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  • April 25, 2025

    Refusing Mental Healthcare Means Liability, Pa. Justices Rule

    Physicians in Pennsylvania can be held liable for turning away a mental health patient who goes on to harm someone if that patient came to the hospital asking for help, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.

  • April 25, 2025

    HHS Says Cuts Target Excess After Judge Seeks More Info

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told a Rhode Island federal judge that a group of states has no basis to challenge the cancellation of billions in grants supporting public health programs because they already received the funds appropriated to them by Congress.

  • April 25, 2025

    US Seeks To Block Refund For Captive Insurance Penalties

    A Pennsylvania federal court should reject a company's bid for an immediate penalty refund for operating what the IRS claimed is an abusive tax shelter through its microcaptive insurance program, the government argued Friday, saying the company is seeking protection in an unrelated U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

  • April 25, 2025

    Pa. Justices Clarify Property Use Statuses In Condemnations

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday reversed a lower court decision that determined that two separated land parcels shouldn't be considered and valued as a single parcel that's used for a single unified purpose.

  • April 25, 2025

    3rd Circ. Nixes Legal Group's Win In Pa. Voter Records Case

    The Third Circuit overturned a victory for a conservative legal group that seeks to scour state voter registries for ineligible voters, finding Friday the group had not shown harm from Pennsylvania's denial of records in a way that went against the purpose of the National Voter Registration Act.

  • April 25, 2025

    Trump Seeks $53K Fee Award In Central Park 5 Suit

    President Donald Trump says his attorneys from Dhillon Law Group Inc. are owed more than $53,000 in attorney's fees and costs from the Central Park Five after a Pennsylvania federal judge tossed most of the charges from their suit earlier this month.

  • April 24, 2025

    Circuit-By-Circuit Guide As Justices Confront Class Cert. Split

    The U.S. Supreme Court is set for climactic arguments over class certification standards that have cleaved circuits from coast to coast for much of the past two decades, teeing up a make-or-break ruling for many class actions and a transformative event for legal practice in the swelling litigation realm.

  • April 24, 2025

    3rd Circ. Revives Sanctions For Undisclosed Bankruptcy Fees

    Citing a "legal question of significant public importance," a Third Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Thursday reversed a district court's reversal of a bankruptcy judge's sanctioning of Spector Gadon Rosen & Vinci PC for pursuing additional fees initially undisclosed to the court from a bankrupt couple after agreeing to a flat amount.

  • April 24, 2025

    2 SPACs Join Recovering Market With $461M In New Capital

    Two special purpose acquisition companies raised $461 million combined through initial public offerings in the past two days in order to pursue mergers targeting several industries, represented by three law firms, extending an uptick in SPAC offerings despite broader market volatility.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ex-Pain Clinic Owner Gets 3½ Years For Drug Test Scheme

    The former owner of a Pennsylvania pain management practice has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for conspiring with others to defraud Medicare by submitting unnecessary urine drug tests for chronic opioid patients at his medical clinics.

  • April 24, 2025

    Pa. Justices To Say If Wage Law Permits Suits Over Late Pay

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will determine if employees can sue for withheld wages and the liquidated damages state law allows if their employer misses payday but catches up more than a month later, the court announced Wednesday.

  • April 24, 2025

    Jushi Hit With Age Bias Suit By Ex-Pa. Facility Controller

    Pot giant Jushi was sued Thursday by a former controller at its Scranton, Pennsylvania, facility who claims a younger, male controller was hired ahead of her being terminated without a performance review.

  • April 24, 2025

    NY IP Lawyer Failed To Pay PPP Loans, Philly Bank Says

    A Syracuse, New York, patent lawyer who maintains a whimsical, rainbow-filled website has been sued by a Philadelphia-based bank for allegedly not paying back a nearly $15,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan he received through the bank.

  • April 24, 2025

    Blue Cross Says It Never Had $7M Contract With Pa. Lab

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas asked a court Wednesday to dismiss a $7 million lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania lab, writing that the company's attempt to replead its case "misses the mark."

