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June 10, 2025
Mo. Verdict Winner Urges Justices To Deny Roundup Appeal

A Missouri man awarded $1.2 million for a failure-to-warn claim alleging Roundup weed killer caused his cancer urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny Monsanto's petition for review, saying the company is only trying to avoid liability.
June 10, 2025
3rd Circ. Upholds NFL Case Findings On Censured Atty

The Third Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling that an attorney representing former NFL players seeking concussion litigation settlement proceeds made "material misrepresentations and omissions" concerning medical records during the claims process, for which he was censured by the lower court.
June 10, 2025
Crane Owner Seeks To Shift Blame In Fatal Fla. Collapse

A Florida judge on Tuesday allowed Maxim Crane Works to try to shift blame to a fellow contractor facing a lawsuit over a crane collapse in downtown Fort Lauderdale that killed a worker and injured at least two other people.
June 10, 2025
Longtime Reed Smith Employment Pro Joins Fisher Phillips

An attorney who has focused his career on advising clients on employment and labor matters recently moved his practice to Fisher Phillips' Pittsburgh office after 13 years with Reed Smith LLP.
June 10, 2025
Holland & Knight Continues Tax Team Growth In Philadelphia

Holland & Knight LLP is continuing the expansion of its tax practice in the Philadelphia office with the addition of an attorney who moved her practice from Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry, the second lawyer to join from the firm in the last month.
June 10, 2025
Neurocrine Loses Suit Challenging Hormone Treatment Patent

Neurocrine Biosciences has lost its attempt in Delaware federal court to invalidate a patent owned by biotechnology company Spruce Biosciences Inc. relating to the treatment of a hormonal disorder, after a federal judge tossed the lawsuit.
June 10, 2025
Drivers Say FedEx Is Employer, Liable For Unpaid OT

FedEx exercised substantial control over drivers' jobs, two former workers told a Pennsylvania federal court, urging it to find that the delivery company acted as their joint employer and is therefore on the hook for what they said are unpaid overtime wages.
June 09, 2025
Disney Will Pay An Added $438.7M For NBC's Hulu Stake

The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it will pay an additional $438.7 million to purchase NBCUniversal's 33% stake in the streaming platform Hulu, a payment that's on top of the $8.6 billion Disney already paid NBCUniversal in 2023.
June 09, 2025
3rd Circ. Rejects Ralph Lauren's COVID-19 Coverage Appeal

The Third Circuit on Monday rejected a consolidated appeal from Ralph Lauren Corp. and luggage retailers Tumi Inc. and Samsonite LLC over property insurance coverage for COVID-19-related losses, finding a New Jersey Supreme Court decision from January 2024 wholly settled the matter.
June 09, 2025
Philly Cut From American Airlines Suit After Contrary Takes

The city of Philadelphia was incorrectly kept in a slip-and-fall suit against it and American Airlines, the result of a tangled web of claims and cross-claims that saw two judges making contrary rulings in violation of court rules meant to keep members of the bench from overruling each other, a state appellate court ruled Monday.
June 09, 2025
5th Amendment Can't Shield Ex-Exec, Drugmakers Argue

Generic-drug makers urged a Pennsylvania court to compel a former executive to sit for a deposition in ongoing price-fixing litigation despite his invocation of the Fifth Amendment, arguing his testimony is crucial to their defense.
June 09, 2025
Teacher's Attys Get Fee Award In Jan. 6 Free Speech Case

A Pennsylvania federal judge awarded nearly $1 million in fees and costs to attorneys who scored a win for a teacher who claimed he was unlawfully pushed out for attending a Jan. 6, 2021, rally in Washington, D.C., rejecting a school district's argument that no fee award was warranted.
June 09, 2025
Pa. Firm, Insurer End Suit Over Legal Malpractice Coverage

A Philadelphia law firm has dropped its bad faith lawsuit against an insurer stemming from a dispute over coverage for a legal malpractice case that ended in a $600,000 judgment against the estate of one of the attorneys, according to a recent filing.
June 09, 2025
Bank Gets First Dibs On Bankrupt Pa. Nursing Homes' Coffers

A bank that says it's owed nearly $48 million by a group of bankrupt Pennsylvania nursing homes will get first dibs on what's left in their accounts under a settlement approved by a federal bankruptcy judge Monday, despite objections from a supplier who said some of the money doesn't belong to the nursing homes.
June 06, 2025
3rd Circ. Partially Undoes Chipotle's Change-Shorting Suit Win

The Third Circuit on Friday declined to fully undo Chipotle's win against a proposed class action that alleged it shortchanged customers during a COVID-19 pandemic coin shortage in 2020, reversing a lower court's determination that a Pennsylvania man waived a breach of contract claim by accepting his change without coins.
June 06, 2025
High Court Says Software Glitch Led To Early Order List Drop

An "apparent software malfunction" caused the U.S. Supreme Court's order list to be issued early Friday, orders in which the justices granted certiorari in four cases and refused to take up a long list of other ones, including cases centered on Pennsylvania's election system and the Obama Presidential Center.
June 06, 2025
Real Estate Recap: Hotels, Healthcare REITs, Secondaries

Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including where the hotel sector stands at the midyear, which states are trying to curb healthcare investment models and what is fueling the surge in the real estate secondaries market.
June 06, 2025
Rite Aid Emphasizes It Will Pay Rent To Objecting Landlords

The twice-bankrupt drug store chain Rite Aid is seeking to reassure landlords who filed a spate of objections in recent days that it intends to continue meeting lease obligations despite its move to close some locations.
June 06, 2025
Judge Won't Toss 'Patent Ambush' Case Against Clorox, Brita

A Pennsylvania federal judge has shot down a bid from Clorox Co. and its Brita brand to toss an antitrust lawsuit accusing the companies of engaging in a "patent ambush" to corner the market on home water filters, saying the request was premature.
June 06, 2025
Judge Denies Class Cert. In Suit Over Unsolicited Faxes

A Pennsylvania federal judge declined to certify a class of as many as 25,00 healthcare providers who say they received unsolicited fax advertisements, saying there was no way to determine which plaintiffs received the ads via traditional, stand-alone fax machines and which received them through online fax services.
June 06, 2025
NJ Milk Co. Says Pa. Regulations Violate Commerce Clause

A New Jersey dairy company on Friday called out two Pennsylvania laws for how they charge out-of-state milk dealers for doing business with producers in the Keystone State, arguing the statutes violate the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution.
June 06, 2025
Teachers Want $218K In Costs After Pay Bias Trial Win

Counsel representing two female teachers should receive nearly $218,000 in costs following a jury trial in which the workers were awarded $165,000 over claims that a Pennsylvania school district paid them less than men, the teachers told a federal court.
June 06, 2025
US Steel Says Consultant Data Protected By Privilege

U.S. Steel is fighting subpoenas from neighbors suing the steelmaker over alleged nuisance emissions from its facilities outside Pittsburgh, claiming that recommendations, reports and data from two consultants in the wake of a 2018 fire were covered by various privileges and confidentiality agreements.
June 05, 2025
3rd Circ. Says Amgen Can Proceed With Subpoena In IP Suit

The Third Circuit on Thursday sided with biotechnology company Amgen Inc. in its efforts to subpoena a competitor that it accused of patent infringement, reasoning that the panel lacked jurisdiction to hear the case because the lower court's decision regarding discovery was not ripe for appeal.
June 05, 2025
Judge Won't Rethink Order On Air Marshal Union's Suit

A trio of federal agencies can't nix the remaining claims brought by a federal air marshal union, a Pennsylvania federal judge concluded, denying the government's bid for reconsideration of a prior ruling that allowed the union's allegations about retaliation and interference to go forward.

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Adventure Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Photographing nature everywhere from Siberia to Cuba and Iceland to Rwanda provides me with a constant reminder to refresh, refocus and rethink the legal issues that my clients face, says Richard Birmingham at Davis Wright.
5 Ways To Create Effective Mock Assignments For Associates

In order to effectively develop associates’ critical thinking skills, firms should design mock assignments that contain a few key ingredients, from messy fact patterns to actionable feedback, says Abdi Shayesteh at AltaClaro.
And Now A Word From The Panel: How MDLs Fared In 2024

A significant highlight of the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation's practice during 2024 was the increase in the percentage of new MDL petitions granted by the panel, with 25 granted and only eight denied — one of the highest grant rates in years, says Alan Rothman at Sidley.
4 Employment Law Areas Set To Change Under Trump

President Donald Trump's second term is expected to bring significant changes to the U.S. employment law landscape, including the potential for updated worker classification regulations, and challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion that are already taking shape, say attorneys at Debevoise.
Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year

Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2025

The critical policy milestones for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances expected in 2025 will not only shape the trajectory of PFAS regulation, but also set key precedents for environmental accountability, potentially reshaping the corporate approach to these "forever chemicals" for decades to come, say attorneys at MG+M.
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Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
Predicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention In 2025

In 2025, we expect state attorneys general will navigate a new presidential administration while continuing to further regulate and police financial services, artificial intelligence, junk fees and antitrust, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.
FTC Privacy Enforcement Takeaways From 2024

In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission distinguished three prominent trends in its privacy-related enforcement actions: geolocation data protections, data minimization practices, and artificial intelligence use and marketing, say Cobun Zweifel-Keegan at IAPP and James Smith at Dechert.
Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
Issues To Watch In 2025's ERISA Litigation Landscape

Whether 2024’s uptick in new Employee Retirement Income Security Act cases will continue this year will likely depend on federal courts’ resolution of several issues, including those related to excessive fees, defined contribution plan forfeitures, and pleading standards for ERISA-prohibited transaction claims, say attorneys at Groom Law.
5 Notable Information Security Events In 2024

B. Stephanie Siegmann at Hinckley Allen discusses 2024's largest and most destructive data breaches seen yet, ranging from ransomware disrupting U.S. healthcare systems on a massive scale, to tensions increasing between the U.S. and China over cyberespionage and the control of U.S. data.
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Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.
Looking Back At 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation

State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children's internet safety, and other overall consumer protection claims, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.