The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alexandra G. Farone | May 24, 2024
The same day it voted to publish the final rule, tax services and software company Ryan LLC filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas seeking an injunction to stop the implementation of the ban. The following day, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and three other business groups filed a similar lawsuit in the Eastern District of Texas challenging the ban.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | May 23, 2024
A new trial (whether by motion, necessitated by a mistrial, or ordered on appeal) certainly defeats law of the case. The slate-wiping function of a new trial means that the law-of-the-case doctrine is "misplaced."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Meghan L. Zupancic | May 23, 2024
During the years between the bill's introduction and its ultimate passage, Kayden's Law was subject to significant amendments, largely through the efforts of the Pennsylvania Bar Association and numerous local bar associations concerned with the potentially negative effects the bill could have on many families involved in custody litigation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis|News
By Amanda O'Brien | May 17, 2024
"There's not a legal practice area that hasn't touched or worked for our cannabis practice here," said Duane Morris cannabis practice co-leader Paul Josephson.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel H. Pond and Vladimir Dorash | May 17, 2024
The means used to obstruct the approval of the fee are not only flawed litigation tactics but arguably rise to the level of tortious interference. While some choose to be willfully blind to the plain language of Section 442 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, as well as its clear interpretation in Neves and Williams, we call on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation defense bar to abstain from tortious interference with contractual relationship between injured workers and their attorneys under the pretext of a "greater good."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | May 17, 2024
As a growing body of academic literature asserts, noncompetes are restraints against competition, and they are harmful to both employees and the economy. As one of the major levers that the federal government has over the economy, antitrust laws can provide significant deterrence to abuse of noncompetes by employers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | May 17, 2024
In Heffernan v. Hunter, the court held that because the defendants (appellees) acted within the attorney-client relationship they cannot be considered conspirators.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 15, 2024
The Legal announced its 2024 winners for Attorney of the Year and Law Firm of the Year at the Pennsylvania Legal Awards on Wednesday night.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Riley Brennan | May 15, 2024
"If someone is at the height of a mental health crisis and truly in need of commitment and wants to have voluntary commitment, it just seems so preposterous to me that they would be expected, in connection with that, to fill out an application," Chief Justice Debra Todd said Tuesday.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 14, 2024
The case centers on whether the district attorney may exceed the legal spend that the county commission budgeted for his office, but the parties were at odds over how to approach the question.
Presented by BigVoodoo
Celebrating achievement, excellence, and innovation in the legal profession in the UK.
Join the industry's top owners, investors, developers, brokers and financiers for the real estate healthcare event of the year!
This event shines a spotlight on how individuals and firms are changing the investment advisory industry where it matters most.
Downtown NY property and casualty defense law firm seeks a Litigation Associate with 3+ years' experience to become a part of our team! You ...
Description: Fox Rothschild has an opening in the New York office for a Counsel in our renowned Labor & Employment Department, working w...
Our client, a large, privately-owned healthcare company, has engaged us to find an Assistant General Counsel for their headquarters located ...