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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Jun
18
2020
En Banc Third Circuit Sends Online Marketplace Liability Issue to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Faegre Drinker
Jun
16
2020
My Zoom Deposition is Next Month – No Problem Stark & Stark
Jun
15
2020
Hassel – Furnisher Roadmap to Victory Hits a Snag Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
13
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 12, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
11
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 11, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
11
2020
Pennsylvania Governor Issues Updated Guidance for Hospitality Businesses Conducting In-Person Service Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jun
11
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 10, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
10
2020
COVID-19: US Developments – Implementation and Oversight of CARES Act – June 10, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
10
2020
The Philadelphia Area Transitions from Red Phase to Yellow, Allowing More Business Activity Faegre Drinker
Jun
9
2020
COVID-19: US & European Developments – Implementation and Oversight of CARES Act – June 9, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
5
2020
Cash or Credit? State and City Bans on Cashless Retailers Are on the Rise Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
5
2020
COVID-19: US State Policy Report – June 3, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
3
2020
No “Pretext” Here: One-page Fax Invite To Free Webinar Not An Unsolicited Advertisement Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
2
2020
Employers Beware of Fraudulent Specialty Contractor Licenses Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
1
2020
Critical Compliance Tips from Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s Guidance for On-Premise Sales During COVID-19 Crisis Norris McLaughlin P.A.
Jun
1
2020
Bike Accidents and Medical Bills Stark & Stark
Jun
1
2020
Orders and Guidelines for Resuming Non-Emergent Health Care Procedures in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Faegre Drinker
Jun
1
2020
COVID-19: US Developments – Implementation and Oversight of CARES Act – June 1, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
29
2020
Why Underinsured Motorist Coverage Is So Important in Pennsylvania Stark & Stark
May
29
2020
When Do Price Gouging Laws Expire? Proskauer Rose LLP
May
29
2020
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Finds Insurer Must Defend Against Allegations of ‘Accidental’ Altercation During Murder-Suicide Faegre Drinker
May
29
2020
Standing to Protest P3 Award: The Clearwater Case and the Disappointed Offeror Faegre Drinker
May
28
2020
Pennsylvania to Permit Outdoor Dining on June 5 in Yellow Phase Counties and Issues Guidance for Dine-In Service for Green Phase Counties on May 29 Norris McLaughlin P.A.
May
26
2020
Remand Order Underscores Federal Courts’ Reluctance to Enter COVID-19 Business Interruption Fray Faegre Drinker
May
26
2020
Legislation Enabling Policyholders to Obtain Insurance Coverage for Coronavirus Claims is Constitutional Part 1 Gilbert LLP
May
22
2020
Commonwealth Court’s Invalidation of Pennsylvania PUC Defined Terms – Potential Net Metering Implications Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
21
2020
Governor Wolf Signs Bill to Allow Mixed Drinks To-Go for Restaurant and Hotel Licensees Norris McLaughlin P.A.
May
21
2020
Things Are Rapidly Changing, But Something Stays the Same: Allegations of Fact Taken As True at the Pleading Stage Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
21
2020
Drinks to Go? Stark & Stark
May
18
2020
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declines Jurisdiction over COVID-19 Coverage Claim – Tacitly Acknowledges Not All Claims / Policies Are the Same Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
May
15
2020
Deposition Distancing? As Courts Urge Litigants to Continue Discovery with Remote Depositions, Litigants Must Consider Whether, and When, to Fight Them Faegre Drinker
May
15
2020
What to Make of the Early COVID-19 Insurance Coverage Court Rulings Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
13
2020
COVID-19: Pennsylvania Notice Requirements in Eviction Proceedings Suspended Through July 10 K&L Gates
May
13
2020
Pennsylvania Magistrate Judge Recommends Dismissal of SOX Whistleblower Claim for Lack of Protected Activity Proskauer Rose LLP
May
13
2020
Pennsylvania Court Allows Unemployment Benefits For CBD User Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
12
2020
Business, Interrupted Stark & Stark
May
8
2020
Pennsylvania Taproom and Restaurant Guide to Reopening Norris McLaughlin P.A.
May
8
2020
Is a COVID-19 Stay-Home Order Alone Enough to Trigger Business Interruption Coverage? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
8
2020
Pennsylvania Evictions, Foreclosures & the Cares Act Stark & Stark
May
7
2020
COVID-19 Related Workplace Litigation Tracker - June 19 , 2020 Barnes & Thornburg LLP
May
7
2020
Remote Notarization in Light of COVID-19 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
May
6
2020
COVID-19: Congress, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and South Carolina Join Other Jurisdictions Proposing Legislation Addressing Insurers’ Obligations to Pay for Pandemic-Related Losses K&L Gates
May
4
2020
Philadelphia Pedestrians Have Rights! Stark & Stark
May
4
2020
Pennsylvania Court Holds That Violent Acts Are Not Lethal To The Duty To Defend Hunton Andrews Kurth
May
4
2020
Students Demand Tuition Reimbursement for COVID-19 Learning Disruptions Wiggin and Dana LLP
May
1
2020
Motion to Reopen Granted: RICO Claims Against TCPA Plaintiff May Proceed Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
30
2020
COVID-19: Defending Class Action Litigation in Pennsylvania K&L Gates
Apr
30
2020
Construction in PA Returns May 1: Guidance for the Industry Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Apr
29
2020
States Create Presumptions for Essential Workers to Become Eligible for Workers’ Compensation Benefits During Pandemic Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
29
2020
Recent Case Law May Open New Celebrity Dance Suits Against Game Publishers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
 

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