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Matt's Corner: Hot Jurisprudential Topics
Can you clarify some appellate decisions that have resulted in confusing precedent?
People in the News—Sept. 9, 2024—Maiello Brungo, Eckert Seamans
Maiello Brungo & Maiello added attorney Ryan C. Thomas to its education law and municipal law teams.
The Gay/Trans Panic Defense: Confronting a Legacy of Prejudice in the Courtroom
In courtrooms across America, the "gay/trans panic defense" has long undermined justice for LGBTQ+ individuals. This controversial strategy allows defendants to justify violence against LGBTQ+ people by claiming that the victim's sexual orientation or gender identity provoked their aggression.
Pa. Construction Law Update: Best Practices Learned From 3 Recent Appellate Decisions
A recent opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and two recent opinions issued by the Pennsylvania Superior Court touch upon the above concepts, which are recurring themes that are very familiar to the construction industry, and inform us how Pennsylvania state and federal courts address those issues.
Heightened IRS Oversight: Preparing High Earners for Scrutiny
Given recent technological advancements, increased accounting complexity, and economic pressures, the threat of criminal tax fraud has become more pronounced. This presents formidable obstacles for individuals and institutions alike.
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Third Circuit Collapses Transaction to Avoid Fraudulent Conveyance
In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit employed such an analysis and ordered the unwinding of a transaction involving transfers which passed through multiple related parties.
Ballard Spahr to Merge With Seattle's Lane Powell
The tie-up will go into effect at the start of 2025, and the combined firm will have more than 750 attorneys in 18 U.S. offices.
Saxton & Stump Adds Health Care Litigator From White and Williams
Daniel Ferhat, whose work centers on medical malpractice defense, spent over two decades at White and Williams.
Immunities and Parentage Rights: What's on the Pa. Supreme Court's September Agenda
The 10 cases slated to go before the justices touch on issues including the scope of prosecutorial immunity, parentage of children conceived through assistive reproductive technology, and a transit system's claim to sovereign immunity.
Federal Judge Cuts $20M Punitive Damages Award to $1M Over Constitutionality Concerns
"The court's opinion makes it clear that the conduct of the defendant was reprehensible. The court reduced the amount of punitive damages, not because of the nature of the conduct, or because of the court's own feelings about the conduct, but rather on its analysis of Supreme Court law on the constitutionality of the ratio between compensatory and punitive damages," said the plaintiff's attorney, Jamie Bordas of Bordas & Bordas in Pittsburgh.Trending Stories
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