Saranac Hale Spencer
April 20, 2012 | Law.com
Porn Regulation Challengers Gain Chance to Seek DiscoveryChallengers to federal laws requiring pornography producers to keep lists of their actors won their bid to seek further discovery with a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
7 minute read
August 07, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pittsburgh Rabbi Sues for Funeral Rites in Federal CourtA Pittsburgh rabbi is challenging Pennsylvania's Board of Funeral Directors in federal court, arguing that it violated his right to freely practice his religion by unevenly enforcing the state's Funeral Director Law.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
July 23, 2013 | Law.com
Judge Says Litigant Open to Sanctions For Deleting EmailA dispute between a Philadelphia advertising firm and a competing agency newly created by several of the firm's former employees has, at the discovery stage, resulted in a U.S. magistrate judge's finding of spoliation of electronically stored evidence and the decision to make an assessment of compensatory sanctions against the start-up.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
September 05, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Patronage Claims Survive Against Lackawanna CountyAllegations that more than a dozen Lackawanna County employees were fired as "political retaliation" following the county's shift to Democratic control after the 2007 election survived summary judgment in federal court.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
6 minute read
July 24, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Statute of Limitations Bars EEOC Action in U.S. Steel CaseThe U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may not bring claims of unlawful employment practices that allegedly took place 300 days before the initial charge that touched off the investigation, a federal judge has ruled in an issue of first impression.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
October 07, 2013 | Law.com
Miller Claims to Live Another Day With 3rd Cir. RulingThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's interpretation of Miller v. Alabama, issued last week, deepens the divide among the circuits on the application of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent opinion declaring mandatory life sentences for juveniles as unconstitutional.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
June 12, 2012 | Daily Report Online
Justices tighten screws on circuit courts in habeas casesBy Saranac Hale Spencer
6 minute read
November 20, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Jury Returns $3.4 Mil. Verdict to Reimburse Flood InsurerA jury of eight women has returned a $3.4 million verdict for plaintiff United States Fire Insurance Co. in a flooding subrogation case in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
July 23, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
$17.5 Mil. Verdict Against VA Over Dental Mishap StandsSince the U.S. government has dropped its appeal in a case brought on behalf of a man who suffered a stroke following the extraction of several of his teeth at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Philadelphia, a federal district judge's $17.5 million verdict stands.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
September 04, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Cozen O'Connor Same-Sex Benefits Case Is OverThe case involving a fight over a deceased Cozen O'Connor partner's benefits between her parents and her wife is now over.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
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