29 Jul |
Pennsylvania DEP Public Resource Proposed Rules – Will They Survive? |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
28 Jul |
Right to Marry But Not to Work? Pennsylvania Catholic School Terminates Gay Married Teacher |
Faegre Drinker |
27 Jul |
New Study Reveals Caps on Damages are Potentially Ruining the Healthcare Industry |
Stark & Stark |
24 Jul |
Papal Visit to Philadelphia – Positive Economic Opportunities for Commercial/Retail Owners |
Stark & Stark |
24 Jul |
Pennsylvania Court Holds That Natural Gas Producer Improperly Deducted Fees |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
20 Jul |
Monroe County Pennsylvania Court Grants Summary Judgment in Supermarket Slip and Fall |
Stark & Stark |
15 Jul |
Pennsylvania Attorney General Targets Nursing Homes with Legal Action |
Stark & Stark |
9 Jul |
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Affirms Dissolution of Profitable Limited Liability Companies Based Finding of Deadlock |
Stark & Stark |
26 Jun |
Amendment to Pennsylvania Liquor Code Allowing Direct Shipment of Wine |
Stark & Stark |
23 Jun |
Bottled Water Sold at Pennsylvania Stores Recalled Due to Possible E. Coli Contamination |
Stark & Stark |
23 Jun |
Pennsylvania Chapter 78 Rules on Oil and Gas Activities – New Issues, New Controversies |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
12 Jun |
Pennsylvania Court Dismisses Class Action Breach Case |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
10 Jun |
Recovering Condominium and Homeowners Association Fees Due Prior to Sheriff’s Sale |
Stark & Stark |
31 May |
From Father and Son to Married Same Sex Couple |
Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered |
19 May |
Pennsylvania Superior Court Affirms- Jack Frost Ski Area Can’t Be Sued in Philadelphia re: Venue |
Stark & Stark |
19 May |
Pennsylvania Insurer Wrongfully Passed Sequestration Cuts Through to Providers |
Foley & Lardner LLP |
12 May |
Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Case Clarifies the Burden for Pleading Knowledge of Protected Whistleblowing |
Zuckerman Law |
8 May |
Pennsylvania Employers Craft Arguments To Try Navigating Around Tooey |
ArentFox Schiff LLP |
4 May |
Philadelphia Issues Sick Leave Notice |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
1 May |
Inquiries about Employee’s Nationality, Use of Spanish Not Unlawful in Circumstances, Federal Court Rules |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
28 Apr |
Are Helmets Required in Pennsylvania and New Jersey? |
Stark & Stark |
23 Apr |
Five Tips For Boaters To Help Keep Our Waterways Safe |
Stark & Stark |
22 Apr |
Philadelphia Joins Growing List of Cities with Paid Sick Leave Laws |
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. |
21 Apr |
Trenton, New Jersey Sick Leave Law Withstands Judicial Challenge; Philadelphia Sick Leave Law May Become Preempted |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
16 Apr |
Pennsylvania Court Declines to Aggregate Separate Compressor Stations |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
15 Apr |
Pennsylvania Federal Court: Cosmetology Student Not An “Employee” Entitled To Minimum Wage |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
8 Apr |
The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority |
Stark & Stark |
7 Apr |
Pennsylvania Court Addresses Timeliness in Asbestos-Related Wrongful Death Claim |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
1 Apr |
Pennsylvania’s Motorcycle Learner’s Permit Law Designed to Encourage Riders to Obtain their “Real” Motorcycle Driver’s License |
Stark & Stark |
26 Mar |
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Reproposes Rules for Oil and Gas Wells – Industry Concerns Increase |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
25 Mar |
Attorney Client Privilege and Pennsylvania Government Agencies |
Stark & Stark |
25 Mar |
Are Employees in Pennsylvania Bound by their Contractual Commitments? |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
20 Mar |
District Court Dismisses Data Breach Case for Lack of Standing |
Katten |
18 Mar |
Ongoing Political and Legal Developments Impact Marcellus Operations in Pennsylvania |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
10 Mar |
Bottoms Up: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Permits 12-Pack Beer Sales at Beer Distributors |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
10 Mar |
Harrison Decision: Cabot Oil Denied Equitable Extension of Oil and Gas Lease |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
5 Mar |
New Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Well Transfer and Status Change Procedures Detailed |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
3 Mar |
Employees at Pennsylvania Colleges and Universities Are Now Subject to Mandatory Background Checks |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
