Ben Seal

December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

"When you're going to different counties, you're going to get different results," said plaintiffs attorney Michael J. Pisanchyn Jr., of the Pisanchyn Law Firm. "It's difficult to be able to tell a client with any type of consistency what's going to happen because there's no appellate guidance."

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group Inc., which owns and operates 19 Red Robin restaurant franchises in Eastern Pennsylvania, has agreed to a $1.3 million settlement in a class action lawsuit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania over minimum-wage violations. The settlement agreement was granted preliminary approval Dec. 2 by Judge James M. Munley.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read

December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A 1988 action to quiet title on 3,665 acres of land in Lycoming County failed to properly name a group of owners of subsurface rights to the land, the Superior Court has ruled, holding that a trial court was right to strike a 1989 default judgment in the case as void ab initio.

By Ben Seal

5 minute read

December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over the distinct conduct standards in workers' compensation and unemployment compensation adjudications.

By Ben Seal

6 minute read

December 15, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following the historic election of three new Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices this November, the court faces the unusual challenge of transitioning nearly half its complement into a system where they will encounter new responsibilities, procedures and expectations.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two former employees at a Salem Township nuclear power plant can proceed with defamation claims alleging their former employer maliciously used a database to retaliate against them for reporting safety concerns, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former human resources analyst in the Office of Attorney General has filed a federal retaliation suit against the office, state Attorney General Kathleen Kane, chief of staff Jonathan Duecker and office spokesman Chuck Ardo, alleging he was fired for recommending that Duecker be terminated for sexual harassment.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two former employees at a Salem Township nuclear power plant can proceed with defamation claims alleging their former employer maliciously used a database to retaliate against them for reporting safety concerns, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.

By Ben Seal

4 minute read

December 14, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former human resources analyst in the Office of Attorney General has filed a federal retaliation suit against the office, state Attorney General Kathleen Kane, chief of staff Jonathan Duecker and office spokesman Chuck Ardo, alleging he was fired for recommending that Duecker be terminated for sexual harassment.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

December 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group Inc., which owns and operates 19 Red Robin restaurant franchises in Eastern Pennsylvania, has agreed to a $1.3 million settlement in a class action lawsuit in the Middle District of Pennsylvania over minimum-wage violations. The settlement agreement was granted preliminary approval Dec. 2 by Judge James M. Munley.

By Ben Seal

3 minute read