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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Nov
15
2014
Delaware Chancery Clarifies Discovery Obligations of Domestic Affiliate of Foreign Company Katten
Nov
13
2014
“Gun-Jumping” Companies Must Pay $3.8 Million in Fines and Disgorge $1.15 Million in Illegally Obtained Profits McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
13
2014
CERCLA Preemption of State Law Contribution Claims under Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Nov
12
2014
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Clarifies Changes to New Realty Transfer Tax Law Faegre Drinker
Nov
11
2014
DOJ Imposes $4.95 Million Fine for Pre-Closing U.S. Antitrust Violations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
7
2014
Pennsylvania Amends Act 47 to Give the Commonwealth More Oversight and its Municipalities Less Time to Reorganize Mintz
Nov
2
2014
EPA Announces Removal of Two Toxic Hotspots on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan from Binational List U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Oct
31
2014
New Jersey Tax Court Finds Two Pennsylvania Taxes Are Not Required To Be Added Back McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
29
2014
Energy & Environmental Law Update - October 27, 2014 Mintz
Oct
25
2014
PA Chapter 78 Rulemaking Revisions – A Break for Conventional Operations Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Oct
23
2014
Health Care Law Qui Tam Update: Recent Developments & Unsealed False Claims Act Cases-October 23, 2014 Mintz
Oct
17
2014
New, Strict “Reverse” Revolving Door Restrictions in Pennsylvania? Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
16
2014
Pennsylvania Court Recognizes That A Payment Required By Law Is Not A “Voluntary Payment” Requiring The Insurer’s Consent Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
16
2014
Revocation of Ex-Convict’s Job Offer Did Not Violate State Law, Says PA Court Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
15
2014
“Prior or Pending Litigation” Exclusion Bars Coverage for Litigation that Was Unknown to Policyholder Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
14
2014
Health Care Law Qui Tam Update: Recent Developments & Unsealed False Claims Act Cases-October 2014 Mintz
Oct
14
2014
Philadelphia Requires Reasonable Accommodation of Nursing Mothers Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
2
2014
Plaintiffs Target Outlet and Factory Stores In Putative Class Actions Faegre Drinker
Sep
30
2014
Dominion's Atlantic Coast Pipeline: North Carolina Property Owners Are Being Contacted Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
26
2014
Specialty Surfaces Alleges Patent Infringement by Deluxe Athletics Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Sep
25
2014
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies Review of Faulty Workmanship Decision Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
24
2014
Update – Pooling & Unitization of Oil and Natural Gas Development in Pennsylvania Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Sep
8
2014
Wage & Hour Claims: A Look Back on the First Half of 2014 Gilbert LLP
Sep
5
2014
Pennsylvania Gets a Green Light To Pursue Medicaid Expansion Under an Alternative Model Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
27
2014
Pennsylvania Court Enforces Forum Selection Clause in Franchise Non-Compete Against Florida-Based Defendant, and His Non-Signatory Wife Jackson Lewis P.C.
Aug
26
2014
PA Federal Courts Analyze Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) Disability Claims Under Pre-ADAAA Standards Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
26
2014
Bundled Discounts Subject to Section 1/Clayton 3 Scrutiny In the Absence of Market Power and Substantial Foreclosure? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Aug
17
2014
Top Ten Most Corrupt States in the U.S. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
Aug
15
2014
Marcellus Shale Gas Play Generates Political Skirmishing in Pennsylvania Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
14
2014
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection’s Latest Regulatory Initiative – Subsurface Standards for Gas Wells Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Aug
14
2014
Continuing a Growing Trend, Telemedicine Efforts Move Forward Mintz
Aug
14
2014
Negative SEO: Competition in Law Firm Marketing Just Got A Lot Uglier Consultwebs.com, Inc.
Aug
11
2014
New Jersey Issues Ominously Vague Guidance on New Click-Through Nexus Law McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
28
2014
Was It Wirth It? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sets a Low Bar for Minimum Contacts McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
24
2014
The Place of Mitigation Banking and In-Lieu Fee Programs in Pennsylvania Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
18
2014
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Invalidates PUC Review of Local Natural Gas Regulation - Public Utility Commission Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jul
10
2014
Pennsylvania Superior Court Requires Additional Consideration for Non-Compete From Current Employee Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jul
8
2014
Adoption of Fee-Shifting Bylaws by Pennsylvania Corporations Faegre Drinker
Jun
24
2014
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Issues Draft Guidance on Market-Based Sourcing of Services McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
23
2014
Uniformed Written Obligations Act (UWOA) Exception Does Not Apply to Noncompete Agreements in Pennsylvania Faegre Drinker
Jun
19
2014
Land Use Treats: Judicial Treatment of Pennsylvania Landfills and Illinois Strip Clubs Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Jun
4
2014
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Finds Uniform Written Obligations Act Inapplicable to Covenants Not to Compete Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
30
2014
Pennsylvania Employers Take Note: State’s Marriage Laws Held Unconstitutional Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
23
2014
Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds Continued Employment Not Sufficient Consideration for Non-Compete Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
20
2014
Pennsylvania Court Refuses to Enforce Non-Competition Agreement; Holds that Continued Employment Alone is Insufficient Consideration; What Does Your Jurisdiction Say on this Issue? Mintz
May
19
2014
Pennsylvania Non-Compete Update Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Apr
23
2014
Claims in Pennsylvania Lawsuit Alleging En Masse Defection of Employees as “Sabotage” Survive Dismissal Jackson Lewis P.C.
Apr
22
2014
Philadelphia Pregnancy Accommodation Law: Notice Requirement Begins on April 20, 2014 Faegre Drinker
Mar
28
2014
Philadelphia Issues New Pregnancy & Employment Rights Notice Proskauer Rose LLP
Mar
18
2014
Following Seventh Circuit’s Lead, Pennsylvania Court Holds Insurance Claims Examiner To Be Exempt Administrative Employee Jackson Lewis P.C.
 

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