Pennsylvania

  • August 07, 2025

    Federal Courts Disclose New Cyberattacks On PACER System

    The federal judiciary on Thursday disclosed there have been escalating cyberattacks on its case management system, putting sealed and sensitive case documents at risk, and that it is taking steps to strengthen its security.

  • August 07, 2025

    Anthem Seeks Exit From Lab's $3.8M Insurance Suit

    Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut again asked a federal judge to let it out of a lab's $3.8 million suit alleging the company failed to pay 3,000 insurance claims for medical tests, arguing that the lab's second amended complaint didn't make up for the deficiencies that got most of the first one dismissed.

  • August 07, 2025

    Vanguard, Investors Agree To Settle After Axed $40M Tax Deal

    Vanguard and investors have reached a second deal in a suit over allegations of surprise tax bills from a fund restructuring after a Pennsylvania federal judge scrapped a previous settlement in which the class would have fetched $40 million, the parties said Thursday.

  • August 07, 2025

    Ikea Settles Suits Claiming It Favored Young Workers

    Ikea has resolved several suits accusing the retailer of unlawfully favoring young workers for jobs and promotions while discouraging older employees from applying, according to filings in Pennsylvania federal court.

  • August 07, 2025

    Wawa Beats Injury Suit Appeal Despite Deleted Footage

    The Pennsylvania Superior Court upheld a trial win for Wawa Inc. in a personal injury lawsuit, rejecting the plaintiff's argument that the judge should have given an adverse inference instruction to the jury because of Wawa's alleged failure to preserve surveillance video footage from the day of the accident.

  • August 07, 2025

    UnitedHealth Selling Home Health Branches In DOJ Deal

    The U.S. Department of Justice announced a settlement Thursday resolving its Maryland federal court challenge to UnitedHealth's $3.3 billion acquisition of home health and hospice company Amedisys, with the deal requiring the companies to sell at least 164 locations across 19 states.

  • August 06, 2025

    States Urge Justices To Back Med Mal Laws In Federal Court

    Tennessee and 26 other states on Wednesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that state statutes requiring an expert affidavit in all medical malpractice suits may be applied in federal court, arguing that overriding these laws under federal procedure rules would undermine state authority.

  • August 06, 2025

    Pa. Panel OKs Doctor's Midtrial Win In Bad Surgery Suit

    A Pennsylvania appellate panel on Wednesday upheld a trial judge's decision to grant a midtrial win to a physician accused of botching a woman's saliva gland removal surgery, saying the plaintiff's liability theory was not supported by the testimony of her medical expert.

  • August 06, 2025

    Feds Launch Safety Probe Of SEPTA After EV Bus Fires

    The Federal Transit Administration has launched an inquiry into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's storage of decommissioned electric buses, which the federal agency said comes after a lithium-ion battery fire in one of SEPTA's yards.

  • August 06, 2025

    State AGs Want Final OK For $39M Apotex Price-Fixing Deal

    Nearly every state attorney general in the country has asked a Connecticut federal judge to give final approval to a $39.1 million deal to settle claims that drugmaker Apotex Corp. schemed with others to fix prices and allocate markets for generic drugs, noting that the Florida-based company has already made the payment.

  • August 06, 2025

    Philly To Pay $3M To Pedestrians Hurt In Police Chase: Attys

    The city of Philadelphia has agreed to pay nearly $3 million to resolve a civil rights lawsuit filed by pedestrians, including a child, who were hit by a police motorcycle engaged in a high-speed pursuit, the plaintiffs' attorneys said Wednesday.

  • August 06, 2025

    Pa. House Bill Seeks To Legalize, Tax Adult-Use Cannabis

    Pennsylvania would legalize adult-use cannabis and impose a tax on its sale and cultivation under a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives.

  • August 05, 2025

    Judge Mulls Sanctioning Hagens Berman In Thalidomide Suits

    The Pennsylvania federal judge presiding over dozens of product liability actions against manufacturers of the morning sickness drug thalidomide Tuesday ordered Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP to explain why it shouldn't be sanctioned for allegedly conducting "grossly inadequate" pre-suit inquiries, obstructing discovery and doctoring evidence.

  • August 05, 2025

    Law, Medical School Orgs Face Application Fee Antitrust Suits

    The Law School Admission Council and the Association of American Medical Colleges have each been hit with a proposed class action in Pennsylvania and D.C. federal courts, respectively, by candidates who said the nonprofits conspired with their member schools to charge excessive application fees that have been fixed at the same price regardless of the school.

  • August 05, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Presses Brita On Bid To Revive Water Filter Patent

    A Federal Circuit panel Tuesday questioned Brita LP's effort to reverse a U.S. International Trade Commission decision that a water filter patent is invalid, suggesting the patent describes little more than an unpredictable scientific formula.

  • August 05, 2025

    Pa. Court Says State Can Suspend DUI Suspect's License

    In a precedential ruling, Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court has found that a state law stripping those suspected of DUI of their driver's licenses for one year if they refuse to be tested for intoxicating substances is constitutional, despite a driver's contrary assertions.

  • August 05, 2025

    States Push DOJ To Crack Down On Illegal Offshore Gambling

    Attorneys general from several states have written a letter asking the U.S. Department of Justice to target the "rampant spread" of illicit offshore online sports betting and gambling operations, which they say are harming United States citizens and depriving states of tax revenue.

  • August 05, 2025

    Pa. Judge Tosses Suit Over Trans Athlete In School Sports

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit accusing local school districts and a state organization of violating the Title IX rights of a female athlete by allowing a transgender girl to compete in cross-country and track, finding the teen had not shown she was denied equal opportunities.

