Saranac Hale Spencer

May 19, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers for about 3,000 plaintiffs suing GlaxoSmithKline over its drug Avandia may have been able to skirt federal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act but were ultimately stymied in their effort to get out of U.S. court by the rules on diversity jurisdiction.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 16, 2014 | Law.com

The novel approach taken in one of the challenges to Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage has drawn some skepticism from the bench.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 15, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A college student may proceed with two claims against Saint Joseph's University over allegations that a school tribunal wrongly found him to have committed sexual assault, a federal judge has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers for the plaintiffs alleging price-fixing among major makers of drywall will have to divulge the facts that support their claims while discovery is ongoing, the federal judge handling the multidistrict litigation has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 14, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Because their failure to pay estate taxes on time was allegedly the result of their reliance on the advice of counsel, the family of the late John R.H. Thouron will have the opportunity to make their case for getting a refund of the penalty charged by the Internal Revenue Service, the Third Circuit has ruled, vacating the district court's opinion.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 13, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Duane Morris is still facing a legal malpractice case filed in Colorado after a federal magistrate judge there recommended against granting partial summary judgment to the firm and two of its former partners.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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May 12, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania became the third state in the last month to shed its hotly contested law requiring voters to show identification at the polls.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 12, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Whistleblower claims that a major for-profit education company defrauded the federal government of billions of dollars in student aid must be illuminated through discovery, U.S. District Judge Terrence McVerry of the Western District of Pennsylvania has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 09, 2014 | Law.com

Claims against health insurance giant Cigna can be litigated, the Third Circuit has ruled in a reversal of the district court's decision to compel arbitration.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Corbett administration won't appeal the injunction of its law requiring voters to show photo ID at the polls.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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