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.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David G. Mandelbaum | May 13, 2024
Just as a lawyer must have a basic understanding of many things that may affect a client's business or activities, the lawyer also has to have a basic understanding of how a changing climate will have changing effects on clients
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | May 13, 2024
Oral arguments in 10 matters are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, with cases touching on issues including local municipalities' legal spending and health care professionals' liability for denying mental health treatment.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel E. Cohen and Ryan P. Friel | May 10, 2024
Like many recent DOL rules related to retirement investing, the retirement security rule is polarizing and is sure to face significant legal challenges, including from the insurance industry to whom the rule applies a new, heightened duty.
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