The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | November 1, 2018
Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Act 111 of 2018 which sought to address the concerns of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area School District), which had invalidated the section of the Workers' Compensation Act pertaining to Impairment Rating Evaluations as unconstitutional.
By Brian Baxter | October 31, 2018
Tasha Schwikert-Warren, a former Olympic gymnast now working as an associate at Holland & Hart in Las Vegas, is suing the organization along with her sister.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By William F. Johnson | October 31, 2018
Corporate Crime columnist William F. Johnson writes: Can the guilty plea allocution of a corporation be admitted against an individual defendant in a criminal trial to prove the existence of a conspiracy? A recent evidentiary ruling in the Southern District of New York suggests it can, provided that “signatories” to the corporate plea agreement are available for cross-examination.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Jamie Zysk Isani | October 31, 2018
In a case governed by Florida law, a proposal for settlement can be a useful tool to gain settlement leverage, particularly when there is no statutory or contractual fee-shifting provision.
Delaware Business Court Insider | Commentary
By Peter Flocos, Lisa Stark, Rick Giovannelli and Mark Hammes | October 31, 2018
In a landmark decision, a Delaware court has, for what is widely believed to be the first time ever, found that a material adverse effect actually occurred in an acquisition transaction, giving the buyer a right to terminate the pending transaction.
By Xiumei Dong | October 30, 2018
A seasoned intellectual property litigator has joined Venable as it prepares to absorb a 100-lawyer firm.
By John Council | October 30, 2018
It should have been a simple inquiry over a minor incident. But the police encounter with Connie Westfall, a partner and environmental lawyer with Clark Hill, escalated quickly.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Martin A. Schwartz | October 30, 2018
In his Section 1983 Litigation column, Martin A. Schwartz continues his analysis of cases involving the use of Tasers. He writes: The critical Fourth Amendment issue is whether, under the totality of the circumstances facing the officer, the officer's use of her Taser was reasonable. In this column we identify the relevant circumstances in the totality of the circumstances, analyze their significance, describe discernible patterns in the decisional law, and discuss significant recent §1983 Taser decisions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Anthony S. Volpe and Savannah G. Merceus | October 30, 2018
Prior to 2018, the last significant piece of copyright legislation addressing digital developments in music was the 1995 Digital Performance Right in Recordings Act (DPRA).
By John Council | October 30, 2018
Sam Legate recently convinced an Arkansas state jury that his independent tire shop owner client Michael R. Snyder did nothing wrong when a Chinese-made tire exploded on him during the mounting process, winning him $2.5 million in damages.
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