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ALI members question foundations of recently passed Restatement of Consumer Contracts
WASHINGTON – Subsequent to the American Law Institute’s approval of a Restatement for law related to Consumer Contracts earlier this week, two of the group’s members expressed concerns that the document may be a step in the wrong direction for the legacy of the venerable legal scholarship group. -
ALI approves controversial Restatement of Consumer Contracts at its annual meeting
WASHINGTON – At its annual meeting this week, the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute voted to approve a Restatement intended to give legal clarity to consumer contracts – a project which has been subject to controversy, since its foundation is said to diverge from established contract law in some respects. -
ALI's Consumer Contracts Restatement may come up for approval vote this year, despite increasing concerns
PHILADELPHIA – At a virtual meeting this week, the Philadelphia-based American Law Institute is scheduled to continue work on a Restatement meant to give legal clarity to consumer contracts – a project yielding “significant concerns,” according to a member of the legal scholarship organization, especially since it may come up for a final vote at the group’s annual meeting this spring. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: David G Mandelbaum Joins Suffolk University Law School Adjunct Faculty
David G. Mandelbaum, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Global Environmental Practice, will teach “Environmental Litigation: Superfund” as an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School in Boston in the spring 2021 semester. -
'Battle for the soul': SCOTUS hears nuns' case against Pennsylvania over Obama's contraception mandate
WASHINGTON – A battle between religious objectors and the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey over mandates to provide contraception-inclusive health care coverage has once again reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where oral arguments took place for more than 90 minutes by telephone on Wednesday. -
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. -
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. -
Harvard Law School sues U.S. Department of Justice over document access
ERIE — A Harvard law project is suing the United States Department of Justice, citing alleged breach of duty. -
Wolf announces interim Supreme Court picks
HARRISBURG - Voters will receive their chance to pick from a loaded ballot of -
Former Phila. Judge Richard Klein receives PBA's 'Clarity Award'
Law professionals understand how difficult it can be for laymen to -
Penn State law professor emeritus to receive Pa. Bar Assoc. business law award
The Pennsylvania Bar Association announced last week that its Business -
Retired Phila., Superior Court Judge Klein to receive Pa. Bar Assoc. award
A former Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge who served nearly three -
Former U.S. Inspector General Glenn Fine joins law firm with Philly roots
Former U.S. Inspector General Glenn Fine, who spent his youth in the Philadelphia suburbs, is leaving government work and heading into private industry.