Saranac Hale Spencer
December 19, 2013 | Law.com
Scope of Discovery at Issue in Same-Sex Marriage CaseTension between lawyers for the Corbett administration and the dozen couples challenging Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage may be gathering over the scope of discovery.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
December 18, 2013 | Law.com
Jones Denies Interlocutory Appeal in Gay-Marriage CaseThe first challenge brought against Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage won't take a detour to the Third Circuit.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
December 17, 2013 | Law.com
Applebee's Squelches Class Action Through Arbitration ClauseDespite expressing serious reservations, a federal judge in Philadelphia has enforced an arbitration clause between an employee and Applebee's, foreclosing the waiter from bringing his claim as a class action.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
December 16, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Third Circuit Asked to Clear Up GSK Removal IssueFallout from the Third Circuit's decision in June establishing GlaxoSmithKline as a corporate citizen of Delaware, not Pennsylvania, could land back in the appeals court.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
December 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Third Circuit to Rehear GPS Tracking Case En BancThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has granted rehearing en banc in a case decided two months ago establishing that police need a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to a suspect's vehicle.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
December 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Third Circuit to Rehear Case On GPS Tracking En BancThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has granted rehearing en banc in a case decided two months ago establishing that police need a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to a suspect's vehicle.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
December 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pa.'s Empty Federal Bench Beyond Help From 'Nuclear Option'A dozen vacancies stretch across the federal bench in Pennsylvania, but the "nuclear option" won't likely help put judges in those seats.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
December 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lawyer's Ineffective-Counsel Claim Fails in Federal CourtA Lehigh Valley lawyer has failed in a bid to vacate his conviction on charges related to stealing client funds because of ineffective assistance of counsel.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
December 10, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Kane Wants Out of Same-Sex Marriage SuitThe second challenge to be brought in federal court against Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage should take a similar tack to the first and focus on the state's secretary of Health and secretary of Revenue, the attorney general suggested in a motion filed today.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
December 09, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Cheerleading Coach Gets Qualified Immunity in Injury CaseAlthough the law in the Third Circuit is muddled as to how far the state-created danger theory reaches into the arena of high school sports, the appeals court declined to settle it with a case brought by a cheerleader who got a head injury during practice.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
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