Recent News About The New York Times
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Labor journalist files defamation lawsuit against news union after identifying alleged sexual harasser
PITTSBURGH – A labor journalist has accused a series of newspaper union officials of defaming and discrediting him, after he published a statement alleging that a ranking union colleague of the defendants was a longtime sexual harasser on the job. -
Philadelphia receives $10M grant for voting from donor critics call a Democrat-fronted group
PHILADELPHIA – A non-profit group promoting the implementation of safe and secure election voting procedures has just donated a $10 million grant to the City of Philadelphia – while critics say the organization is in fact a partisan political group comprised of Democratic operatives trying to swing the Presidential election in November. -
BALLARD SPAHR LLP: Al-Amyn Sumar Appointed to American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Gavel Awards
Ballard Spahr media law litigator Al-Amyn Sumar has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Gavel Awards for a three-year term. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Creating a Philadelphia That’s Ready for Tomorrow: Remarks by U.S. Attorney McSwain to the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Thank you, Dan, for that kind introduction and for the invitation to be here. -
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Becoming Notorious: a Panel on Women in the Law
Please join us for an extraordinary evening celebrating the Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg exhibit and New York Times best-selling book with its co-authors and distinguished panelists. -
Ballard Spahr's CFPB practice will continue, despite federal agency's new leadership
PHILADELPHIA – The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will become less Draconian and more complaint-based, its new stewards say, and there will likely be a decline in its investigations, but an attorney who focuses on the CFPB said the mission of the agency - and his firm - will continue. -
With first trials on the horizon, value of Philly Xarelto claims uncertain
PHILADELPHIA - It might be more than a year from now, but litigation centered on the blood thinner Xarelto could eventually come to trial in Philadelphia courtrooms – and one attorney says the thousands of cases filed over the similar drug Pradaxa may serve as a guide to the value of those claims. -
Commonwealth Court rules AG’s office can use private counsel to pursue consumer protection lawsuits against nursing homes
A majority of the court sided with Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office in a ruling this month, allowing for increased use of outside attorneys. A group of nursing home operators filed their lawsuit last year, trying to kill plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC’s apparent deal with Kane’s office. -
UPS defends practices after disability lawsuit filed by deaf man who wants sign language interpreter
In a complaint filed on Nov. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United Parcel Service was accused by a hearing-impaired employee of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. -
Cohen Milstein law firm strengthening relationships with state AGs, earning millions
WASHINGTON - Plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Troll has donated more than $70,000 to various state attorney general campaigns in the last five years. -
Jones, of 'Kitzmiller' fame, assigned to oversee suit challenging Pa. gay marriage ban
The federal judge from Harrisburg who made national headlines in late 2005 after he -
N.J. man sues Pennhurst haunted house, site of landmark ‘Halderman’ U.S. Supreme Court decision
A popular yet controversial Philadelphia-area Halloween attraction that takes place on -
Colorado plaintiff's $3.1 million verdict against Riddell raises questions about NFL case in Philly
A Colorado jury recently determined that helmet manufacturer Riddell failed to -
Pa. Attorney General joins antitrust action over e-book price fixing scheme
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced Wednesday that her office has joined 14 other states and Puerto Rico in a lawsuit charging three of the country’s largest book publishers and computer giant Apple Inc. with scheming to fix the sale prices of electronic books.