2 Mar |
Philadelphia Joins List of Cities Mandating Paid Sick Leave |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
25 Feb |
The City of Philadelphia Enacts Paid Sick Leave Law |
Mintz |
25 Feb |
Sick Leave: Tacoma And Philly Jump On The Bandwagon; Chicago Voters Join In |
Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP |
25 Feb |
Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules Against Surface Owner Gas Claim |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
25 Feb |
Add Philadelphia to the Paid Sick Leave Mega-Trend |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
23 Feb |
Regulatory Update on Pennsylvania Oil and Gas: Pennsylvania |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
22 Feb |
Philadelphia Requires Employers with 10+ Employees to Provide Paid Sick Time |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
18 Feb |
Philadelphia Mandates Paid Sick Leave |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
18 Feb |
Philadelphia Mandatory Sick Leave Law Effective May 13 |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
16 Feb |
Philadelphia Joins New York City, Newark and Many Other Jurisdictions In Requiring Paid Sick Leave |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
12 Feb |
Pennsylvania Judge Rejects Contract Claim for Meal Period Pay |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
31 Jan |
Pennsylvania’s TENORM Study is Released – What are the Conclusions? (Technically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
28 Jan |
Recent Developments in Regulation of Oil and Gas NORM |
Bracewell LLP |
28 Jan |
Pennsylvania Court Strengthens Rejection of “Every Breath” Theory re: Asbestos Exposure |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
16 Jan |
Pennsylvania Court Rejects Challenges to State Gas Leases |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
8 Jan |
Pennsylvania Environmental Rights Amendment: Back to Payne v. Kassab? |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
5 Jan |
Cybersecurity Litigation Monthly Newsletter-December 2014 |
Faegre Drinker |
25 Dec |
EPA Announces 2014 Annual Environmental Enforcement Results |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
23 Dec |
A New Pennsylvania Environmental Rights Amendment Opinion . . . In Dissent |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
19 Dec |
Pennsylvania Unwraps Final Market-Sourcing Guidance |
McDermott Will & Emery |
19 Dec |
PA DEP Draft Policy – Tracking and Resolving Oil and Gas Violations |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
17 Dec |
Lawsuits Grow Under “Old” Pennsylvania Background Check Law |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
16 Dec |
Tech Conference Helps Philadelphia Gain Ground in Attracting Israeli Companies |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
12 Dec |
Data Security in 2015 for Banks, HIPAA Covered Entities, and Small Businesses Too |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
5 Dec |
QVC Sues Shopping App for Web Scraping That Allegedly Triggered Site Outage |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
2 Dec |
Qualifying for the Antique Exception to the Ivory Ban |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
25 Nov |
Is The Duty To Defend Broader Than The Duty To Indemnify? Your Insurer Doesn't Think So, And Surprisingly, Some Courts Agree. |
Gilbert LLP |
24 Nov |
Cybersecurity Litigation Monthly Newsletter-November 2014 |
Faegre Drinker |
21 Nov |
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Redefines Strict Liability Design Defect Claims |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
21 Nov |
PA Supreme Court to Revisit Asbestos “Any-Exposure” Theory |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
21 Nov |
Pennsylvania General Permits For Natural Gas Facilities Air Emissions |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
15 Nov |
Delaware Chancery Clarifies Discovery Obligations of Domestic Affiliate of Foreign Company |
Katten |
13 Nov |
“Gun-Jumping” Companies Must Pay $3.8 Million in Fines and Disgorge $1.15 Million in Illegally Obtained Profits |
McDermott Will & Emery |
13 Nov |
CERCLA Preemption of State Law Contribution Claims under Pennsylvania Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act (HSCA) |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
12 Nov |
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Clarifies Changes to New Realty Transfer Tax Law |
Faegre Drinker |
11 Nov |
DOJ Imposes $4.95 Million Fine for Pre-Closing U.S. Antitrust Violations |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
7 Nov |
Pennsylvania Amends Act 47 to Give the Commonwealth More Oversight and its Municipalities Less Time to Reorganize |
Mintz |
2 Nov |
