Saranac Hale Spencer

March 29, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Sovereign immunity doesn't extend to prison guards accused of abusing an inmate, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously, reversing a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

July 18, 2012 | Law.com

A federal judge has dismissed the second amended complaint filed by a nationwide class that had claimed it suffered economic damages from the recall of medicine, including Tylenol, manufactured in a now-closed Fort Washington, Pa., plant operated by a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

October 22, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the natural-gas fields of Pennsylvania, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. has had a split week in federal court — winning its motion to dismiss an amended complaint from a drilling company with which it had a contract and losing its argument that plaintiffs should show a heavy burden of proof before starting discovery in a separate case.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

June 08, 2012 | Law.com

Roughly 2,000 former professional football players filed a long-form complaint Thursday in a multidistrict litigation suit against the National Football League in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, claiming the league is responsible for the debilitating health problems that athletes developed after getting concussions while playing the sport.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

February 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A newly-wed couple is suing the steel mill where one of the men works after his husband was denied coverage as a dependent on his health care plan.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

August 27, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

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

5 minute read

August 02, 2013 | Law.com

In a surprise move at the close of a two-week trial, lawyers representing the commonwealth of Pennsylvania said the state is willing to extend the injunction of the voter ID law through the coming November election.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

June 18, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge in Pittsburgh awarded nearly $2 million in attorney fees following a class-action settlement for $4.4 million with Sprint Communications and other companies that installed fiber-optic cables on railroad rights of way without approval from adjacent property owners.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

August 15, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Delaware County has filed a complaint in federal court against Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the now privately run mortgage giants.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

May 08, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Citizens Bank violated the Electronic Fund Transfer Act has survived a motion to dismiss in federal court.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read