Saranac Hale Spencer

August 22, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The nonprofit organizations related to a suburban Pittsburgh diocese don't have to comply with Obamacare's contraceptive mandate since a federal judge has granted them a permanent injunction.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 21, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

An executive-level supplemental retirement benefits package—called a "top hat" plan—is to be administered according to the interpretation of the company that sponsors it, the Third Circuit has ruled, reversing a district court decision.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 19, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Years of discovery delays and dodges have led to the dismissal of a case against PNC Bank as a sanction.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 19, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Philadelphia's rule banning police officers from donating to their union's political action committee is unconstitutional, the Third Circuit has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 18, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal district judge has upheld a bankruptcy court's finding that a creditor with whom Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman filed an involuntary petition in order to collect debts from a defunct business acted in bad faith, resulting in dismissal of the petition, including the firm's claim.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 15, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A financial adviser who made more than $250,000 trading on insider information he got from a fellow Alcoholics Anonymous member failed in his bid to overturn his conviction by challenging the validity of the rule he violated.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 15, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's law barring corporations and associations from making political contributions, which had been in direct conflict with Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, has now been permanently enjoined.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

In another blow to the plaintiffs alleging that Pfizer's antidepressant, Zoloft, causes birth defects, the federal judge handling the case rejected the testimony of three of their expert witnesses.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 13, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's law barring corporations and associations from making political contributions, which had been in direct conflict with Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, has now been permanently enjoined.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 13, 2014 | Law.com

A man who alleged that he was defrauded in the sale of his $8.4 million life insurance policy can't be forced into arbitration under the terms of the contract, the Third Circuit has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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