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  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Are Item 303 Omissions Actionable Under Rule 10b-5?

    By Robert L. Hickok 
and Gay Parks Rainville | June 5, 2017

    During its October term this year, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in Leidos v. Indiana Public Retirement System, No. 16-581, on an important federal securities fraud issue: Whether a publicly held company's ­omission of "known trends and uncertainties" in its annual or interim reports, as required by Item 303 of Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulation S-K, can give rise to a private securities fraud claim under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 (Rule 10-5).

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    Should Your Health Care Client Sign a Letter of Intent?

    By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | June 5, 2017

    When doctors or health care ­entities are in the preliminary stages of negotiations relative to a ­business transaction, they are sometimes asked to execute a letter of intent (LOI).

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Female Athletes Sue Lock Haven Over Team Inequality

    By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 5, 2017

    Lock Haven University has been hit with a class action by eight female athletes claiming the school treats men's and women's sports teams unequally and does not provide enough opportunities for women to join teams.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Ex-Client Sues Cozen O'Connor Over Pepper Hamilton Departures

    By Lizzy McLellan | June 2, 2017

    Cozen O'Connor is facing allegations that it failed to properly handle conflicts in a multimillion-dollar construction law arbitration after hiring a group of construction lawyers from Pepper Hamilton.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Law Firm Strategy Execs Wield Uneven Clout

    By Lizzy McLellan | June 2, 2017

    Law firms love to tout their strategic "visions," but not many offer seats at the table for executives focused solely on strategy.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Is Injured Worker an Independent Contractor or Employee?

    By Christian Petrucci | June 2, 2017

    Earlier this month, the Commonwealth Court issued an order reporting the previously unreported case of Hawbaker v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Kriner's Quality Roofing Services and Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund), 224 C.D. 2016. The case offers an ­opportunity to revisit the oft-litigated issue of whether an injured worker is an employee or an independent contractor. Moreover, the case considers the ­question in light of the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act, which sets forth criteria for classification of independent ­contractors in construction settings.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    DOJ's Possible Antitrust Chief's Senate Confirmation Hearing

    By Carl W. Hittinger 
and Tyson Y. Herrold | June 2, 2017

    Last month, we discussed Makan Delrahim's background, including his experience litigating antitrust and intellectual property matters at the Department of Justice during the George W. Bush administration and his extensive lobbying work at Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck. On May 10, senators from the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing and asked Delrahim about several matters that pose potential challenges should he be confirmed as assistant U.S. attorney of the Antitrust Division of the DOJ. For the most part, Delrahim provided candid answers, at one point even offering, "I'm an open book on this issue." Three discussions were ­particularly insightful.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Third Circuit Rejects Revival of Zoloft MDL

    By Max Mitchell | June 2, 2017

    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has rejected attempts to revive 315 scuttled cases against Pfizer over claims that its anxiety medication Zoloft caused birth defects.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    What's a Marijuana-Related Business Actually Worth?

    By Steven M. Schain | June 2, 2017

    Ever try valuing a business that is 100 percent illegal?

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Former Water Utility Exec Joins McNees Wallace

    By Lizzy McLellan | June 1, 2017

    McNees Wallace & Nurick has brought on a longtime water company executive as a lawyer in its financial services and public finance practices.

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