By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 9, 2017
Plaintiff's ERISA claims against defendants were not barred by the applicable six-year statute of limitations where the claims were tethered to defendants' alleged conduct occurring inside the limitations period only. The court denied defendants' partial motion to dismiss.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
The defendant mortgagee's allegations of fraud against the mortgagor were insufficiently specific to survive plaintiff's preliminary objections, but his claim of fraud in the inducement of a mortgage was a permissible counterclaim under Pa.R.Civ.P. 1148. The Court of Common Pleas sustained plaintiff's first preliminary objection but overruled its second objection to defendant's new matter and counterclaim.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
The verification to the plaintiff bank's mortgage foreclosure complaint did not satisfy the requirements of Pa.R.Civ.Pl 1024 where the authorized signer did not provide defendant with information as to the source of her knowledge as an officer of the bank or through personal knowledge. The court sustained defendant's preliminary objection for failure to verify the complaint.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
A claim against a limited partnership was barred because it was not brought within two years of the dissolution of the partnership. Plaintiff's breach of contract claims against the limited partners did not allege knowing participation in wrongful conduct, so the court dismissed those claims.
By Lizzy McLellan | May 25, 2017
Josh Wymard, who spent nearly two decades at Nasdaq in New York, returned to his home state to join Eckert Seamans in Pittsburgh.
By Max Mitchell | May 16, 2017
Philadelphia has sued Wells Fargo, alleging the bank violated the Fair Housing Act by targeting minority borrowers with high-risk and high-interest loans. The lawsuit is the first that a city has lodged against a financial institution since a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling established that municipalities have standing to sue banks over allegedly discriminatory lending practices.
By Cogan Schneier | May 9, 2017
Citing his handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's email server, President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired FBI Director James Comey. His actions may weigh heavy on his future employment prospects, as big law firms may be wary of questions that would accompany his hiring. Still, as a prominent attorney with high-level experience in government and business, he may find a home at a law firm, as some other former FBI directors have.
By Lizzy McLellan | May 4, 2017
Partners Jeff Norton and Gareth Clark join the firm from Linklaters and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, respectively.
By Lizzy McLellan | May 4, 2017
McNees Wallace & Nurick has brought on a Big Law veteran to serve as the Pennsylvania firm's new chief operating officer.
By Lizzy McLellan | April 25, 2017
Pepper Hamilton partner M. Kelly Tillery's use of his firm's letterhead for collection letters did not make him or the firm a debt collector under federal law, a federal judge ruled.
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