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Saranac Hale Spencer

Saranac Hale Spencer

May 12, 2015 | Delaware Law Weekly

ACLU Challenges GPS Tracking for Delaware Sex Offenders

Delaware's use of GPS tracking devices on people who were convicted years ago of sex crimes is unconstitutional, according to a challenge to the law brought by the ACLU.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Widow Beats Insurance Carrier's Criminal Exception Claim

A 25-year-old man who died after passing a truck on his motorcycle in a no-passing zone wasn't committing a crime at the time of the accident, so his wife can collect on his life insurance policy, a federal judge has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

John E. Jones III: A Marriage of Intellect and Reason

When Judge John E. Jones III struck down Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage, he did it with the marriage vows themselves.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

May 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Widow Beats Insurance Carrier's Criminal Exception Claim

A 25-year-old man who died after passing a truck on his motorcycle in a no-passing zone wasn't committing a crime at the time of the accident, so his wife can collect on his life insurance policy, a federal judge has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Adopts Recovery Scheme For Attorney Fee Awards Under ERISA

Litigants who catalyze the defense to change course in an ERISA case, even if there is no judgment from the court, can still seek to collect attorney fees in the Third Circuit.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Adopts Recovery Scheme For Attorney Fee Awards Under ERISA

Litigants who catalyze the defense to change course in an ERISA case, even if there is no judgment from the court, can still seek to collect attorney fees in the Third Circuit.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 08, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fed. Judge Awards $1M in Electrical Fitting Patent Dispute

A Scranton-based electrical fittings manufacturer has won a million-dollar damages award on summary judgment in a long-fought patent dispute with a rival company.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 07, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Fed. Judge Awards $1M in Electrical Fitting Patent Dispute

A Scranton-based electrical fittings manufacturer has won a million-dollar damages award on summary judgment in a long-fought patent dispute with a rival company.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 06, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Political Maneuvers Holding Up Nominee for Third Circuit

Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo, who took the bench in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania two years ago after a relatively quick confirmation process, is facing what is shaping up to be a drawn-out march to the Third Circuit in the waning months of the Obama administration.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 06, 2015 | Law.com

Federal Jury Awards $7.8M in Drone Patent Case

An American drone maker has won $7.8 million in damages from a French competitor that infringed on its patents.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read