Saranac Hale Spencer

September 20, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Prompted by a case involving threats made on Facebook, the Third Circuit has ruled the objective-intent standard for assessing threats still stands.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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January 25, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

School districts that pay more to teachers who have experience working in Pennsylvania schools compared to out-of-state schools aren't running afoul of the Constitution, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.

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July 29, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Third Circuit has split from the Tenth Circuit on the novel question of whether the Supreme Court's extension of First Amendment protections to corporations includes religious freedom when it ruled on one of several politically-charged challenges to the contraceptive requirement of Obamacare brought around the country.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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March 20, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit changed the standard to be met by whistleblowers making claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act as it revived a suit against Tyco.

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May 22, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a case of first impression, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has restored a cause of action by a former college football player who says his likeness has been appropriated without his consent for use in a video game.

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November 08, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Finding the pulse of McNeil pharmaceuticals within the corporate structure of Johnson & Johnson required a federal judge to look beyond the U.S. Supreme Court's "nerve center" test in order to fulfill the high court's directive that corporate citizenship should be determined by where its principal place of business is located, rather than where it declares that place to be.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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September 04, 2013 | Law.com

In a case brought by an energy industry publisher alleging copyright infringement against a steelworkers' union that distributed its electronic newsletter to several executives from a single subscription, a federal judge has ruled that summary judgment would be premature on nearly all issues.

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May 01, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit adopted a test set out by the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether or not a person is an employee of a professional corporation for the purposes of the Americans with Disabilities Act to the same determination for a Title VII claim against a closely-held company.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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October 16, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Regardless of the defendants' argument that some of the documents sought in discovery have "confidential financial information," a federal judge has compelled the production of those documents after a discovery battle that has been drawn out more than two years in a commercial litigation case involving allegations of fraud.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Denying final approval of a $7 million class settlement with National City Bank for alleged discriminatory lending practices was the right move in light of intervening U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the Third Circuit has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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