Saranac Hale Spencer

October 24, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

An order to the state to show cause from Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson today was quickly followed by a motion from the challengers to Pennsylvania's new voter ID law to accelerate the timeline.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 27, 2013 | The American Lawyer

A federal judge has hewed closely to the statute of limitations and largely declined to extend the time period for claims of damages made by grocery stores against major egg producers in a multidistrict litigation antitrust suit alleging price-fixing.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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July 10, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Within 10 days of hearing arguments, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has thrown out claims made by a former executive assistant at the Philadelphia Housing Authority that he had been retaliated against for constitutionally protected speech.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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June 26, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Arising four decades ago in response to the onslaught of asbestos-related cases, Reed Smith's insurance recovery department adapts to the litigation landscape.

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May 11, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Though it was "questionable" that a spurned spouse's alleged revenge plot became the subject of a federal prosecution under the Chemical Weapons Act, the Third Circuit declined to say the act was unconstitutional as applied in the case.

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April 26, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gary L. Lancaster, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, died of hypertensive heart disease Wednesday night. He was 63.

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August 22, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A judge hinted U.S. Supreme Court decisions on immigration law may have breathed new life into a city's ban on hiring and renting to undocumented workers.

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July 16, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Dr. Sarah Von Muller is still on the hook to pay $91,114 to the American Board of Internal Medicine after she stole more than 50 questions from its gastroenterology certification exam, a federal judge has ruled.

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November 02, 2012 | Law.com

The state's advertising campaign on the voter ID law can continue, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson decided less than a week before Election Day.

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October 19, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Petitioners who challenged Pennsylvania's new voter ID law are back in court after winning an injunction earlier this month because, they argue, the state is confusing voters by neglecting to correct its ad campaign about the photo identification requirements that will not be enforced for the coming election.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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