Saranac Hale Spencer

July 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A mine worker in southwestern Pennsylvania got conditional certification from a federal judge to bring his FLSA suit as a collective action.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

July 08, 2014 | Law.com

Removing the $675 million limit on the amount that the NFL would have to pay to former players suffering from head injuries satisfied the federal judge overseeing the massive case, as she granted preliminary approval today to the parties' second attempt at settlement.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

July 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Cheryl Krause has been confirmed to the Third Circuit by a unanimous vote of the Senate on Monday night.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

2 minute read

July 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Schuylkill County official, who tried to step in and appeal the historic decision issued in May allowing for same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania, has had her lawsuit thrown out of court by the Third Circuit.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

3 minute read

July 02, 2014 | Law.com

The road to victory for plaintiffs alleging that Pfizer's antidepressant Zoloft causes birth defects has gotten steeper since a federal judge barred the testimony of one of their key expert witnesses.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

July 02, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The recorders of deeds in Pennsylvania's 67 counties won declaratory judgment from a federal judge who ruled that Merscorp must create and record property transfers with the county offices.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

3 minute read

July 01, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The road to victory for plaintiffs alleging that Pfizer's antidepressant, Zoloft, causes birth defects has gotten steeper since a federal judge barred the testimony of one of their key expert witnesses.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

2 minute read

July 01, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Companies like the Mennonite-owned Conestoga Wood Specialties in East Earl, Pa., can't be required to fund female contraceptives due to their religious objections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision that could foretell its approach to the next wave of litigation over that portion of Obamacare.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

June 27, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A suit over debt collection practices brought against a Philadelphia law firm has been revived by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

June 26, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Robert Moy's Chinatown office that advertised "guaranteed absolution" of traffic tickets was the focus of the federal trial over alleged ticket-fixing in the Philadelphia Traffic Court on Wednesday.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read