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  • May 15, 2025

    Apple Accused Of False IPhone AI Promises In 50-State Suit

    Apple pulled a bait-and-switch on phone buyers when it promised that new artificial intelligence features would be available on the iPhone 16, despite knowing it hadn't yet developed those features, according to a sprawling proposed class action that brings claims under consumer protection laws in all 50 states.

  • May 15, 2025

    Norfolk Southern Death Suit Can Go On With Delayed Estate Rep.

    The Pennsylvania Superior Court has found in an en banc precedential opinion that a woman can pursue claims against Norfolk Southern Railway Co. over her husband's cancer and death despite not petitioning to become the representative of his estate until after the statute of limitations expired.

  • May 15, 2025

    Insurer Wants Smokestack Demo Cos. To Pay For Damage

    Erie Insurance is seeking to make the companies that demolished two smokestacks at a former Western Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant pay $375,000 for damage that flying dust, debris and shock waves did to a neighboring property, according to a lawsuit filed in state court.

  • May 15, 2025

    Maryland Man Convicted Of Threatening Federal Judges

    A Maryland man has been convicted of making violent threats to multiple federal judges after already serving time in prison for threatening other members of the bench, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia.

  • May 15, 2025

    Wachtell-Led Dick's Making $2.4B Bet On Foot Locker

    Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to buy Foot Locker Inc. for about $2.4 billion, as the Pittsburgh-based retailer wagers that its operational playbook can breathe new life into the shrinking footwear chain.

  • May 14, 2025

    Missy Elliott's Bid In Copyright Case Faces Court Setback

    A Pennsylvania federal judge denied recording artist Missy Elliott's bid for an alternative resolution to her dispute with a producer who claims to be a joint author of some of her music, saying Wednesday that there are still "significant factual issues" in need of resolving.

  • May 14, 2025

    Tripwire Moves To End Explosives Suit Over Licensing Issues

    Tripwire South, its affiliate Tripwire Aviation and executive Ryan Morris urged a Pennsylvania federal court to dismiss Bizzell Corp.'s fraud and contract claims, arguing Bizzell's failure to obtain proper government licenses made delivery of military-grade explosives legally impossible.

  • May 14, 2025

    Shaky Docs Undermine SEC's $2M Trial Win, 11th Circ. Told

    A South Florida financial adviser accused of funneling investors into the $500 million Par Funding fraud scheme urged the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday to order a do-over of a civil trial that ended with him being required to pay more than $2 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • May 14, 2025

    Co. Missed Chance To Appeal Axed Contract, Board Says

    A Maryland-based company that repeatedly missed deadlines to deliver conduits to a U.S. Army depot also missed a 90-day window to appeal the Army's termination of its contract, a military contract board has said.

  • May 14, 2025

    Pa. Justices Seem OK With Transit Crimes Special Prosecutor

    Elements of Pennsylvania's Constitution seem to support the Legislature's ability to single out Philadelphia and its district attorney, Larry Krasner, for special treatment in a law establishing a "special prosecutor" for crimes committed within its regional transit agency, several state Supreme Court justices suggested during arguments on Krasner's challenge to the law Wednesday.

  • May 14, 2025

    FERC Chair Floats Plan To Slash Grid Project Perks

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's approval of financial perks for $3 billion worth of transmission projects has prompted Chair Mark Christie to suggest a way to scale back the awarding of additional rate incentives to grid developers.

  • May 14, 2025

    Health Co. Founder Pleads Guilty In $5M Fraud Case

    A Florida man who operated a health monitoring company geared toward keeping substance-addicted people from relapsing has admitted to bilking investors out of $5 million by misstating interest in the firm, the U.S. attorney's office in Philadelphia said.

  • May 14, 2025

    D'Oh! Kimberly-Clark Can't Keep Wage Suit In Federal Court

    A Pennsylvania federal judge invoked "The Simpsons" as he granted a Kimberly-Clark employee's request to ship his unpaid overtime proposed class action back to state court, saying the paper goods company is trying to "embiggen" the amount in controversy beyond what's feasible. 

  • May 14, 2025

    Ex-Paralegal's Bias Claims Still Thin, Pennsylvania Firm Says

    A former Zator Law LLC's paralegal's amended complaint claiming that the firm fired her on the basis of her panic disorder condition lacks specific details about her disability that would support her discrimination and retaliation claims, according to a motion to dismiss recently filed by Zator Law.

  • May 14, 2025

    Eckert Seamans Enters NYC With 11 Hawkins Parnell Attys

    Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC said Wednesday that it has launched an office in New York City with the addition of an 11-attorney team from Hawkins Parnell & Young LLP, while scaling back its New Jersey presence.

  • May 13, 2025

    Pa. Judge OKs Use Of Alien Enemies Act In Removal Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan citizens who are members of the Tren de Aragua gang, but said notice currently being provided to individuals subject to removal was "constitutionally deficient."

  • May 13, 2025

    Pa. Court Debates RGGI Membership Without Lawmakers' Nod

    The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed if a law empowering the state's environmental regulator equated to securing legislative approval to join a multistate Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, with the state justices noting Pennsylvania is the only member to join without lawmakers' blessing.

