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Pennsylvania

  • July 30, 2025

    Pratt & Whitney Can't Duck Parts Co.'s Antitrust Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal court refused Wednesday to toss an antitrust case accusing Pratt & Whitney of blocking competition from aftermarket engine and part suppliers through its contracts with maintenance and repair companies.

  • July 30, 2025

    Unauthorized Blood Draw Upends Fatal Crash Sentence In Pa.

    In a precedential ruling, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that the rights of a man convicted of vehicular homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol were violated because hospital staff took it upon themselves to conduct a blood draw without a warrant from law enforcement.

  • July 30, 2025

    3rd Circ. Says Quote From Earlier Case Doesn't Nix Sentence

    A federal judge who gave a Dominican citizen a stiffer sentence after a second arrest improperly failed to warn the defendant that he would quote from the first sentencing, but the Third Circuit on Wednesday denied a do-over because the defendant didn't show that having notice would have changed the outcome.

  • July 30, 2025

    Trump Official Denies Shutting Down FEMA Disaster Program

    The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told a Massachusetts federal judge that President Donald Trump's administration has not decided whether to end the agency's flagship natural disaster protection program, despite a lawsuit by 20 states claiming it had been shut down.

  • July 30, 2025

    Samourai Wallet Execs Cop To Money-Transmitting Charges

    Two Samourai Wallet executives told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday that they facilitated bitcoin transfers derived from criminal activity, pleading guilty to scheming to use their crypto-mixer as an unlicensed money transmitter but avoiding a more serious money-laundering conspiracy count.

  • July 29, 2025

    Affirmed Energy Says FERC Unlawfully Cut Auction Rights

    Affirmed Energy LLC told the D.C. Circuit the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission can't justify orders approving PJM Interconnection LLC's proposal to bar energy efficiency resources from participating in its electricity capacity auctions.

  • July 29, 2025

    Pa. Bank Slams Ponzi Investors' 'Search For Scapegoats'

    A Pennsylvania-based community bank has urged a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action accusing it of enabling a $155 million Ponzi scheme carried out by a Pennsylvania dentist and a Texas attorney, arguing that the case attempts to unconstitutionally import Texas securities law into the Keystone State.

  • July 29, 2025

    Ocugen Beats Investor Suit Over Financial Controls

    Biopharmaceutical company Ocugen Inc. on Tuesday won permanent dismissal from an investor's class action accusing it of concealing weak financial controls that led to it refiling accounting statements for several periods, with a Pennsylvania federal judge determining that Ocugen's stock price recovered from the announcement it had erred in its reports.

  • July 29, 2025

    Senate Confirms DOJ Official Emil Bove To 3rd Circ.

    The Senate voted 50-49 on Tuesday night to confirm Emil Bove, one of President Donald Trump's former attorneys and a top official at the U.S. Department of Justice, as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

  • July 29, 2025

    Airbnb Says Slim Odds Of Shooting Don't Create Tort 'Duty'

    The chances of being shot at one of Airbnb's short-term rentals are only slightly greater than the odds of being struck by lightning, so the company could not foresee or be held responsible for events like a 2022 mass shooting at a Pittsburgh rental, counsel for Airbnb told a Pennsylvania judge Tuesday during an oral argument.

  • July 29, 2025

    OxyChem, Nokia Tell 3rd Circ. Passaic Cleanup Deal Is Unfair

    Occidental Chemical Corp. and Nokia of America Corp. on Monday asked the Third Circuit to reverse a New Jersey federal district court's approval of a $150 million settlement to clean up the Lower Passaic River.

  • July 29, 2025

    Crypto Mixer Execs To Change Plea In Samourai Wallet Case

    The two co-founders of crypto mixer Samourai Wallet told a New York federal judge on Tuesday that they intend to change their not guilty pleas after initially fighting charges that they facilitated over $2 billion in unlawful transactions.

  • July 29, 2025

    3rd Circ. Says DOL H-2A Case Should Have Been In Fed. Court

    A New Jersey farm was entitled to have a federal court weigh in on the U.S. Department of Labor's allegations that it flouted H-2A visa program requirements, the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday, finding the DOL improperly relied on in-house administrative proceedings to impose over $580,000 in fines.

