Saranac Hale Spencer
June 13, 2012 | Law.com
Private RICO Suit Reopened Against Alcoa Following HiatusFrom its Pittsburgh headquarters over the last two decades, Alcoa directed the bribery of Bahraini officials and business leaders, which resulted in $400 million in profits for the global aluminum giant, according to a private racketeering suit filed by Aluminum Bahrain, or Alba. A federal judge denied Alcoa's motion to dismiss the claim this week.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
July 31, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
General Counsel to Defend State DOMAPennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's Office of General Counsel will take up the defense of the state's ban on gay marriage after Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced that she wouldn't defend the measure in a case brought by several same-sex couples who are challenging the 1996 law.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
June 29, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
In Harrisburg Incinerator Case, Jones Orders Authority to Pay $19 MillionA Harrisburg municipal authority must pay $19 million it owes for the use of a proprietary combustion technology installed in its garbage incinerator, U.S. District Judge John E. Jones III of the Middle District of Pennsylvania has ruled.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
7 minute read
June 20, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Christian College Granted Injunction In Obamacare SuitA federal judge in Pittsburgh has granted a preliminary injunction to a Christian college that objects to certain provisions of Obamacare, which could require it to include female contraceptives, like Plan B, in the health care coverage it makes available to students.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
August 22, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Dept. of Labor May Set Wages for Foreign Workers in $847 Mil. CaseThe Department of Labor has the authority to set the rules governing the amount that foreign guest workers, who do the work that Americans won't, will be paid, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled in a case that could cost employers $847 million.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
August 15, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer
Tucker Pulled From Pa. Convention Center CaseIn a per curiam order, the Third Circuit quietly removed a district court judge from a case, vacated her dismissal of most of the charges, and reassigned it to another judge.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
September 26, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Voter ID Case Goes Before Simpson, AgainNot unlike this summer's trial, the hearing on Pennsylvania's voter ID law this week presents Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson with a developing set of facts.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
5 minute read
August 31, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
Family Must Forfeit Rare Coins, Federal Judge RulesIn a case with intrigue stretching back to the first year of Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration, a federal judge ruled that it is the government's right to seize 10 exceedingly rare and likely ill-gotten coins.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
6 minute read
December 27, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer
District Courts Met Key Issues Despite VacanciesEight vacancies, including two judicial emergencies, cast a shadow over Pennsylvania's district courts this year.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
10 minute read
September 26, 2013 | Law.com
Couples Sue in State Court Over Pa. Ban on Same-Sex MarriagePennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage is now being challenged on two fronts.
By Saranac Hale Spencer
4 minute read
Trending Stories
- 1South Florida Attorney Charged With Aggravated Battery After Incident in Prime Rib Line
- 2'A Death Sentence for TikTok'?: Litigators and Experts Weigh Impact of Potential Ban on Creators and Data Privacy
- 3Bribery Case Against Former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Is Dropped
- 4‘Extremely Disturbing’: AI Firms Face Class Action by ‘Taskers’ Exposed to Traumatic Content
- 5State Appeals Court Revives BraunHagey Lawsuit Alleging $4.2M Unlawful Wire to China
