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Appointment to the Administrative Conference of the United States
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor of Law Kate Shaw is among the newest appointed members and senior fellows of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). -
Bailey Glasser Adds Antitrust Lawyer Bart Cohen as Of Counsel in Philadelphia
Bailey Glasser Adds Antitrust Lawyer Bart Cohen as Of Counsel in Philadelphia. -
Cozen O’Connor Welcomes Former Toll Brothers Vice President and Counsel Wendy F. Klein Keane to Construction Practice
Cozen O’Connor Welcomes Former Toll Brothers Vice President and Counsel Wendy F. Klein Keane to Construction Practice. -
Plaintiff's broken ankle at spin class update: Pittsburgh facility denies it committed negligence
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh spin class facility denies it was negligent in an action brought by a local woman who alleged her broken right ankle was the defendant’s failure to provide spin bicycle shoes with clips. -
Pittsburgh woman sues gym after breaking ankle in spin class
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh plaintiff alleges her broken right ankle was the result of her spin class facility’s negligence in failing to provide spin bicycle shoes with clips. -
REED SMITH LLP: David Cohen named to 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers for pioneering work in E-Discovery
Reed Smith partner David R. Cohen has been named to The Legal Intelligencer’s exclusive list of 2020 Pennsylvania Trailblazers. Cohen, who founded and leads Reed Smith’s 80+ lawyer Records & E-Discovery (RED) practice group, was highlighted for his many contributions to the advancement of e-discovery. I -
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Ronald Williams Appointed Co-Chair of ABA Construction Litigation Committee
Fox Rothschild LLP congratulates Ronald L. Williams, who was appointed to serve as Co-Chair of the Construction Litigation Committee for the American Bar Association Litigation Section. -
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on July 2
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on July 2 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Nancy Yelinek vs Ethicon Inc. on July 2
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Nancy Yelinek against Ethicon Inc. and Johnson & Johnson on July 2. -
American Law Institute 'at a crossroads' as it works on newest Restatement, member says
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia-based American Law Institute continues its work on a Restatement meant to give legal clarity to the arena of consumer contracts - a project that has been put on the back-burner and serves as a "litmus test" as to how the influential group will be perceived, a member says. -
Magazine challenges secrecy of bail hearings in Pittsburgh as it encounters challenges to reporting on them
PITTSBURGH – The CEO and executive editor Postindustrial Media has filed a suit challenging the state's court restrictions on audio recordings of bail hearings. -
Sierra Club sues GenOn over alleged heated wastewater discharge into Allegheny River
PITTSBURGH — The Sierra Club has filed suit against NRG Power Midwest claiming the company's coal-fired generating station is discharging heated wastewater into the Allegheny River in violation of its National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit. -
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on July 26
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on July 26 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Department of Labor & Industry to the Use of the Unemployment Compensation Fund vs Thomas G. Brown on July 26
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by Department of Labor & Industry to the Use of the Unemployment Compensation Fund against Thomas G. Brown on July 26. -
Consumer advocates, business interests form rare alliance to block American Law Institute project
WASHINGTON - An unusual coalition of consumer advocates and business interests joined to delay and possibly defeat a controversial “restatement” of consumer contract law that critics said presents a misleading picture of how courts are actually deciding cases in the rapidly evolving area of “clickwrap” and “browsewrap” agreements. -
Latest project from American Law Institute 'an abandonment of important principles,' 23 state AGs feel
WASHINGTON – The attorneys general of 23 states, led by the State of New York, have sent a letter to the American Law Institute (ALI) opposing a proposed Restatement of Consumer Contract Law, set to be voted on at the ALI’s annual meeting this week. -
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O'Connor Promotes 27 to Membership
Cozen O'Connor is pleased to recognize 27 attorneys with the promotion to member, -
'This doesn't help': Law profs say influential group's take on Internet agreements is based on faulty analysis
PHILADELPHIA - One of the latest projects from a legal group that influences judges relies upon a faulty analysis of case law to support its conclusion that courts have developed new ways to interpret “clickwrap,” “browsewrap” and other standardized consumer agreements, some law professors say in a pair of recent articles. -
ECKERT SEAMANS: Eckert Seamans welcomes associates Brian Haney, Randa Lewis, and Danielle Scalise to Pittsburgh office
Eckert Seamans is pleased to welcome associates Brian S. Haney, Randa M. Lewis, and Danielle M. Scalise to the firm’s Pittsburgh office. -
Plaintiffs' attorney and former Montco Bar Assoc. Pres. Robert Slota dies at 51
Richard B. Slota, Jr., a partner with the Montgomery County firm of