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July 28, 2025
Drexel U Gender Bias Potentially Cost Doctor $6M, Jury Told
A former Drexel University medical college professor and emergency doctor told a Pennsylvania federal jury Monday that she was fired for complaining about gender discrimination in the workplace, saying among other things she was denied a promotion that would have brought her potentially $6 million.
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July 28, 2025
Judge OKs $18.5M Johns Hopkins Deal, Sets Aid Fixing Trial
An Illinois federal judge has set a November 2026 trial date in a sprawling antitrust case accusing elite universities and colleges of fixing financial aid offerings, saying Monday that he wanted the target date in mind given that the trial is likely to last multiple weeks.
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July 28, 2025
Broker's Countersuit Says Ex-Worker Tried To Poach Clients
An insurance brokerage being sued by an ex-employee who says his former boss broke a promise to sell him a local agency alleges in its own Pennsylvania state court lawsuit that the employee had actually been scheming to steal clients from the brokerage and take them to a new firm.
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July 28, 2025
State Justices' Financial Disclosures 'Didn't Get Worse' In '24
Several states are making information about their Supreme Court justices' finances and potential financial conflicts somewhat more accessible, according to a new report.
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July 28, 2025
Attys Behind Pot Biz Say No Default In $60M Loan Suit
A pair of attorneys with Loevy & Loevy have urged a New York federal court to throw out a lawsuit alleging they defaulted on and redirected funds from $60 million in loans for a cannabis development, saying a federal judge in New Jersey found in a related case that there was no default.
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July 25, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Private REITs, Farms, Crypto In Escrow?
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney perspectives on private real estate investment trusts, national security concerns raised by farmland and a recent California listing that could lead to the state's largest real estate deal using digital currency.
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July 25, 2025
Kalshi Tells 3rd Circ. Fed Law Bars NJ From Restricting Its Biz
Sports betting company Kalshi's so-called prediction market that allows users to wager on the outcome of real-world events counts as a federal derivative exchange and, as a result, can't be regulated by state enforcers, the gambling company told the Third Circuit.
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July 25, 2025
3rd Circ. Won't Revive Unraised Claims In Immigration Appeal
The Third Circuit has rejected a Guatemalan mother and son's bid to overturn the Board of Immigration Appeals' denial of asylum and other removal protections, ruling that the board's summary affirmance of the underlying immigration judge's decision can't revive unexhausted claims.
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July 25, 2025
Appeal Clock Starts After Restitution Determined, Panel Rules
In a precedential decision Friday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that a sentence involving restitution isn't final until the financial penalty is actually set, making that the date when the appellate clock starts ticking.
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July 25, 2025
3rd Circ. Won't Review $3.2M Wawa Breach Fee Award
The Third Circuit on Thursday won't revisit its prior decision upholding $3.2 million in fees to plaintiffs' counsel in a case that secured a $12 million deal for Wawa shoppers affected by a data breach after attorney Ted Frank argued the fees were disproportionate to the class' recovery.
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July 25, 2025
Airgas Says Pa. Teamsters Workers Violating No-Strike Clause
Airgas alleges multiple Teamsters pickets over the last month at the gas supplier's facility in Allentown, Pennsylvania, violate a no-strike clause in the union's collective bargaining agreement, according to a new lawsuit filed in federal court.
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July 25, 2025
Law Prof Claims UPitt Mishandled Assault Allegations
A University of Pittsburgh School of Law professor has sued the school and a colleague in Pennsylvania state court, claiming the school mishandled the colleague's accusation of sexual assault against him by failing to follow its own procedures and not taking exculpatory evidence from him.
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July 24, 2025
Lincoln National Beats Investor Suit Over $2.6B Loss, For Now
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday tossed with leave to amend a proposed securities class action alleging that Lincoln National Corp. misled investors about its financial health before reporting a $2.6 billion net loss in 2022, finding that the investors didn't specify when Lincoln National had access to certain data and studies.
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July 24, 2025
Encore Series, Philadelphia Orchestra End Antitrust Spat
Encore Series, formerly the Philly Pops, and the Philadelphia Orchestra ended their two-year-old litigation centered on allegations of anticompetitive conduct and breach of contract over live symphony concerts in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, according to a notice Thursday in federal court.
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July 24, 2025
Pa. Court Backs Use Of DNA From Trash In 1995 Rape Case
The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Thursday upheld the use of a John Doe warrant and decades-delayed DNA testing to identify and convict a man in 2024 for the violent rape of a Penn State student in 1995, saying in the precedent-setting opinion that police were allowed to collect DNA evidence from the man's trash years later.
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July 24, 2025
Sun Pharma Settles Consumer Price Fixing Case For $200M
Sun Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a $200 million settlement with a class of consumers who claim that the company joined other generics makers in fixing drug prices.
