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GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig’s Kevin Greenberg Presents to Election Post-Mortem Hosted by U.S. National Committee of the Union Internationale des Avocats Event
Kevin Greenberg, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Government Law & Policy Practice, served as a panelist for a presentation by the U.S. National Committee of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) titled, “On Trial, the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.” -
Inspector General report says 'no executive oversight' led to failure of proposed amendment for sex abuse victims
HARRISBURG – A new report from the Pennsylvania Department of State (DOS) credits a “lack of executive oversight” as the chief reason why a state constitutional amendment which would have retroactively extended the timeline for victims to file civil actions against their abusers, stalled in a procedural snafu that won’t see it be considered as a ballot question until 2023 at the earliest. -
STEPTOE & JOHNSON PLLC: Kevin Barley Joins Steptoe & Johnson
Kevin L. Barley has joined Steptoe & Johnson’s Litigation Department as Of Counsel, where he will focus his practice on energy and business litigation. -
Dim lighting no longer a real property exception to sovereign immunity, according to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the Commonwealth cannot dodge liability through the real estate exception to sovereign immunity, in cases where its negligent design and construction created a defective and dangerous condition, and later caused injury. -
Pa. Supreme Court nullifies no-hire provision between two companies, but leaves door open on legality of concept
HARRISBURG – In what was believed to be an issue of first impression, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a unanimous ruling which declared an expansive no-hire provision between two companies null and void under state law – while at the same time not ruling on the legality of such provisions in general. -
West Chester man suing storage company over fall due to stack of chair mats
Public Storage Mid-Atlantic is facing a liability lawsuit involving a Chester County man who alleges negligence on the part of the company related to his slipping on a stack of plastic chair mats on their premises. -
Pa. Supreme Court agrees with natural gas companies, that consumer protection law can't apply to mineral leasing disputes
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania almost unanimously sided with natural gas companies in finding that State Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office can’t target practices connected to the leasing of mineral rights, under the auspices of the Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Law. -
Deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone in 2019 settles lawsuit with New Jersey insurer
PITTSBURGH – A settlement has been reached in a state court-based insurance lawsuit filed by a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone nearly two years ago. -
Pa. Supreme Court candidates pledge change, outline philosophies and platforms in online forum
HARRISBURG – A desire to initiate change was the prevailing theme discussed by four candidates vying for a seat on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania this year in an online forum on Wednesday discussing their platforms and beliefs. -
Lawsuit by deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone update: $75K the max, sides agree
PITTSBURGH – A mutual agreement between the parties has resulted in the elimination of a bad faith claim from the case of a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone nearly two years ago. -
Pa. Supreme Court decision looks like trouble for businesses in consumer protection cases
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a lower court ruling which declared not only that Amerprise Financial was deceptive in its sale of insurance and financial services, but that proving intent to deceive isn’t required to win such a case filed under the state consumer protection law. -
Pa. Supreme Court sides with state DOT as it battles with coal companies in eminent domain case
HARRISBURG – In a 6-1 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has concurred with a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation appeal looking to reverse a decision from the Commonwealth Court – which had found an unmined coal estate adjacent to highway construction was illegally seized by state transport authorities through eminent domain. -
POND LEHOCKY STERN GIORDANO: Pond Lehocky Partnership Grows and Names Five New Partners
Pond Lehocky named Melissa Chandy, Frank Ciprero, Kevin Harchar, Andrew Ruder and Keld Wenge as partners effective January 1, 2021. -
GOP state Senate candidate loses federal court case over contested ballots
PITTSBURGH – Due to a federal judge’s ruling on Tuesday, the state senator for Pennsylvania’s 45th District comprising parts of both Allegheny and Westmoreland counties will in fact be Democratic incumbent Jim Brewster. -
Deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone update: Damages capped at $75K
PITTSBURGH – Through mutual agreement of all parties concerned, damages in the case of a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone have been capped at $75,000, thereby preventing the case’s removal to federal court. -
PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT: York County Judicial Center Court Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
York County Court Administration today announced that a judicial center court employee has tested positive for COVID-19. -
Deliveryman hit by driver on cell phone claims his insurance company won't cover his injuries
PITTSBURGH – A deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone says his insurance company is refusing to pay coverage for his injuries, due to an exclusion refusing such coverage to policyholders eligible for workers’ compensation. -
Trump campaign suit over 8,300 contested Philly ballots is now before Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has assumed oversight of a case brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign which seeks to overturn a decision made by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections, which permitted the counting of more than 8,300 mail-in ballots which were allegedly incomplete. -
In blow to Trump, Pa. Supreme Court approves of Philadelphia's handling of mail-in ballots
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that the City of Philadelphia did not violate state election law, when a polling place observer representing President Donald Trump’s campaign was not allowed “meaningful access” to see election workers counting mail-in and absentee ballots. -
GOP state AGs urge SCOTUS to review Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorneys general from 10 states have filed an amici brief in litigation undertaken by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Secretary of the Commonwealth, over the submission deadline of mail-in ballots in the 2020 Presidential Election.