Kristie Rearick

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania appellate courts decided about two dozen cases that one could call “environmental” last year. A brief review follows that necessarily…

By David G. Mandelbaum

11 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Supreme Court has again been asked to resolve a closely watched dispute involving discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The court heard oral argument in December in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which, unlike prior challenges in this area, involves the First Amendment.

By Stephen A. Miller and Leigh Ann Benson

5 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series.Last week, I discussed Winfield v. New York, 15-CV-05236 (S.D.N.Y. Nov. 27, 2017), where…

By Leonard Deutchman

13 minute read

January 11, 2018 | Daily Business Review

In the summer of 2016, Cravath, Swaine & Moore rocked the legal world by raising starting salaries for associates from $160,000 to $180,000. Shortly…

By Debra Frank Montero

5 minute read

January 10, 2018 | Delaware Business Court Insider

While many view the period between Thanksgiving and Jan. 1 as a hectic time of year, no one has been working harder than the Delaware courts.

By Arthur R. Bookout

17 minute read

January 10, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

“He said, she said” is one of the clearest paths to trial for a plaintiff claiming workplace harassment or discrimination. This is particularly so when the statements in question are explosive. A clear example of this conundrum for employers was addressed in the recent decision of El v. Advance Stores, No. 17-2345, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211887 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 27, 2017).

By Sid Steinberg

6 minute read

January 10, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Florida has given a slight benefit to those who lease commercial property beginning this year.

By Marvin A. Kirsner

4 minute read

January 10, 2018 | The Recorder

Imagine yourself in the following scenario. You represent the plaintiff in a case alleging breach of contract and unfair competition. Shortly before the case is scheduled to go to trial, the defendant files a motion on the pleadings to dismiss the contract claim, arguing that the contract is void under the statute of frauds.

By Sarah Hofstadter

7 minute read

January 10, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The daily press coverage disclosing alleged actions of high profile men accused of sexual harassment in the workplace, has resulted in a change to the tax treatment of settlements in claims of sexual harassment and discrimination.

By Cheryl Wilke

5 minute read

January 09, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

After the price of Bitcoin hit $10,000 on Nov. 28 and Bitcoin futures launched on Dec. 10, you might have asked yourself why this digital currency was getting so much attention in the closing days of 2017. You may have also wondered what the broader adoption of cryptocurrency means for future plaintiffs who hold their money in digital wallets on a blockchain, only to later find themselves the target of hackers and their money, gone

By John Rafferty

11 minute read