Saranac Hale Spencer

November 05, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Against GlaxoSmithKline's objections, former head of the Food and Drug Administration David Kessler will be allowed to testify in front of a jury as an expert for the plaintiffs in a class action suit against the company.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

6 minute read

September 14, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Two of the Democrats on the state Supreme Court dominated questioning during oral arguments Thursday in Philadelphia over the challenge to Pennsylvania's new voter ID law.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

August 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The 25-year-old asbestos multidistrict litigation has shed over 400 cases after U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania cleaned up the docket this week.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

March 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The vacancy on the state Supreme Court with Justice Joan Orie Melvin's pending resignation may become an even more acute issue after the high court decided Tuesday to hear a case that could decide the future of products liability law in Pennsylvania.

By Amaris Elliott-Engel and Saranac Hale Spencer

8 minute read

September 17, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The $20,000 in sanctions leveled by the bankruptcy court against a lawyer has to be vacated on procedural grounds, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held in a split opinion, but the case will be remanded to allow the initial judge to consider other avenues for possible sanctions..

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

June 25, 2012 | Law.com

Masturbation qualifies as "sexual contact" under federal sentencing guidelines, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

3 minute read

June 17, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A whistleblower may proceed with his allegations that Novartis Pharmaceuticals marketed its prescription drug Elidel for potentially unsafe off-label use in children under 2, but can't pursue his allegation that the company did so through a scheme of offering kickbacks to doctors, a federal judge has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

October 11, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge has remanded a case involving an insurance dispute to a county court of common pleas because it is not a class action.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

April 09, 2013 | Law.com

The first courtroom appearance in the nationwide case filed by thousands of current and former football players against the National Football League, claiming that the NFL is responsible for the long-term effects of concussions, is set for this morning.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

November 02, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The multidistrict litigation brought by thousands of current and former football players who have suffered from the effects of repeated concussions should be dismissed because the responsibility for players' health rested with the individual teams, not the league, the National Football League argued in its motion to dismiss.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read