Saranac Hale Spencer

October 31, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

An investor's claim of arbitrator bias was too weak to warrant overturning a panel's decision against him, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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October 31, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Easton Area School District will give the U.S. Supreme Court a chance to define the scope of a school's authority to regulate student speech when it seeks certiorari in the case over "I ♥ boobies" breast-cancer awareness bracelets.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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October 30, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The couple who filed a challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage in September has answered the Corbett administration's objections to their suit.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

October 29, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

RICO claims brought against GlaxoSmithKline for its marketing of the diabetes drug Avandia have cleared a hurdle in federal court in Philadelphia.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

October 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Perelman family patriarch's claims against his son and his former lawyer were properly tossed by the district court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has decided.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

October 25, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh's major medical systems are negotiating a settlement that could end the fiercely-fought antitrust litigation that has been pending in federal court for years.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

3 minute read

October 22, 2013 | Law.com

A federal judge in Pittsburgh has again sided with the religious employers who are challenging the contraceptive-coverage mandate in Obamacare.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

October 10, 2013 | Law.com

The federal judge hearing a challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage said he will decide by mid-November if there's anything left of the case to go to trial.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

October 01, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania has become the accidental epicenter for gay-rights litigation, with several suits cropping up over the summer in both state and federal court.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

September 17, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The National Football League has settled the class action lawsuit brought by thousands of former players who suffered concussive injuries for $765 million, a move one football commentator said had "saved the game."

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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