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August 24, 2026
A Pennsylvania appeals court sided with Lowe's Home Centers LLC and MTD Products Inc. on Monday in a suit alleging a defective lawnmower caused a man's injuries when he slipped while mowing, finding that his failure to warn claim was doomed by his own admission he didn't read the posted warnings.
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August 24, 2026
The Trump administration can proceed with plans to implement some new nationwide mail-in voting regulations ahead of this year's midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, but questions remain about the enforceability of proposed U.S. Postal Service restrictions.
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August 24, 2026
The mothers of two Philadelphia-area boys hit and killed by an Amtrak train sued two personal injury firms on Monday, saying they botched their lawsuit against the railroad, leading to multiple dismissals of the complaint in federal court.
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August 24, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge has thrown out putative privacy class claims alleging clothier Dolce & Gabbana tracked its website visitors' activities, ruling that the case did not have a strong enough connection to Pennsylvania to maintain jurisdiction.
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August 24, 2026
Former ATI employees will ask the Third Circuit to reopen a proposed class action alleging the aerospace company put their retirement benefits at risk by converting $1.5 billion in pension obligations to insurance-backed annuities, according to a filing in Pennsylvania federal court.
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August 21, 2026
The Third Circuit has granted clothing-maker Lontex Corp. and Nike Inc.'s joint bid to nix an attorney fees ruling after the parties reached a settlement in a lawsuit over Nike's use of the phrase "cool compression," saying this was "one of the rare cases" where a vacatur is appropriate.
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August 21, 2026
Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including interviews with real estate attorneys about the latest trends in the retail and hospitality sectors, among others.
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August 21, 2026
The Michigan Supreme Court has overturned 25 years of state precedent by reviving the diminished capacity defense, and the justices in Pennsylvania said the Legislature is out of time to craft new sentencing guidelines for second-degree murder. Here, Law360 highlights access to justice stories arising from litigation, verdicts and judgments you may have missed.
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August 21, 2026
The Delaware Supreme Court on Friday upheld a roughly $6.9 million damages award to a former investor in a Philadelphia-area EB-5 investment business but overturned nearly $260,000 in attorney fees, finding the investor waited too long to argue that the fees were part of his damages.
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August 21, 2026
The Second Circuit on Friday upheld New York's issuance of a Clean Water Act permit for a controversial Williams Cos. pipeline upgrade, saying state environmental regulators justified their about-face from previous permit denials over pollution concerns.
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August 21, 2026
President Donald Trump nominated 11 judges this past week, meaning 19 nominees are now in the pipeline. But how many can the Senate confirm before the end of the year, given that it will mostly be absent and consumed by the midterm election?
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August 21, 2026
A Virginia federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from obtaining a database containing information on 17 million commercial driver's license holders, ruling in favor of 21 states that allege it unlawfully demanded the records for immigration enforcement.
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August 24, 2026
In a precedential ruling Friday, the Third Circuit reversed an order granting a man a new trial on drug charges, ruling that while the trial judge should not have told a deadlocked jury that jurors "have to" come up with a verdict, which eventually resulted in the defendant being found guilty, the instruction wasn't "unduly coercive."
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August 21, 2026
Since the mid-1980s, DNA testing has exonerated hundreds of wrongfully convicted people and reshaped the criminal justice system. Rodney Reed's decadeslong unsuccessful effort to test the belt prosecutors say he used to kill a woman, however, shows how difficult access to post-conviction DNA testing can be, even for prisoners with credible innocence claims.
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August 21, 2026
The parent company for the Kennywood amusement park outside Pittsburgh allegedly charged hidden fees tacked onto ticket prices, according to a proposed class action filed in Pennsylvania state court.
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August 21, 2026
An excess insurer for an insurance claims handler owes no coverage for a demand by a former client of the claims handler to indemnify the client against a plaintiff seeking to collect on a $7 million personal injury judgment against a policyholder, a Pennsylvania federal court ruled.
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August 21, 2026
Over 1,000 hourly workers at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center facility have accused the employer of requiring them to badge in only upon reaching their workstations, leaving them uncompensated for time spent walking to and from their posts, according to a suit filed in state court.
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August 20, 2026
A Philadelphia business owner was charged Thursday with filing false tax returns and failing to pay $7 million in payroll taxes owed to the IRS from his staffing agency, which federal prosecutors say provided companies with workers who were ineligible for employment in the U.S.
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August 20, 2026
A group of institutional investors urged a Georgia federal court to certify claims accusing uniform supplier Vestis Corp. and food and facilities services giant Aramark of making misleading statements about Vestis' operations prior to its 2023 spinoff from Aramark, saying several of the defendants' arguments opposing certification have been addressed.
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August 20, 2026
The Third Circuit has refused to revive a disbarred attorney's suit against two New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics lawyers, finding a district judge who recused herself from the case did not enter any substantive orders after granting the motion to recuse.
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August 20, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge has granted final approval to a historic $117.5 million settlement stemming from a data breach that affected 31 million customers, although he cut approximately $7 million from the class counsel's fee request.
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August 20, 2026
Under Armour wants to keep moving toward a November trial for an ex-supplier's tortious interference claims, arguing that a request to pause the case for an immediate appeal of trimmed antitrust allegations rested on the slim chance the Third Circuit would reverse dismissal of those claims.
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August 19, 2026
An asset management firm required to pay about $11 million in administrative fees and interest has asked the Third Circuit to reconsider its opinion upholding a doctrine under which arbitrators are barred from revisiting their prior decisions, saying it conflicts with binding Third Circuit precedent.
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August 19, 2026
The Pennsylvania federal judge overseeing antitrust multidistrict litigation against generic-drug makers over alleged price-fixing has rejected a request by the pharmaceutical company defendants to set off any potential award to insurance company plaintiff Humana Inc. by $360 million given its success in separate litigation.
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August 19, 2026
Minnesota will be home to firefighter turnout gear PFAS "forever chemical" federal lawsuits filed by municipal purchasers from 14 separate states, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has decided, consolidating current actions in Montana and California with lawsuits filed in the corporate home state of 3M Co.