rest Watch and Wait

Although even a few top firms' increases in associate salaries have historically been enough to inflate pay from coast to coast, many firms seem to be reacting cautiously to recent news of interim bonuses and wage hikes. But even as a survey of large firms shows status quo, not quid pro quo, recruiters are making other predictions.
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August 02, 1999 |

Plaintiffs' Lawyers Say Sears is Hiding Discovery Materials Provided in Texas Suit

Discovery battles are getting ugly in Boyer v. Sears Roebuck & Co., the proposed class-action suit that accuses Sears of myriad illegal debt-collection practices, including harassment of bankrupt credit-card holders. In a brief filed in U.S. District Court last week, attorneys Laurence S. Berman and Craig D. Ginsburg argue that Sears has ``objected to virtually every aspect'' of their discovery requests with ``boilerplate'' objections. Sears has been more forthcoming in a suit pending in Texas, however.
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With Cordray's Authority in Doubt, Banks Weigh Spurning His Agency
Publication Date: 2013-01-29
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To comply or not to comply? That's the question now facing companies involved in proceedings before the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

November 23, 2009 |

Largest 100 Firms Alphabetically

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April 14, 2010 |

More Small and Solo Corporate Practices Emerging

A growing number of solo corporate attorneys and small corporate boutiques have emerged in the last two years in the Philadelphia area. Attorneys with large-firm and in-house pedigrees are going out on their own or in small groups to attract business from small and large companies.
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June 15, 2004 |

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August 29, 2012 |

Avoiding a Jury Trial

Enforceability of predispute contracts such as arbitration provisions, class-action waivers and jury waivers.
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Maio v. Aetna, Inc.
Publication Date: 2000-08-18
Practice Area: civil practice : federal | rico
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Court: 3rd Cir.
Judge: GREENBERG and WEIS, Circuit Judges, SCHWARTZ, District Judge
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For plaintiff: Alan J. Davis et al.
For defendant: Eugene A. Spector et al.
Case number: No. 99-1854

The full case caption appears at the end of this opinion. OPINION OF THE COURTGREENBERG, Circuit JudgeI. INTRODUCTIONThis matter comes before this court on an appeal

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