Kristie Rearick

February 26, 2018 | Corporate Counsel

The notion that a compliance officer can also serve as a whistleblower is unsettling to many in the business world. After all, the compliance function's responsibility is to investigate and address issues so people don't have to become whistleblowers.

By Wendy Schwartz

6 minute read

February 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Feb. 27, Drexel University's Thomas R. Kline School of Law, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Bar Foundation, will host the Sheppard Fellowship Reception, from 5:30-7 p.m., at the law offices of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, 123 S. Broad St., 28th St,, Philadelphia.

By The Legal Intelligencer

3 minute read

February 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

What began as one woman's allegations of sexual misconduct against producer Harvey Weinstein has become a cascade of people speaking out about sexual violence from Hollywood to Wall Street to the media to college campuses across the country.

By Lauren McCulloch

7 minute read

February 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Almost daily of late, there is a new report or announcement regarding the intersection of religious beliefs permits and anti-discrimination principles.

By Thomas W. Ude Jr.

7 minute read

February 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Dr. Pramela Ganji had just finished her lunch when she was told that the appellate court had reversed and vacated her conviction. At first she didn't believe it.

By David ​O. Markus and Mona Markus

6 minute read

February 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the end of 2017, legislators in Pennsylvania proposed legislation to ban noncompete agreements. The proposal is consistent with a legislative trend in other states. In New Jersey, the Senate proposed a bill (Senate Bill 3518) that would place limits on the ability to impose noncompetes (there is a similar Assembly Bill, A5261).

By Patricia Collins

5 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In March 2014, plaintiff Rafeeq Smith, a construction site supervisor in his 30s, and plaintiff Keith Mouzon were passengers in a sport utility vehicle in a parking lot in Philadelphia.

By VerdictSearch

4 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Jan. 12, 2015, at about 9:30 p.m., plaintiff Mary Powell, 47, parked in a handicapped parking space at a Giant Eagle grocery store, in Pittsburgh. As she exited her car, she slipped and fell on black ice, landing on her left side. She claimed injuries to her hamstrings and left shoulder.

By VerdictSearch

8 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a judicial officer and heard argument and evidence from parties. Besides my law clerks and judicial staff, can I talk to other persons or go on the internet to review information that may be pertinent?

By Samuel C. Stretton

12 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Klipsch Group v. ePRO E-Commerce, No. 16-3637-cvNo. 16-3726-cv (2d Cir. Jan. 25), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York's order that “the likely valuation of actual damages” in the matter was “$25,000,” the defendant had to pay the plaintiff $2.68 million as “compensation” for “additional discovery efforts” the plaintiff had to take because of the defendant's misconduct.

By Leonard Deutchman

15 minute read