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Reed Smith award goes to pioneer of attorney well-being programs
Industry-leader in law Reed Smith extends congratulations to Bree Buchanan, a trailblazing advisor on attorney well-being, for winning the Reed Smith Well-Being Award from the Institute for Well-Being in Law (IWIL).
Congressional Testimony on AI and Intellectual Property
Prof. Jennifer E. Rothman will testify on possible federal laws to address AI and how the proposed “No AI FRAUD Act” would make things worse.
Alexandra Yuill Joins Tucker Arensberg, P.c.’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Department
The law firm of Tucker Arensberg, P.C., one of the premier law firms in Pittsburgh with offices in Harrisburg, Beaver, Cleveland, New York, and the San Francisco Bay Area*, is pleased to announce the newest addition to our Bankruptcy and Restructuring Department with the hiring of Alexandra (Ali) Yuill.
2024 Villanova Environmental Law Journal Blank Rome LLP Symposium, 02/09
Recent years have seen a surge of attention focused on environmental justice, recognizing that environmental burdens tend to fall disproportionately on certain populations.
Three defendants in $2M DEP suit over remediation costs found in default in federal court
PITTSBURGH – Three defendants have been found in default in litigation from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection, which is looking to recoup more than $2 million in costs from a remediation and removal process it undertook and completed to remove hazardous substances from a Rochester warehouse property.
Widow of man who died from COVID-19 tries to keep suit alive against Allegheny County corrections officials
PITTSBURGH – The widow of a man incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail and who passed away from COVID-19 two years ago, a plaintiff who contended that institutional failures on the part of the jail and its officials directly contributed to his death, is now trying to refute an attempt to dismiss her case.
Pa. Supreme Court tells lower court to decide whether Medicaid can cover abortions
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s highest court has ruled that a lower appellate court will once again take up a case whose outcome will determine whether Medicaid funds will be permitted to cover the cost of abortions.
Celebrating the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 02/08
Villanova Law welcomes Etienne C. Toussaint, associate professor of law at the University of South Carolina Joesph F. Rice School of Law, for its annual keynote lecture honoring the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2024 DRI Product Liability Conference on February 7-9, 2024
Christian Castile will be speaking at the 2024 DRI Product Liability Conference on Friday, February 9th in Denver, CO.
Attorney Shariane Taylor Joins the Law of Tucker Arensberg, P.C.
The law firm of Tucker Arensberg, P.C., one of the premier law firms in Pittsburgh with offices in Harrisburg, New York, Cleveland, Beaver, and the San Francisco Bay Area*, is pleased to announce the hiring of Shariane Taylor as a Shareholder attorney in the Business & Finance Department.
Reed Smith’s ‘Lamp Lifeboat Ladder’ honored for pro bono innovation
At the 2024 Legalweek Leaders in Tech Law Awards, Reed Smith won in the Innovations in Pro Bono category for Lamp Lifeboat Ladder, the firm’s one-of-its-kind initiative that provides global refugee protection and holistic, end-to-end resettlement.
Eckert Seamans Names Eddie Raychaudhuri as Firmwide Chief Operating Officer
National law firm Eckert Seamans has named Eddie Raychaudhuri Chief Operating Officer of the firm, effective January 29, 2024.
Endia Vereen Named a 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce that Endia Vereen, Member, has been selected as a Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow for 2024.
Federal judge stays landlord's litigation against Airbnb, rules case must go to arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted Airbnb’s motion that arbitration should govern a dispute between itself and a South Philly landlord, who said the property he offered for rent through the service sustained damages in excess of $75,000.
Woman shot while fleeing adult nightclub in 2021 wins discovery motion
PITTSBURGH – A woman who sustained a gunshot wound while fleeing a fight which occurred in the parking lot of an adult nightclub in early 2021, has won a motion to compel the owners of the club to produce discovery evidence.
Allegheny County Jail inmate reiterates that slick shower floor led to his fall and herniated discs
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny County Jail inmate who alleged the slippery surface of a shower floor caused him to fall and suffer herniated discs in his spine and other injuries, has reiterated his claims that the county is liable.
YMCA facility denies discriminating against and wrongly firing Black lifeguard
PHILADELPHIA – A local YMCA facility has denied allegations of racial discrimination lodged by a Black lifeguard, who claimed he was unjustly fired despite leading an emergency rescue situation, while the posted lifeguard, a Caucasian woman, was absent.
State College sued by auto financier after towed cars are given away
HARRISBURG - An automobile credit company is suing State College, claiming the city gives away cars as compensation to towing companies.
Former IHOP employee alleges racism, sexual harassment on-the-job
PITTSBURGH - A woman is suing the International House of Pancakes, claiming, among other things, she was locked in a freezer and subjected to sexual harassment.
Morgan Lewis Adds First-chair Trial Lawyer Aliza Karetnick in Philadelphia
Enhancing Morgan Lewis’s trial, business disputes, and crisis management capabilities, Aliza Karetnick, who most recently led Ballard Spahr’s commercial litigation and dispute resolution group and co-led its manufacturing and consumer products and class action litigation teams, joins as a partner in Philadelphia.