EPA Announces Removal of Two Toxic Hotspots on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan from Binational List |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
31 Oct |
New Jersey Tax Court Finds Two Pennsylvania Taxes Are Not Required To Be Added Back |
McDermott Will & Emery |
29 Oct |
Energy & Environmental Law Update - October 27, 2014 |
Mintz |
25 Oct |
PA Chapter 78 Rulemaking Revisions – A Break for Conventional Operations |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
23 Oct |
Health Care Law Qui Tam Update: Recent Developments & Unsealed False Claims Act Cases-October 23, 2014 |
Mintz |
17 Oct |
New, Strict “Reverse” Revolving Door Restrictions in Pennsylvania? |
Covington & Burling LLP |
16 Oct |
Pennsylvania Court Recognizes That A Payment Required By Law Is Not A “Voluntary Payment” Requiring The Insurer’s Consent |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
16 Oct |
Revocation of Ex-Convict’s Job Offer Did Not Violate State Law, Says PA Court |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
15 Oct |
“Prior or Pending Litigation” Exclusion Bars Coverage for Litigation that Was Unknown to Policyholder |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
14 Oct |
Health Care Law Qui Tam Update: Recent Developments & Unsealed False Claims Act Cases-October 2014 |
Mintz |
14 Oct |
Philadelphia Requires Reasonable Accommodation of Nursing Mothers |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
2 Oct |
Plaintiffs Target Outlet and Factory Stores In Putative Class Actions |
Faegre Drinker |
30 Sep |
Dominion's Atlantic Coast Pipeline: North Carolina Property Owners Are Being Contacted |
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP |
26 Sep |
Specialty Surfaces Alleges Patent Infringement by Deluxe Athletics |
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP |
25 Sep |
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies Review of Faulty Workmanship Decision |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
24 Sep |
Update – Pooling & Unitization of Oil and Natural Gas Development in Pennsylvania |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
8 Sep |
Wage & Hour Claims: A Look Back on the First Half of 2014 |
Gilbert LLP |
5 Sep |
Pennsylvania Gets a Green Light To Pursue Medicaid Expansion Under an Alternative Model |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
27 Aug |
Pennsylvania Court Enforces Forum Selection Clause in Franchise Non-Compete Against Florida-Based Defendant, and His Non-Signatory Wife |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
26 Aug |
PA Federal Courts Analyze Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA) Disability Claims Under Pre-ADAAA Standards |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
26 Aug |
Bundled Discounts Subject to Section 1/Clayton 3 Scrutiny In the Absence of Market Power and Substantial Foreclosure? |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
17 Aug |
Top Ten Most Corrupt States in the U.S. |
Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) |
15 Aug |
Marcellus Shale Gas Play Generates Political Skirmishing in Pennsylvania |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
14 Aug |
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection’s Latest Regulatory Initiative – Subsurface Standards for Gas Wells |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
14 Aug |
Continuing a Growing Trend, Telemedicine Efforts Move Forward |
Mintz |
14 Aug |
Negative SEO: Competition in Law Firm Marketing Just Got A Lot Uglier |
Consultwebs.com, Inc. |
11 Aug |
New Jersey Issues Ominously Vague Guidance on New Click-Through Nexus Law |
McDermott Will & Emery |
28 Jul |
Was It Wirth It? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Sets a Low Bar for Minimum Contacts |
McDermott Will & Emery |
24 Jul |
The Place of Mitigation Banking and In-Lieu Fee Programs in Pennsylvania |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
18 Jul |
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Invalidates PUC Review of Local Natural Gas Regulation - Public Utility Commission |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
10 Jul |
Pennsylvania Superior Court Requires Additional Consideration for Non-Compete From Current Employee |
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC |
8 Jul |
Adoption of Fee-Shifting Bylaws by Pennsylvania Corporations |
Faegre Drinker |
24 Jun |
Pennsylvania Department of Revenue Issues Draft Guidance on Market-Based Sourcing of Services |
McDermott Will & Emery |
23 Jun |
Uniformed Written Obligations Act (UWOA) Exception Does Not Apply to Noncompete Agreements in Pennsylvania |
Faegre Drinker |
19 Jun |
Land Use Treats: Judicial Treatment of Pennsylvania Landfills and Illinois Strip Clubs |
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP |
4 Jun |
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Finds Uniform Written Obligations Act Inapplicable to Covenants Not to Compete |