  • July 29, 2025

    New Guidelines Aim To Reform Counterfeiter Case Practices

    Amid federal courts' growing concern toward a legal strategy of joining dozens of alleged counterfeiters in a single complaint, plaintiff attorneys who are among the most frequent filers of such cases have announced what they consider best practices for the litigation.

  • July 29, 2025

    Harvard Escapes Title IX Suit Over Transgender Swimmer

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday dismissed Harvard University and stayed proceedings in a lawsuit filed by three former collegiate swimmers over the participation of a transgender athlete in a 2022 competition at the school, pending the decision on a similar case in Georgia.

  • July 29, 2025

    USDA Seeks End To Pa. Suit Over $13M Food Aid Cut

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture wants a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania's governor accusing the USDA of haphazardly cutting off $13 million in food aid that supports local farmers.

  • July 29, 2025

    22 States Sue To Block Defunding Of Planned Parenthood

    California and more than 20 other states on Tuesday launched their own legal challenge to budget legislation that halts federal Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood, alleging the measure illegally targets the organization and violates its First Amendment rights.

  • July 29, 2025

    Disbarred Pa. Atty Admits Forging Federal Judge's Signature

    A disbarred central Pennsylvania attorney has admitted to federal charges of forging a U.S. district judge's signature on fake court orders he gave to a client showing he had been awarded monetary sanctions in a case that was never actually filed, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

  • July 29, 2025

    Justices Can Fix Circuit Split On Compassionate Release

    The First Step Act drastically reduced the mandatory minimum sentences for certain federal crimes, but it will be up to the U.S. Supreme Court to settle a 6-4 circuit split over whether courts can consider those changes when weighing a prisoner's compassionate release, attorneys tell Law360.

  • July 29, 2025

    Insurer Says Misrepresentations Void Real Estate Co.'s Policy

    Material misrepresentations in a commercial real estate firm's insurance renewal application mean the insurer has no duty to defend the firm or a former director against a $6.5 million claim related to the sale of a client's properties, the insurer told an Indiana federal court.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

  • Nippon, US Steel Face Long Odds On Merger Challenge

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    Following the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' review of Japan's Nippon Steel's proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel, the companies face a formidable uphill battle in challenging the president's exercise of authority to block the deal on national security grounds, say attorneys at Kirkland.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • Top 10 Noncompete Developments Of 2024

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    Following an eventful year in noncompete law at both state and federal levels, employers can no longer rely on a court's willingness to blue-pencil overbroad agreements and are proceeding at their own peril if they do not thoughtfully review and carefully enforce such agreements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Penn State Brand Case Leaves Ornamentality Unresolved

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    While the recent jury verdict in Penn State University v. Vintage Brand was a win for the college and brands, legal practitioners should expect plenty of litigation around unaddressed ornamentality issues of whether marks that are not yet incontestable can be canceled for being used solely in decorative, non-source-identifying ways, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • Opinion

    Section 230 Debates Will Continue, With Or Without TikTok

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    Regardless of whether TikTok is forced to shut down in the U.S. in the coming weeks, legal disputes will continue over social media platforms' responsibility under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for harms allegedly caused by content shared on their apps, says Carla Varriale-Barker at Segal McCambridge.

  • Religious Accommodation Lessons From $12.7M Vax Verdict

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    A Michigan federal jury’s recent $12.7 million verdict against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan starkly reminds employers of the risks they face when assessing employees’ religious accommodation requests, highlighting pitfalls to avoid and raising the opportunity to consider best practices to follow, say attorneys at Williams & Connolly.

  • The OIG Report: Preparing For Oversight In 2025

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    Across sectors, Office of Inspector General work plans and challenge reports for 2025 provide a trove of information on the issues and industries that will likely be the focus of government oversight in the year to come, says Diana Shaw at Wiley.

  • Series

    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

  • Product Safety Issues In 2024 Highlight Need For Vigilance

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    A look at some of the medications and foods that led to significant class actions last year demonstrates the need for robust regulatory systems and proactive measures to protect consumers from defective and harmful products, says Jennifer Taylor at the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin.

  • Series

    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • How Changes In State Gift Card Laws May Affect Cos. In 2025

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    2024 state legislative movements around the escheatment of unused gift card balances and consumer fraud protections should prompt issuers to consider whether changes in company domicile or blanket cash-back policies are needed in the new year, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

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