Kristie Rearick

November 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Nov. 13. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The state House of Representatives was scheduled to return to session on Monday. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to return to session on Dec. 11.

By The Legal Intelligencer

9 minute read

November 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Being corporate counsel or assistant corporate counsel to a multi-state business sometimes creates ethical issues for the general counsel.

By Samuel C. Stretton

20 minute read

November 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

An appeal pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit asks whether CERCLA pre-empts state law claims for medical monitoring, Giovanni v. U.S. Dep't of the Navy, No. 17-2473 (3d Cir.). This is an important issue in the context of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) because the exact health effects remain in dispute.

By Kaitlyn R. Maxwell

6 minute read

November 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Typically, a state governmental entity is immune from suit unless the state explicitly waives its own sovereign immunity with respect to a particular claim or issue.

By Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr. and Catherine B. Heitzenrater

12 minute read

November 16, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent news stories have emphasized the emerging trend of transportation network companies, such as Uber and Lyft, around the world. These types of ride-sharing companies are continuing to develop across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well.

By Daniel E. Cummins and Stephen T. Kopko

14 minute read

November 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Nov. 20, a pro bono committee training for the criminal records expungement project will be held from noon to 1 p.m., at Ballard Spahr, 1735 Market Street, 51st Floor, Philadelphia.

By The Legal Intelligencer

2 minute read

November 15, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The American Bar Association (ABA) 9TH Annual National Celebration of Pro Bono was held from Oct. 22, through Oct. 28. The National Celebration of Pro Bono highlights the increasing need for pro bono services and access to justice.

By Christine M. Flynn

4 minute read

November 15, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Employers do not want employees they have trained and provided with proprietary business information to leave and go to work for competitors. Buyers who purchase businesses do not want the sellers to start new, competing businesses.

By William T. Dzurilla

5 minute read

November 15, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

It is an all-too familiar accusation to many directors: If only you had done something more, the corporation could have avoided an injury or loss. Since the mid-1990s, Delaware courts have repeatedly recognized that attempting to pin personal liability on directors for their alleged inaction is “possibly the most difficult theory in corporation law upon which a plaintiff might hope to win a judgment,” as in In re Caremark International Derivative Litigation, 698 A.2d 959, 967 (Del. Ch. 1996).

By Jason J. Mendro and Jeffrey S. Rosenberg

20 minute read

November 14, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Delaware recognizes the need to promptly resolve disputes over the composition of the board of directors of a Delaware corporation.

By Edward M. McNally

5 minute read