Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is the 5th most populous US state with close to 13 million residents. It sits in the 3rd Federal Circuit Court of Appeals with a capital city at Harrisburg. Philadelphia is the largest city, but the state is also home to Pittsburgh, Erie, and Scranton-Wilkes-Barre.

In 2016, Pennsylvania’s economy was ranked 6th in the country, with a gross state product of nearly $720 billion. The state has several manufacturing centers and prominent financial and insurance industries. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are home to several Fortune 500 companies including PPG Industries, H.J Heinz, U.S Steel, Rite Aid, Comcast, and Hershey. Gambling was legalized in 2004, and the state has at least 10 casinos.

Current political party strength lies with the Democratic Party. However, in the 2016 election the state gave its 20 electoral votes to a Republican Presidential candidate for the first time since the 1988 elections.

Pennsylvania is one of the original 13 colonies, and it became a US territory in 1681 under the land grant to William Penn. It was the second state admitted into the Union on December 12, 1787. Philadelphia is home to Independence Hall, where the US Constitution was ratified and the Declaration of Independence was drafted. Pennsylvania has 140 miles of shoreline running across Lake Erie and the Delaware Estuary.

Pennsylvania is home to some of the best universities in the U.S., including University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and Villanova University.

The state's top tourism attractions include the Liberty Bell, Hershey's Chocolate World, Gettysburg, the Pocono Mountains, and the  Carnegie Museums. The cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are frequently visited by tourists for their historical and cultural offerings. Philadelphia is home to the Eagles NFL team, the 76ers NBA team, the Flyers NHL team, and the Phillies MLB team. Pittsburgh is home to the Steelers NFL team, the Penguins NHL team, and the Pirates MLB team. 

Pennsylvania and the Third Circuit Court are often faced with legal issues involving labor and employment issues, data breach and security litigation, insurance, and taxes, and food and pharmaceuticals.