  • April 24, 2025

    Philly Firm's Real Estate Chair Brings Expansion To Nashville

    Philadelphia-based boutique corporate firm Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC is launching a new Nashville, Tennessee, office, with the firm's real estate practice group leading the expansion.

  • April 24, 2025

    Pennsylvania Coal Co. Reaches Cleanup Deal In Ch. 11 Case

    Bankrupt coal-mining company Corsa Coal Corp. told a Pennsylvania judge that it had reached a deal with state regulators that resolves a dispute over water source cleanup obligations, with the debtor agreeing to pay $800,000 to be distributed to contaminated water source users.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ex-Jabil Worker's Disability Bias Suit Heads To Trial

    Manufacturing giant Jabil can't sink an ex-worker's suit claiming he was fired for requesting part-time work to manage a joint disease, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, saying a jury needs to sort out whether the company could have offered him a lighter workload.

  • April 24, 2025

    Workplace Screening Co. To Pay $8M For False Billing Claims

    Vault Medical Services will pay $8 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false reimbursement claims for providing COVID-19 testing and other pandemic-related services to a federal program designated for uninsured patients.

  • April 23, 2025

    ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Walks Away From Horizon Credit Card Suit

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday dropped another Biden-era enforcement action, this time pulling the plug on a Pennsylvania federal court lawsuit over what the agency had previously alleged was a deceptive and abusive membership credit card program that took in tens of millions of dollars in consumer fees.

  • April 23, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Minority Farmer COVID Debt Relief Suit

    The Federal Circuit declined to revive claims by socially disadvantaged farmers who said the government owes them millions of dollars after repealing a coronavirus pandemic-era debt relief program, ruling Tuesday the farmers failed to show the government had a mutual intent to enter a binding contract.

  • April 23, 2025

    3rd Circ. Backs Health Network In Suit Over Malpractice Case

    The Third Circuit on Wednesday declined to reinstate a retired lawyer's case against the Rothman Institute Orthopedic Foundation for not giving him an affidavit of merit to support medical malpractice claims against different healthcare providers, with the panel ruling the institute did not interfere with his ability to seek legal recourse.

  • April 23, 2025

    No Trade Secret Trial Do-Overs In Chocolate Moonshine Suit

    A Pennsylvania chocolatier and her company can't get second chances in a lawsuit accusing them of stealing a rival and former spouse's recipe for Chocolate Moonshine fudge, after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that her ex had proved the value of his secret recipe and the court had not harmed the defense's case by blocking discussion of their divorce.

  • April 23, 2025

    Genetic Testing Co., Marketer Settle FCA Case For $6M

    A genetic testing company, marketing firm, and their top executives have agreed to pay $6 million to resolve the government's allegations that they billed Medicare for unnecessary medical tests, in violation of the False Claims Act.

  • April 23, 2025

    Railcar Co. Owes Nothing In $600M Ohio Derailment Deal

    A federal jury on Wednesday freed a railcar company from Norfolk Southern Corp.'s suit seeking a contribution to a $600 million settlement with individuals and businesses impacted by a train derailment and chemical spill in a small Ohio village two years ago.   

  • April 23, 2025

    US Sues Gas Co. That Overbilled Pa. Prison By $4M

    The federal government is seeking more than $4 million in civil penalties after an El Paso, Texas, man pled guilty to defrauding the Federal Bureau of Prisons by inflating natural gas invoices to a Pennsylvania prison.

Expert Analysis

  • How Attorneys Can Break Free From Career Enmeshment

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    Ambitious attorneys can sometimes experience career enmeshment — when your sense of self-worth becomes unhealthily tangled up in your legal vocation — but taking the time to discover and realign with your core personal values can help you recover your identity, says Janna Koretz at Azimuth Psychological.

  • Where Can Privacy Plaintiffs Sue When Injury Is Online?

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    Website owners need to understand wiretapping laws to understand whether they may be sued for activity tracking in California or Pennsylvania courts, where the statutory damages for violations of half-century-old laws can be substantial — and a recent Third Circuit decision suggests establishing specific jurisdiction is not as easy as 1-2-3, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.

