The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | February 9, 2024
Historically, when a general jury verdict could have been based on either valid or invalid grounds, a new trial was required. In such situations, the jury "may as readily have followed the incorrect as the correct theory, and it is impossible to know which they accepted."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kirsten Ulzheimer | February 9, 2024
To supplement financial statements, management may provide another view of their company by disclosing alternative financial measures. This alternative information cannot be used to distort reality and must be presented in accordance with specific rules and guidelines.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Brenden S. Dahrouge | February 9, 2024
The now infamous Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), once a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency company, has reemerged in a dispute over this very important issue. On appeal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that the plain text of Section 1104(c)(2) mandates the appointment of an examiner under the specified conditions set forth.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Aron Solomon | February 8, 2024
The Epstein Law Firm's Michael J. Epstein, a New Jersey lawyer and Harvard Law School graduate, offers law students six key tips that come from his decades of experience as a lawyer and his work as a Harvard Law mentor.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jordan L. Fischer | February 8, 2024
Cyber risk continues to evolve and grow as more businesses expand their digital footprints and threat actors continue to reap monetary gains…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joel H. Feigenbaum | February 7, 2024
A federal judge opines on the factual allegations necessary for a student-plaintiff to survive a motion to dismiss state tort claims where he/she seeks damages from a school district and its administrators arising from sexual assault by a peer.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francine Friedman Griesing | February 6, 2024
At this critical time with so much discord locally, nationally and globally, the value of alternate dispute resolution cannot be underestimated. I will begin with a refresher on the basics—a review of what is encompassed by ADR for those who may not consider themselves practitioners in this arena although we all face and resolve disputes daily in our personal and professional lives.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael E. Bertin | February 6, 2024
In the recent case of Shell v. Shell, the Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed the issue of when a divorce litigant dies prior to a party filing an affidavit under 3301(d). In the Shell matter, a divorce action was instituted, and prior to either party filing an affidavit under Section 3301(d), the husband passed away.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Timothy J. Horstmann and Ryan Gonder | February 6, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act, Public Law 117-168 was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16, 2022, but the impact of some of its provisions is just beginning to be felt. Among those are the substantial federal subsidies the act provides for state and local government investments in clean energy projects.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen J. Finley, Jr. and Cecilia Y. Carreras | February 5, 2024
In Oberdorf v. Amazon.com, the plaintiff filed suit against Amazon alleging the product she purchased from a third-party vendor was defective. Although the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania held Amazon was not a "product seller" within the meaning of Section 402A, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit disagreed, finding that Amazon qualified as a product seller, thus expanding the scope of strict products liability to include online sales platforms.
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