By Victoria Hudgins | June 1, 2017
Following is a listing of legislative and executive action for the week of May 29. Members of the General Assembly are scheduled to return to session on Monday.
By James M. Beck | June 1, 2017
Word counts are a way of life in modern appellate practice. The halcyon days of 70-page "briefs" are gone—never to return, see Commonwealth v. Spuck, 86 A.3d 870, 872 (Pa. Super. 2014), (discussing the demise of the 70-page rule); Commonwealth v. Stoppie, 486 A.2d 994, 996 (Pa. Super. 1984), (quoting former Pa. R.A.P. 2135(1)). Page limits invited abuse, such as "substantive arguments and sub-arguments ... set forth in footnotes [and] other compressed texts, such as block quotes or single-spaced bullet points," as in Commonwealth v. Spotz, 18 A.3d 244, 349 (Pa. 2011).
By BY samuel C. Stretton | June 1, 2017
There has been a lot of criticism when a very active defense counsel was elected district attorney in Philadelphia County. Are there ethical implications?
By Christopher M. Helms | June 1, 2017
Job interviews are tough and they can be full of awkward questions. One of the awkward questions many applicants face is a potential employer's request for an applicant's compensation history. Not only is that question awkward, but some have theorized that basing starting compensation on an applicant's historical compensation perpetuates the gender and minority wage gap. As a result, a percentage increase of the current salary of an applicant who is impacted by the wage gap could result in an even wider wage gap when compared to an applicant who is not negatively impacted by the wage gap.
By Leonard Deutchman | June 1, 2017
In Pearce v. Emmi, No. 16-11499, 2017 BL153011 (E.D. Mich., Southern Div. May 8), the plaintiff, both individually and as "next friend" of her infant child, brought suit against the defendant, a member of the Oakland County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) who had led a search involving narcotics trafficking and which, inter alia, led to the seizure of three electronic devices from one Cody Furhman, the plaintiff's fiancé.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 1, 2017
In an issue of first impression, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that the Bankruptcy Code permits judges to grant a grace period for debtors to make up payment shortfalls in their installment plans to pay off debts.
By Karen Sloan | June 1, 2017
The median salary earned by first years this year was $135,000—the same number as 2015, according to new data from the National Association for Law Placement.
By Lizzy McLellan | May 31, 2017
Reed Smith has brought on two lawyers from Dentons to lead a new practice area in aviation and aerospace finance and commercial space business, extending a string of recent lateral moves in aviation law.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 31, 2017
A federal judge has denied a regional chamber of commerce's request to block a Philadelphia city ordinance banning employers from asking job applicants about their wage history.
By Miriam Rozen | May 31, 2017
If a lawyer posts a blog entry and no one reads it, does her law firm have an effective content marketing strategy?
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