  • May 13, 2025

    Pa. Justices Question Ruling Over Verizon's Utility Pole Rents

    Some justices on Pennsylvania's Supreme Court questioned Tuesday whether the state's Public Utility Commission skipped steps in declaring that electrical utility FirstEnergy was charging Verizon "unjust and unreasonable" rates to rent space on utility poles, since the decision appeared to rest mainly on federal price limits the state had adopted.

  • May 13, 2025

    Farberware, Walmart Can't Duck Pressure Cooker Burn Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday denied Walmart Inc. and Farberware Licensing Co.'s bid to prevail in a suit alleging they sold a defective pressure cooker that erupted and burned a woman using it to make steak.

  • May 13, 2025

    3rd Circ. Upholds Most Of Boy Scouts' Ch. 11 Plan

    The Third Circuit upheld the bulk of the Boy Scouts of America's Chapter 11 plan to deal with thousands of childhood sex abuse claims, but agreed Tuesday with one objecting insurer that its rights were impermissibly altered under the plan.

  • May 13, 2025

    Pa. Sens. Reject Bill To Legalize Pot Through State-Run Shops

    A Pennsylvania Senate committee on Tuesday voted to reject a bill to legalize adult-use marijuana and regulate its sale via state-run stores.

  • May 13, 2025

    3rd Circ. Says Worker's Pre-Suit EEOC Filings Are Inadequate

    The Third Circuit refused to revive an age bias suit from a former community college employee who claimed she was mistreated by a younger supervisor, rejecting her argument that a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission intake form and other documents qualified as her required pre-suit discrimination charge.

  • May 13, 2025

    NJ AG, Data Co. Defend Judicial Privacy Law At 3rd Circ.

    Data protection company Atlas Data Corp. and New Jersey's attorney general are urging the Third Circuit to uphold a decision declaring the state's judicial privacy measure known as Daniel's Law as constitutional.

  • May 13, 2025

    Ga. Justices Revives Claim Over Med Student's Negligence

    The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday revived a woman's claim seeking to hold two doctors vicariously liable for a medical student's alleged negligence during a hysterectomy, saying there are questions about whether the student was acting as their servant at the time.

  • May 13, 2025

    GM Drivers Say V-8 Engine Recall Killed Fuel Economy

    A group of seven drivers have taken General Motors LLC to Pennsylvania federal court, asserting on behalf of a proposed nationwide class that the company sold them defective 6.2-liter V-8 engines and left them with a choice of either risking catastrophic failure or suffering worsened fuel economy after a recall.

Expert Analysis

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • Behind 3rd Circ. Ruling On College Athletes' FLSA Eligibility

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    The Third Circuit's decision that college athletes are not precluded from bringing a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act raises key questions about the practical consequences of treating collegiate athletes as employees, such as Title IX equal pay claims and potential eligibility for all employment benefits, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Missouri Injunction A Setback For State Anti-ESG Rules

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    A Missouri federal court’s recent order enjoining the state’s anti-ESG rules comes amid actions by state legislatures to revise or invalidate similar legislation imposing disclosure and consent requirements around environmental, social and governance investing, and could be a blueprint for future challenges, say attorneys at Paul Hastings.

  • Opinion

    3rd. Circ. Got It Right On Cancer Warning Claims Preemption

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    The Third Circuit's recent, eminently sensible ruling in a failure-to-warn case against Roundup manufacturer Monsanto, holding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act preempts state law claims, provides a road map that other courts should adopt, says Lawrence Ebner at the Atlantic Legal Foundation.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Finding Coverage For Online Retail Privacy Class Actions

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    Following recent court rulings interpreting state invasion of privacy and electronic surveillance statutes triggering a surge in the filing of privacy class actions against online retailers, companies should examine their various insurance policies, including E&O and D&O, for defense coverage of these claims, says Alison Gaske at Gilbert LLP.

  • Avoiding Corporate Political Activity Pitfalls This Election Year

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    As Election Day approaches, corporate counsel should be mindful of the complicated rules around companies engaging in political activities, including super PAC contributions, pay-to-play prohibitions and foreign agent restrictions, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Opinion

    Congress Must Do More To Bolster ERISA Protections

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    As the Employee Retirement Income Security Act turns 50 this month, we applaud Congress for championing a statute that protects worker and retiree rights, but further action is needed to ban arbitration clauses in plan provisions and codify regulations imperiled by the U.S. Supreme Court’s Chevron ruling, say Michelle Yau and Eleanor Frisch at Cohen Milstein.

  • Unpacking Jurisdiction Issues In 3rd Circ. Arbitration Ruling

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    The Third Circuit's recent ruling in George v. Rushmore Service Center could be interpreted to establish three principles regarding district courts' jurisdiction to enter arbitration-related orders under the Federal Arbitration Act, two of which may lead to confusion, says David Cinotti at Pashman Stein.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • How NJ Temp Equal Pay Survived A Constitutional Challenge

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    The Third Circuit recently gave the New Jersey Temporary Workers' Bill of Rights a new lease on life by systematically dismantling multiple theories of the act's unconstitutionality brought by staffing agencies hoping to delay their new equal pay and benefits obligations, say attorneys at Duane Morris.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

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