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Mar
5
2024
Bid Protests in Pennsylvania Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Feb
23
2024
High Stakes: New Proposed Philadelphia Ordinance Regulating Skill-Based Games at Odds with State Police Cases Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Feb
22
2024
Commercial Foreclosures in Pennsylvania: How Deal Formation Impacts Litigation Stark & Stark
Feb
16
2024
Pennsylvania Senator Yaw Introduces Bill to Repeal RGGI Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Feb
14
2024
Governor Josh Shapiro Launches First Statewide Economic Development Strategy in Nearly Two Decades K&L Gates
Feb
14
2024
Governor Shapiro Formally Calls for Pennsylvania Cannabis Legalization in Annual Budget Address Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Feb
12
2024
The Road Blog Part 6: Easement of Access Versus Private Easements Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Feb
2
2024
Home Health Care Owner Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Medicare Fraud Scheme ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
1
2024
Recent Trends on AI Regulation by States Nelson Mullins
Jan
30
2024
Blue Diamond “Smokehouse” Almonds Challenged Keller and Heckman LLP
Jan
23
2024
Be Transparent! Obscured Arbitration Terms Risk Unenforceability in Court Troutman Amin, LLP
Jan
23
2024
Employers’ Use of TRAPs to Avoid Noncompete Scrutiny Prompts Regulatory and Legislative Action Katz Banks Kumin LLP
Jan
23
2024
Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Leave Law Expires, but City’s Healthcare Epidemic Leave Benefit Remains on the Books Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
18
2024
Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Sick Leave Law Expires Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
18
2024
Navigating Commercial Real Estate Litigation in Pennsylvania Stark & Stark
Jan
16
2024
"Strict Enforcement” Of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Leave Act Is Coming…do Your Policies Comply? Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Jan
12
2024
School Law & Legislative Update: New Laws In Effect 2024 Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Jan
11
2024
City of Pittsburgh to Strictly Enforce Paid Sick Days Ordinance, Investigate Food Service Industry Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jan
5
2024
The Road Blog Part 5: You Can’t Just Abandon That Public Road Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Jan
5
2024
PACK UP: Repeat Litigator Robert D. Cline Walks Away from TCPA Suit in PA After Challenge Troutman Amin, LLP
Jan
4
2024
Three Point Shot - Winter 2024 Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
2
2024
US State Law Roundup – 2023 Year-end Update Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
20
2023
State Tax vs. Local Tax – Is there a Difference? Blank Rome LLP
Dec
8
2023
FCC Partners With States to Increase on Privacy and Data Protection Investigations, Signaling Increased Focus on Future Enforcement Mintz
Nov
30
2023
Iranian-Linked Hackers Attack Water Facility in Pennsylvania Robinson & Cole LLP
Nov
27
2023
Private Right of Action Anomaly — Proposed Pennsylvania Commercial Finance Disclosure Law Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
27
2023
Unpacking Packaging, Labeling, Preparation, and Destruction of Cannabis Products under SB 846 Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Nov
27
2023
Back Pain, Legal Strains, and CBD Gains: Pennsylvania Court’s High Stakes Ruling on CBD Compensation Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Nov
22
2023
Top 3 Things to do When You Receive an Enforcement Action From DHS Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Nov
17
2023
Chester, PA Chapter 9 Court Confirms Certain Municipal Financing Techniques, Raises Concerns About Others Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Nov
15
2023
States Continue to Adopt the “Continuous-Trigger” Theory of “Occurrence” Under Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Nov
13
2023
Appealing a Collateral Order? Fresh Guidance on Rule 313 Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Nov
10
2023
Commonwealth Court Ruling Limits Items that Local Agencies May Add to Published Agendas Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Nov
9
2023
Divided Commonwealth Court Holds Local Agencies are Prohibited from Adding Non-Emergency and Non-de Minimis Agenda Items to the Posted Agenda Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Nov
8
2023
Right of Publicity Bill Would Federally Regulate AI-Generated Fakes Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Nov
2
2023
Court Holds Pennsylvania's RGGI Rule Unconstitutional Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Oct
30
2023
PA DEP Secretary Negrin Resigns Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Oct
24
2023
Lawsuit Alleges Panera’s Caffeinated Lemonade Caused Death Keller and Heckman LLP
Oct
18
2023
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. – The United States Supreme Court Upholds Consent-Based Theory of General Jurisdiction Sills Cummis & Gross P.C.
Oct
18
2023
Supreme Court Issues Delaware A Reprieve Pennsylvania Railroad Case Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
17
2023
Pennsylvania To Potentially Add Another Tool In Efforts To Foil Telemarketers Troutman Amin, LLP
Oct
11
2023
Chat with Caution: The Growing Data Privacy Compliance and Litigation Risk of Chatbots Pierce Atwood LLP
Sep
20
2023
Pennsylvania DEP Publishes Final Interim Environmental Justice Policy K&L Gates
Sep
20
2023
WAIT FOR REAL?: State Lawmaker Stuck in Perrong TCPA Suit Over Tele Town Hall –But Was This Just Bad Lawyering? Troutman Amin, LLP
Sep
5
2023
DEP Releases Interim Final Environmental Justice Policy Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C.
Aug
16
2023
Pennsylvania “School Choice” Options: Now and Future Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Gefsky
Aug
16
2023
Pennsylvania Superior Court Applies a Stricter Burden of Proof to Enforce "Browsewrap" Arbitration Clauses, Departing from Other Jurisdictions K&L Gates
Aug
2
2023
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.: Supreme Court Recognizes Existence of Consent-Based Theory of General Personal Jurisdiction Katten
Jul
27
2023
Deadline Shmedline — Wiggle Room Exists for 90-Day Rule to File Tax Court Petition Chuhak & Tecson, P.C.
Jul
21
2023
Exploring Current Popular Topics in Estate Litigation in Pennsylvania Stark & Stark
 

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