  • August 05, 2025

    Eckert Seamans Hit With Class Suit Over Data Breach

    Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC has been hit with a data privacy class action in Pennsylvania federal court on behalf of about 9,400 Wheeling Jesuit University alumni the firm once represented, alleging the firm failed to protect their personal information when its computer network was breached.

  • August 05, 2025

    States Win Ruling To Shield FEMA Disaster Prevention Funds

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from redirecting more than $4 billion in funds allocated by Congress for natural disaster mitigation efforts toward other Federal Emergency Management Agency programs.

  • August 05, 2025

    Approach The Bench: Justice Wecht On Judicial Campaigns

    If running for judicial office often requires walking the line of being a sitting jurist and a politician, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht is no stranger to that tightrope.

  • August 05, 2025

    CMA Launches In-Depth Probe Of Catering Services Merger

    United Kingdom antitrust enforcers are officially launching an in-depth review of Aramark Group's acquisition of Scottish catering company Entier Ltd., saying Tuesday that Aramark declined to volunteer any remedies that would assuage competition concerns during the government's initial review phase.

  • August 04, 2025

    Sandwich Seller Owes $32K For Breaching Noncompete Pact

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday found in favor of the owners of a sandwich fundraising and catering company who accused its former owner of breaching multiple noncompete and confidentiality agreements by launching a rival business and stealing recipes and customer information.

  • August 04, 2025

    Rite Aid Seeks $90M Clawback From McKesson

    Rite Aid is seeking to claw back about $90 million it paid out to prescription drug supplier McKesson Corp. over the days and months leading up to the national pharmacy chain's Chapter 11 filing in May, arguing the payments were not made as part of the ordinary course of business.

  • August 04, 2025

    Jury Finds For Drexel In Professor's Gender Bias Suit

    A federal jury has sided with Drexel University in a gender discrimination case by one of its former doctors, finding the school is not liable for her claims of retaliation over reporting instances of discrimination against female doctors in the medical college, according to a verdict docketed Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • Implementation, Constitutional Issues With Birthright Order

    Author Photo

    President Donald Trump's executive order reinterpreting the 14th Amendment's birthright citizenship clause presents unavoidable administrative problems and raises serious constitutional concerns about the validity of many existing federal laws and regulations, says Eric Schnapper at the University of Washington School of Law.

  • What Advisory On Alcohol And Cancer May Mean For Cos.

    Author Photo

    While the federal government has yet to take concrete steps in response to a January advisory from the outgoing U.S. surgeon general on links between alcohol consumption and cancer, the statement has opened the door to potential regulatory, legislative and litigation challenges for the alcoholic beverage industry, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • NCAA Rulings Signal Game Change For Athlete Classification

    Author Photo

    A Tennessee federal court's recent decision in Pavia v. NCAA adds to a growing call to consider classifying college athletes as employees under federal law, a change that would have unexpected, potentially prohibitive costs for schools, says J.R. Webster Cucovatz at Gilson Daub.

  • 7 Tips For Associates To Thrive In Hybrid Work Environments

    Excerpt from Practical Guidance
    Author Photo

    As the vast majority of law firms have embraced some type of hybrid work policy, associates should consider a few strategies to get the most out of both their in-person and remote workdays, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

  • Series

    Playing Beach Volleyball Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    My commitment to beach volleyball has become integral to my performance as an attorney, with the sport continually reminding me that teamwork, perseverance, professionalism and stress management are essential to both undertakings, says Amy Drushal at Trenam.

  • How Law Firms Can Counteract The Loneliness Epidemic

    Author Photo

    The legal industry is facing an urgent epidemic of loneliness, affecting lawyer well-being, productivity, retention and profitability, and law firm leaders should take concrete steps to encourage the development of genuine workplace connections, says Michelle Gomez at Littler and Gwen Mellor Romans at Herald Talent.

  • What Remedies Under New Admin's SEC Could Look Like

    Author Photo

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to substantially narrow the remedies it pursues over the next few years, driven by the mounting challenges it faces in court, as well as the views of its incoming chair and fellow Republican commissioners on injunctions, penalties and disgorgement, say attorneys at Milbank.

  • 5 Keys To Building Stronger Attorney-Client Relationships

    Author Photo

    Attorneys are often focused on being seen as the expert, but bonding with clients and prospects by sharing a few key personal details provides the basis for a caring, trusted and profoundly deeper business relationship, says Deb Feder at Feder Development.

  • Notable Q4 Updates In Insurance Class Actions

    Author Photo

    In a continuation of trends in property and casualty insurance class actions, last quarter insurers struggled with defending the merits and class certification of sales tax and fee suits, and labor depreciation cases, but succeeded in dismissing privacy class actions at the pleading stages, says Mathew Drocton at BakerHostetler.

  • Series

    Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer

    Author Photo

    The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.

  • Opinion

    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

    Author Photo

    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • Appealing An Interlocutory Order On Insurer Duty To Defend

    Author Photo

    A recent First Circuit decision on a motion regarding an insurer's duty to defend underlying litigation highlights how policyholders may be able to pursue immediate appeals of interlocutory orders, especially in light of other circuit courts' stances on this issue, say attorneys at Anderson Kill.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

    Author Photo

    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • As Failure-To-Warn Preemption Wanes, Justices May Weigh In

    Author Photo

    Federal preemption of state failure-to-warn claims has long been a powerful defense in strict liability tort cases, but is now under attack in litigation over the weedkiller Roundup and other products — so the scope and application of preemption may require clarification by the U.S. Supreme Court, says Michael Sena at Segal McCambridge.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

    Author Photo

    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

Want to publish in Law360?


Submit an idea

Have a news tip?


Contact us here
Can't find the article you're looking for? Click here to search the Pennsylvania archive.