Saranac Hale Spencer

March 13, 2013 | Law.com

The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Vietnam-era decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, recognizing a high school student's right to free speech on school grounds, applies to the elementary-school setting, too, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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October 23, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Police need to get a warrant before attaching a GPS tracker to a suspect's vehicle, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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April 11, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

An insurer and a company that installed a fire-extinguishing sprinkler system in a building that burned hadn't been specific enough in their contract to warrant an upward adjustment from federal guidelines for post-judgment interest, U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo of the Middle District of Pennsylvania has decided.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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February 26, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The connection between a New York investment firm and the Ponzi scheme run by one of its principals is strong enough to warrant a trial on a securities fraud claim, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled, reversing the trial court's dismissal of that claim after a handful of Pennsylvania investors brought several claims against the firm and its directors.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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April 04, 2013 | Law.com

Without clear direction from the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has decided that judicial opinions enjoy First Amendment protections of free speech.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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February 04, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A West Virginia couple was denied their motion for remand to state court by a federal judge in Philadelphia who is handling the multidistrict litigation for DuPont's herbicide called Imprelis because the pair had fraudulently joined a defendant in order to defeat diversity jurisdiction.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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September 16, 2013 | Law.com

Lockheed Martin lost its bid to disqualify a plaintiff's lawyer from the asbestos MDL for ex parte communication, but it did secure an award of sanctions.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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August 19, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's voter ID law has been enjoined until the Commonwealth Court issues a ruling on the merits of the case.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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February 14, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Relying on congressional intent to avoid an absurd result from the literal reading of a statute, a federal judge remanded a case to state court in a decision that magnifies a division in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania over the "forum defendant rule."

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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June 11, 2013 | Law.com

In the first BitTorrent copyright infringement case over pornographic videos to go to trial in the country, a federal judge has ruled in favor of the producers, finding damages of $112,500 related to one defendant.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

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