Patricia C Collins

April 21, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in Metalico Pittsburgh v. Newman, (No. 354 WDA 2016, April 19), dealt a blow to employees attempting to avoid the application of a nonsolicitation covenant.

By Patricia C. Collins

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April 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure regarding electronically stored information present challenging ­procedural and substantive issues for parties to litigation. More practically, and, in most cases as a threshold issue, they present cost challenges for litigants. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently reviewed whether the costs related to electronic discovery are taxable to the losing party under 28 U.S.C. Section 1920(4) in Camesi v. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, No. 15-1865 (March 21, 2016).

By Patricia C. Collins

11 minute read

September 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed an award of punitive damages awarded by a jury in a dispute between two businesses.

By Patricia C. Collins

6 minute read

September 27, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a precedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed an award of punitive damages awarded by a jury in a dispute between two businesses.

By Patricia C. Collins

6 minute read

June 14, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is a reality of litigation that the facts of a case can change in significant ways between the filing of the complaint and trial, but litigants do not always amend pleadings to address these changes.

By Patricia C. Collins

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