Saranac Hale Spencer

November 05, 2012 | Daily Report Online

The multidistrict litigation brought by thousands of current and former football players who have suffered from the effects of repeated concussions should be dismissed because the responsibility for players' health rested with the individual teams, not the league, the National Football League argued in its motion to dismiss.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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December 12, 2012 | Law.com

A month after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments over the role of Daubert review at the class certification stage, a federal judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania has granted class status to direct purchasers of chocolate candies from major manufacturers after conducting an unabridged Daubert analysis of their two expert witnesses.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 13, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit is re-examining the city of Hazleton's controversial immigration ordinance in a hearing set for Wednesday.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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May 03, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge in the Middle District of Pennsylvania has joined a counterpart in the Eastern District in opening a window for plaintiffs to make a claim for strict liability against prescription drugmakers on a manufacturing defect theory.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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September 25, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state court judges challenging Pennsylvania's mandatory retirement age lost their bid to change the law when a federal judge dismissed the suit Tuesday.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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September 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court President Judge Dan Pellegrini cut to the essentials in the threshold arguments for the case challenging the Montgomery County clerk who has been issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The core issue is who decides, he said.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

April 09, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Tentacles of a case involving a York County law firm's alleged Ponzi scheme are still being extended, with a federal judge ruling last week that one defendant — who is no longer part of the case — made a valid assignment of third-party claims to plaintiffs under a tortfeasor release agreement.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 31, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit stepped gingerly to the edge of a very slippery slope on Thursday as they heard arguments in a case challenging Obamacare.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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June 28, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's holding that the U.S. Treasury is not obligated to dispense $1.6 billion worth of unclaimed bonds to the states in which their owners live.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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June 07, 2012 | Daily Report Online

With jury selection under way this week in the criminal child sex-abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach suffered a setback in federal court when a judge ruled that the insurance company from which he was seeking coverage is not responsible for indemnifying him for damages that may arise from the allegations.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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