Kristie Rearick

June 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a plaintiff could simultaneously recover punitive damages under common-law theories and treble damages under the CPL. In a win for Pennsylvania consumers, the court in Dwyer v. Ameriprise Financial, held that a plaintiff could.

By Mark Mailman

8 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Daily Business Review

There can be costly consequences for misclassifying a worker who gets overtime as one who doesn't, and Washington just upped the price to play by its rules. On April 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule to increase pay thresholds for overtime eligibility for salaried workers.

By Denise Heekin

6 minute read

June 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

To avoid luxurious lolling by local governments, the Legislature included mandatory deadlines in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. Section 10101 et seq. (MPC), which governs municipal regulation of zoning, subdivision and land development within the commonwealth. The MPC sets forth strict requirements for when and how municipalities make decisions on land use applications, in addition to how they communicate those decisions to the applicant.

By Robert Max Junker and Anna S. Jewart

8 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Daily Business Review

As the summer months yield their inevitable slew of injuries, prospective renters should be aware of the life-threatening dangers of jet skis, and their attorneys should be intimately familiar with the many regulations that were enacted to keep them safe.

By Justin B. Shapiro

6 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Daily Business Review

By embracing client alerts as integral components of legal research, practitioners can maximize their impact, enhance their strategic decision-making, and navigate complex legal landscapes with confidence.

By Jesse Stolow

6 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Legaltech News

Nowadays, given that legal industry has traditionally been cost aware and thrifty, a considerable number of law firms prefer cybersecurity-as-a-service (CaaS) model with a flexible, pay-as-you-go pricing.

By Ilia Kolochenko

7 minute read

June 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hypothetical questions can help facilitate conversations on judgments about the perceived likelihood or potential consequences of an event or an action. They can also help reveal hidden or flawed assumptions. Supreme Court justices, for instance, often use hypothetical questions to test the outer boundaries of what the advocate is asking the court to declare and of what the court may have to decide.

By Edward T. Kang

7 minute read

June 19, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

The Delaware Court of Chancery recently had the opportunity to weigh in on a plaintiff's unique theory of director and officer fiduciary duties arising out of the stakeholder capitalism model of corporate governance.

By Howard W. Robertson IV

7 minute read

June 19, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

In the recent decision of In re Hennessy Capital Acquisition IV Shareholder Litigation, the Delaware Court of Chancery observed that the ensuing "abundance of SPAC fiduciary duty claims suggests that stockholder plaintiffs have taken notice," and that SPAC litigation had become "ubiquitous" in the court.

By K. Tyler O'Connell

10 minute read

June 18, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Of course, after three years of law school and months spent studying for the bar exam, the first thing I learned as an associate was how much I didn't know. Fortunately, before I could get too caught up in my own head, I had colleagues step up to be my mentors. There's a reason why mentoring is a cornerstone of growth and excellence, especially in the legal profession.

By April P. Petrosino

6 minute read