Saranac Hale Spencer

July 16, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Because the military made decisions regarding the faulty electrical systems in the housing for soldiers in Iraq, a federal judge ruled that the court cannot delve into the claims of negligence lodged against the contractor, Kellogg, Brown & Root, that maintained the systems.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

June 20, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has certified a class of third-party purchasers who allege that GlaxoSmithKline filed "sham" citizen petitions with the Food and Drug Administration that kept generic versions of its nasal spray called Flonase off the market for two years.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

November 29, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The flood of judicial nominations that has come from the White House in recent months, including the three just made for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, could forecast a change in the focus of President Obama's second term — his first having been notable for its dearth of judicial confirmations.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

September 25, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

At this summer's oral argument in the voter ID case, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson said he saw his part in the politically charged matter as "teeing" it up for the state Supreme Court to decide.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

October 29, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

More than a decade after three former Philadelphia police officers began a successful suit against the city alleging racial discrimination in the department, a federal judge awarded fees to their attorneys, who have since ended their representation of the plaintiffs.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

July 03, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A former scientist at a solar cell manufacturing company has pleaded guilty to several counts of wire fraud after he was charged under the Economic Espionage Act with stealing trade secrets with the intent of using them in China.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

May 16, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge in Western Pennsylvania refused to dismiss a qui tam suit alleging Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp., which runs over 100 campuses, defrauded the federal government of $11 billion in federal student aid by violating the terms of the Higher Education Act.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

June 14, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Senate confirmed two nominees to the federal bench in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday, whittling the number of open seats in that district to four.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

August 20, 2013 | Law.com

The Third Circuit has remanded a class action against an oil and gas company to state court, giving firm direction on how the circuit will interpret and apply the Class Action Fairness Act's two exceptions to federal jurisdiction.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

May 22, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Citing voluminous filings and a preference for airing controversial issues - such as balancing free speech with deterrence of child pornography - in an "open courtroom," a federal judge has denied summary judgment to both sides of a case testing federal regulation of pornography.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read