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July 24, 2025
NJ Mall Says Insurers Owe $20M For Prop Helicopter Damage
The owner of the American Dream mall in New Jersey said its insurers wrongfully reduced a $20.5 million claim for loss and damage caused by a decorative 2-ton helicopter falling from the ceiling of its indoor water park, according to a suit removed to federal court Thursday.
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July 24, 2025
SEC Escapes Atty Fee Bid After Rare In-House Loss
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will not have to reimburse a Michigan-based company that spent four years fighting to have a trading suspension lifted, an administrative law judge has ruled, though he said the case raised "serious questions" about the agency's process for obtaining such suspensions.
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July 24, 2025
Equitrans Charged Over 2-Week Gas Leak In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday on Thursday charged energy company Equitrans LP with failing to properly maintain a facility where natural gas leaked for 14 days into the air, ground and water, contaminating the nearby area and several neighboring states.
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July 24, 2025
Feds Can't End Bank Oversight After $3M Redlining Deal
A Pennsylvania federal judge has rejected the government's bid to release a bank it previously accused of discriminatory lending from court oversight, holding that continued enforcement was "essential" to make sure the terms of a settlement resolving the allegations were adhered to.
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July 24, 2025
Senate Tees Up Vote On Emil Bove To 3rd Circ.
The Senate voted 50-48 on Thursday to tee up the confirmation of Emil Bove to the Third Circuit, which will likely happen next week.
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July 24, 2025
Post-Gazette Says Union Attys Can't Get 'Market Rate' Fees
The law firm of Jubelirer Pass & Intrieri PC should not be able to recover "market rate" attorney fees when it charged several unions at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "low bono" prices to defend pickets, the newspaper publisher told a state court.
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July 24, 2025
3rd Circ. Rules Philly Injection Site Equals Religious 'Person'
A nonprofit battling government resistance to its planned safe drug injection site in Philadelphia can qualify for religious freedom protections, the Third Circuit said in a precedential opinion on Thursday, reasoning the organization meets the definition of a "person" practicing religion.
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July 23, 2025
Pa. Justices Will Weigh Rollover For Other States' Pensions
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh whether a teacher's years of service in another state can count toward her Pennsylvania retirement benefits after she had already cashed out her retirement account from her previous state.
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July 23, 2025
3rd Circ. Backs Off 2nd Look At Class Action Fraud Sanction
The Third Circuit has reissued an opinion upholding the conviction of a man accused of defrauding shareholder settlement funds, but saying it should not have previously ordered the lower court to potentially increase the $31 million judgment against the man.
Expert Analysis
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Notable 2024 Trademark Cases And What To Watch In 2025
Emerging disputes between established tech giants and smaller trademark holders promise to test the boundaries of trademark protection in 2025, following a 2024 marked with disputes in areas ranging from cybersquatting to geographic marks, says Danner Kline at Bradley Arant.
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What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025
The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
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The Prospects Of Pa. Gaining Its Own Antitrust Law After 2024
In the only state that does not have its own antitrust law, Pennsylvania's business community's strong opposition to the Pennsylvania Open Markets Act signals a rough road lies ahead for passage of the bill after Republicans retained a narrow majority in the state Senate, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.
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Series
Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.
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7th Circ. Ruling Muddies Split On Trade Secret Damages
The Seventh Circuit's recent endorsement in Motorola v. Hytera of a Second Circuit limit on avoided-cost damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act contradicts even its own precedents, and will further confuse the scope of a developing circuit conflict that the U.S. Supreme Court has already twice declined to resolve, says Jordan Rice at MoloLamken.
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Opinion
6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School
Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.
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Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware
Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.
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AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog — For Now
While the incoming Trump administration has hinted at new federal regulations governing autonomous vehicles, for now, AV manufacturers must take a state-by-state approach to compliance with safety requirements — paying particular attention to states that require express authorization for AV operation, say attorneys at Frost Brown.
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Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out
In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Think Like A Lawyer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity
Cases can appear complex for several reasons — due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources — but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
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Series
Gardening Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.
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Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review
For attorneys — new ones especially — there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Perils Of Perfunctory Interpretation
Attorneys at Seyfarth examine three recent decisions in which the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and the Federal Circuit ruthlessly dismantled arguments that rely on superficial understandings of different contract terms.
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Series
Flying Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Achieving my childhood dream of flying airplanes made me a better lawyer — and a better person — because it taught me I can conquer difficult goals when I leave my comfort zone, focus on the demands of the moment and commit to honing my skills, says Ivy Cadle at Baker Donelson.
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Post-Election Implications For The EPA's Methane Rules
Amid the U.S. Supreme Court's recent denial of requests to halt implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's methane rule in two suits, and given the outcome of the election, a complete reversal of the methane rule is expected, but state-level policymaking and enforcement will continue, says John Watson at Spencer Fane.