Saranac Hale Spencer
August 27, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Judge Refuses New Trial in Billion-Dollar Patent CaseOn the heels of a $1.17 billion verdict in a patent case, a federal judge took a hard line with the losing party after it filed a motion for judgment as a matter of law or a new trial.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
October 31, 2012 | Law.com
Disposal of Laptop Doesn't Warrant Dismissal of CaseIn a case whittled down to one of four original claims following arbitration, a federal magistrate judge has declined to dismiss the remaining claim on the grounds of spoliation.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
August 10, 2012 | Law.com
Judge Tosses 1,600 Asbestos Cases, Rules Scarred Lungs Not an InjuryOver 50,000 cases initially filed by merchant marines who were exposed to asbestos have sifted down to about 2,000 since a federal judge dismissed a chunk of the dwindling caseload this week.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
December 28, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Third Circuit Saw 'Kids-for-Cash,' New Brief Limits in 2012The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard some high-profile arguments this year, touching on the "kids-for-cash" scandal, breast-cancer awareness bracelets and municipal-level immigration laws.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
6 minute read
June 10, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
GSK's One-Man Office Establishes Delaware CitizenshipThe 100-square-foot room in Wilmington, Del., that is subleased by GSK Holdings-the owner of the American arm of British-based pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline-qualifies it as a Delaware corporate citizen, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
March 29, 2012 | Law.com
ISPs Must Turn Over Customer Names in Porn File-Sharing SuitInternet service providers have to disclose the names of their subscribers who are accused of using a file-sharing site to copy a pornographic movie, a federal judge has ruled in a copyright infringement suit.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
August 07, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Judge Sides With Family of Deceased VA PatientA federal judge has awarded nearly $6 million to the family of a woman who died of a brain aneurysm following repeated visits to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Altoona, Pa. The bulk of the money is to cover the expenses for her disabled son's care, which she used to provide.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
June 12, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Third Circuit Moots Lockheed Martin Appeal Over Nuclear MaterialA third-party complaint filed by Lockheed Martin against the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources became moot as it was under consideration by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
3 minute read
January 29, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Third Circuit Hews Tightly to Fen-Phen Settlement TermsShoring up the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit enforced the letter of the class-action settlement agreement between Wyeth and persons who took the diet drug cocktail commonly known as Fen-Phen.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
July 09, 2013 | Law.com
Claims of Employer Spying on Privileged Email ProceedAllegations that a man's former employer broke state and federal laws by accessing his private email account and reading communications between him and his lawyer after he had been fired have survived summary judgment in federal court in Philadelphia.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
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