Pointing to the significant amount of time and money spent on the appeals process, the Pennsylvania Superior Court denied Pepper Hamilton's request to end its appeal in the defamation case that was brought, but recently discontinued, by the estate of Joe Paterno.

A three-judge panel held that the appeal over the disclosure of Freeh report-related documents must go on, even though the Paternos dropped their lawsuit alleging the conclusions in the report defamed the late Penn State football coach.

The Freeh report was commissioned to investigate circumstances surrounding serial child sex abuser Jerry Sandusky.