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP |
30 May |
Pennsylvania Employers Take Note: State’s Marriage Laws Held Unconstitutional |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
23 May |
Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds Continued Employment Not Sufficient Consideration for Non-Compete |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
20 May |
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 |
19 May |
Pennsylvania Non-Compete Update |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
23 Apr |
Claims in Pennsylvania Lawsuit Alleging En Masse Defection of Employees as “Sabotage” Survive Dismissal |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
22 Apr |
Philadelphia Pregnancy Accommodation Law: Notice Requirement Begins on April 20, 2014 |
Faegre Drinker |
28 Mar |
Philadelphia Issues New Pregnancy & Employment Rights Notice |
Proskauer Rose LLP |
18 Mar |
Following Seventh Circuit’s Lead, Pennsylvania Court Holds Insurance Claims Examiner To Be Exempt Administrative Employee |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
13 Mar |
Pre-Offer Drug Tests Violated Americans with Disabilities Act |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
13 Mar |
Courts Reining In What it Means to be a “Hacker” Under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFA) |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
6 Mar |
Bittersweet Ending for Plaintiffs in Chocolate Price-Fixing Litigation |
Faegre Drinker |
3 Mar |
Pennsylvania Court Analyzes Expert Opinions |
Armstrong Teasdale |
19 Feb |
Philadelphia Law Creates New Employee Rights, Employer Obligations Concerning Pregnancy and Related Medical Conditions |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
11 Feb |
Philadelphia Enacts Pregnancy Accommodation Law |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
10 Feb |
Pennsylvania Court Rejects Testimony Based on Expert’s Belief Rather Than Science |
Beveridge & Diamond PC |
10 Feb |
Philly Employers Must Accommodate Pregnant Workers |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
7 Feb |
Pennsylvania Court Upholds Choice of Law Provision in Non-Solicitation Case Involving California Employee |
Jackson Lewis P.C. |
28 Jan |
Reliance Insurance Co. Liquidation Claims: Recent Offers to Convert Claims to Cash |
Barnes & Thornburg LLP |
14 Jan |
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment After Robinson Township |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
8 Jan |
Hearing Held on Pennsylvania's Novel "Any Willing Insurer" Legislation |
Dickinson Wright PLLC |
7 Jan |
Changes Ahead for Laboratories Doing Business in Pennsylvania |
Mintz |
24 Dec |
Robinson Township: Pennsylvania Act 13 Zoning Preemption for Oil & Gas Invalidated |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
24 Dec |
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Act Case |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
23 Dec |
Energy and Environmental Law Update - December 23, 2013 |
Mintz |
21 Dec |
Pennsylvania High Court Rules on Amended Oil and Gas Act |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
20 Nov |
Valuing Contaminated Property |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
14 Nov |
“Any Willing Insurer” Legislation Introduced in Pennsylvania |
Dickinson Wright PLLC |
12 Nov |
Storm Water Flooding as a Continuing Nuisance in Pennsylvania |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
25 Oct |
Support for Airlines Merger Grows |
McDermott Will & Emery |
30 Aug |
Pennsylvania Closer to Approving New Oil and Gas Rules |
Bracewell LLP |
8 Aug |
Egg Producer Agrees to Pay $28 Million to Settle Price-Fixing Claims |
McDermott Will & Emery |
2 Aug |
Two Federal Courts Recognize Same-Sex Spousal Rights for Residents of States Not Permitting Same-Sex Marriage |
McDermott Will & Emery |
26 Jul |
Pennsylvania Enacts Tax Law Changes |
Faegre Drinker |
12 Jun |
Regulating Fracking: Zoning and States’ Interests |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
14 May |
Philadelphia Increases Employment Protections for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Individuals |
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
9 May |
Noncompliance with Continuing Disclosure Undertakings Creates Vacuum Where Other Public Statements by City Officials Held to 10b-5 Standard |
Hunton Andrews Kurth |
2 May |
LinkedIn Lockout: Social Media Ownership Wars Wage On |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
27 Apr |
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Maintains Presumption that Oil and Gas are Not “Minerals” |
Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
25 Apr |
Pennsylvania Court Allows “Every Exposure” Testimony When Combined With Other Evidence |
Beveridge & Diamond PC |