The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sid Steinberg | March 16, 2018
Although we often plead or defend various state law claims ancillary to our more-usual employment discrimination actions, they rarely drive cases and we rarely have the opportunity to discuss such claims in this column. But the recent post-trial decision in Accurso v. Infra-Red Services, No. 13-7509 (E.D. Pa. Feb. 16, 2018) involves a wide variety of seldom-litigated claims.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carolyn R. Mirabile | March 15, 2018
On Oct. 4, 2016, the waiting period for a no-fault divorce was reduced from two years to one year. The new law became effective on Dec. 3, 2016. The law was prospective and applied to separations which begun on or after Dec. 4, 2016. Now a year later the question becomes what if any impact this new legislation has had on obtaining a no-fault divorce in Pennsylvania.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Michael N. Mills and Shannon Morrissey | March 15, 2018
On Feb. 1, the Ninth Circuit upheld the Hawaii district court's decision finding that the County of Maui (county) violated the CWA when it discharged treated effluent into underground injection wells, which then allowed the effluent to seep into the Pacific Ocean.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Mark Schultz | March 15, 2018
Since the 1940s, focus groups have been used to provide feedback to product sellers, television producers, governments and political candidates. Focus groups bring together a group of “ordinary people” to share their views on a topic or product.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alva C. Mather | March 15, 2018
In a recent article, the New York Times featured the role craft brewery expansion is having on reviving formerly downtrodden commercial districts and bringing a new wave of tourism into states through locally focused trails and tours.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert L. Hickok and Gay Parks Rainville | March 14, 2018
Earlier this year, a panel of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an opinion in the securities fraud action, Arkansas Teachers Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group, 879 F.3d 474 (2d. Cir. 2018), that provides district courts with long-overdue guidance for assessing a defendant's rebuttal evidence at the class certification stage.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Patricia E. Farrell | March 13, 2018
Reports of institutional sexual harassment and abuse have flooded newsstands for the last several months, wreaking havoc on the reputations of Hollywood big wigs and high-powered officials.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Howard J. Bashman | March 12, 2018
On Jan. 22, by a vote of 5-to-2, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the commonwealth's congressional districts were unlawfully gerrymandered in violation of Pennsylvania's Constitution.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Peter F. Vaira | March 12, 2018
The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee is currently holding hearings to study possible changes to the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Statute. I contend that Section 4552 of the statute should be stricken for reasons discussed below.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Shayna T. Slater | March 9, 2018
Whether representing hundreds of clients in a mass tort, or a single client in a personal injury case, medical records are an integral piece of the puzzle. How many times have you received an invoice for medical records and been shocked by the cost?
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