PHILADELPHIA – Five individuals who filed a lawsuit for Parkinson’s disease they suffered allegedly as a result of exposure to an herbicide called Paraquat have dropped their case without prejudice, just a week-and-a-half after filing it.
James (Jimmy) Kitchen, a partner in Jones Day's Pittsburgh Office, was interviewed by WPXI Channel 11, a local television station, about his involvement with the Alliance for Asian American Justice.
PHILADELPHIA – Wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car, has been stayed by order of a federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car is bringing legal action against the owners and operators of the facility, in pursuit of both survival and wrongful death damages.
Jones Day was recognized across five categories in The Legal Intelligencer's 2021 Professional Excellence Awards, including four lawyer recognitions in the Firm's Pittsburgh Office.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for Sherwin-Williams have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court ruling from last August that the paint manufacturer had no standing when it asked the court to prohibit Delaware County, Pa., from using outside counsel in a pending lawsuit over lead paint.
Attorneys representing Sherwin-Williams are asking courts in two Pennsylvania counties, Lehigh and Montgomery, to prohibit private lawyers from working on contingency fees in lead paint lawsuits brought by government officials that could result in billions of dollars in costs for the paint industry.
The 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America™ has recognized 384 lawyers across 70 different practice areas spanning Jones Day's 18 offices in the United States.
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has granted a stay to arbitration proceedings between a small Pennsylvania chemical company and a pair of domestic and international competitors the former says conspired to steal patented technology it created – technology which could later be used to generate solar energy.
HARRISBURG – A former Penn State University football team defensive tackle denies allegations from a former cornerback that he participated in, and the team’s head coach and the university collectively ignored, incidents of hazing and sexual harassment targeted against that same cornerback.
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, Penn State University and its football team’s head coach are denying allegations from a former cornerback that those entities and a former defensive tackle collectively ignored incidents of hazing and sexual harassment targeted against him.
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has formally denied any claim of negligence in response to allegations from a former cornerback that the school, the head coach of its football team and a former defensive tackle collectively ignored incidents of hazing and sexual harassment against him.
The global law firm Jones Day announces that Rebekah "Becky" Kcehowski has been appointed Partner-in-Charge of its Pittsburgh Office, effective January 1, 2020.
PHILADELPHIA – A pharmaceutical research, development and marketing company alleges a former employee took confidential information with her before leaving to work for a competitor.
On June 4, 2019, nineteen Jones Day offices joined together via video conference for a special afternoon of conversation and celebration to commemorate the courage and perseverance of women determined to change the world.
The global law firm Jones Day announces that Amy Pandit and Tarek Abdalla have joined the Firm's Pittsburgh Office as partners in its Banking, Finance & Securities, and Business & Tort Litigation practices, respectively.
