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July 15, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Proposed Spray-Foam Multistate Class Action Proceeds

A number of the claims brought by a couple in a proposed class-action suit against a spray-foam insulation manufacturer and installer have survived a motion to dismiss in Philadelphia's federal court.
5 minute read
September 30, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

No Private Right to Sue Under SOX; Only SEC May Enforce, Judge Says

A federal judge has ruled that Section 304 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act - a key provision of the 2002 law that calls for disgorgement of profits and bonuses from top corporate executives in the wake of an alleged accounting scandal - does not provide a private right of action for shareholders to file a derivative suit.
9 minute read
March 22, 2004 | Law.com

Senators Shoot Down Protection for Gun Makers

Immunity, it seemed, was theirs for the taking.
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January 27, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

Five Reasons To Choose Merit Selection

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, the Philadelphia Bar Association and other organizations have been working for many years to reform Pennsylvania's process for selecting appellate judges and institute a merit selection system for filling vacancies on the Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth courts. Merit selection is a type of appointment process where a bipartisan, diverse citizen nominating commission recommends qualified candidates to the governor.
6 minute read
October 30, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Election and Justices' Retirement Decisions

At the end of the second year of President Obama's second term, will Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg decide to retire? Or, at the end of the second year of President Mitt Romney's first term, will Justice Antonin Scalia choose to call it a day?
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May 28, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Amend Rule on Prolix Briefs

The state Supreme Court has officially put in place changes to Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1925 that have been in the pipeline for months.
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June 27, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

The USERRA Obligations of Returning Veterans' Employers

A question many employers will be asking in the months and years to come is: "What obligations do companies have to members of the armed services returning from war or military training?"
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August 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth Court Tightens Right-to-Know Restrictions

The Commonwealth Court has barred the release of e-mails sent to and from the director of Lackawanna County's Office of Domestic Relations in a ruling that narrows the scope of records obtainable under Pennsylvania's still-evolving Right to Know Law.
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September 03, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

No 'Special Sauce' to Secure Reargument Before Superior Court

Although the Pennsylvania Superior Court does not have explicit guidelines for choosing to grant en banc reargument, judges and attorneys said the cases that are reargued often involve conflicting panels or issues of first impression.
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May 15, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Criticism in Opinion Shows Asbestos Program's Intricacies

If you want to try an asbestos case in Philadelphia, you'd better have a firm grasp of the Complex Litigation Center asbestos program's internal rules and guidelines, a city judge has suggested in a recent opinion.
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