  • Lawyers With Disabilities Are Seeking Equity, Not Pity

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    Attorneys living with disabilities face extra challenges — including the need for special accommodations, the fear of stigmatization and the risk of being tokenized — but if given equitable opportunities, they can still rise to the top of their field, says Kate Reder Sheikh, a former attorney and legal recruiter at Major Lindsey & Africa.

  • Opinion

    Judicial Committee Best Venue For Litigation Funding Rules

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    The Advisory Committee on Civil Rules' recent decision to consider developing a rule for litigation funding disclosure is a welcome development, ensuring that the result will be the product of a thorough, inclusive and deliberative process that appropriately balances all interests, says Stewart Ackerly at Statera Capital.

  • The Strategic Advantages Of Appointing A Law Firm CEO

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    The impact on law firms of the recent CrowdStrike outage underscores that the business of law is no longer merely about providing supplemental support for legal practice — and helps explain why some law firms are appointing dedicated, full-time CEOs to navigate the challenges of the modern legal landscape, says Jennifer Johnson at Calibrate Strategies.

  • Series

    Beekeeping Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The practice of patent law and beekeeping are not typically associated, but taking care of honeybees has enriched my legal practice by highlighting the importance of hands-on experience, continuous learning, mentorship and more, says David Longo at Oblon McClelland.

  • Opinion

    Legal Institutions Must Warn Against Phony Election Suits

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    With two weeks until the election, bar associations and courts have an urgent responsibility to warn lawyers about the consequences of filing unsubstantiated lawsuits claiming election fraud, says Elise Bean at the Carl Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

  • How Cos. Can Build A Strong In-House Pro Bono Program

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    During this year’s pro bono celebration week, companies should consider some key pointers to grow and maintain a vibrant in-house program for attorneys to provide free legal services for the public good, says Mary Benton at Alston & Bird.

  • Series

    Home Canning Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Making my own pickles and jams requires seeing a process through from start to finish, as does representing clients from the start of a dispute at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board through any appeals to the Federal Circuit, says attorney Kevin McNish.

  • Compliance Pointers For Amended Pa. Data Breach Law

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    Recent updates to the Pennsylvania Breach of Personal Information Notification Act include a requirement that organizations alert the state's attorney general of certain consumer data breach notifications, and several incident response and cybersecurity considerations will be necessary to ensure compliance, say Matthew Meade and Laura Decker at Eckert Seamans.

  • Use The Right Kind Of Feedback To Help Gen Z Attorneys

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    Generation Z associates bring unique perspectives and expectations to the workplace, so it’s imperative that supervising attorneys adapt their feedback approach in order to help young lawyers learn and grow — which is good for law firms, too, says Rachael Bosch at Fringe Professional Development.

  • Opinion

    Congress Can And Must Enact A Supreme Court Ethics Code

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    As public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court dips to historic lows following reports raising conflict of interest concerns, Congress must exercise its constitutional power to enact a mandatory and enforceable code of ethics for the high court, says Muhammad Faridi, president of the New York City Bar Association.

  • Series

    The Pop Culture Docket: Justice Lebovits On Gilbert And Sullivan

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    Characters in the 19th century comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan break the rules of good lawyering by shamelessly throwing responsible critical thought to the wind, providing hilarious lessons for lawyers and judges on how to avoid a surfeit of traps and tribulations, say acting New York Supreme Court Justice Gerald Lebovits and law student Tara Scown.

  • Opinion

    To Shrink Jury Awards, Address Preventable Medical Errors

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    While some health industry leaders complain about large malpractice awards — like the recent $45 million verdict in Hernandez v. Temple University Hospital — these payouts are only a symptom of the underlying problem: an epidemic of preventable medical errors, says Eric Weitz at The Weitz Firm.

  • With Esmark Case, SEC Returns Focus To Tender Offer Rules

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent enforcement action against Esmark in connection with its failed bid to acquire U.S. Steel indicates the SEC's renewed attention under Rule 14e‑8 of the Exchange Act on offerors' financial resources as a measure of the veracity of their tender offer communications, say attorneys at MoFo.

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