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Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal of Wolf Administration, throws out statewide school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has nullified the statewide school mask mandate issued by Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, aligning with a similar ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania handed down last month and dealing a legal blow to the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on statewide school mask mandate, in advance of forthcoming ruling
PHILADELPHIA – After hearing oral arguments from counsel representing both the Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore Jake Corman and the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, citizens await a forthcoming decision on the fate of the statewide school mask mandate from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Judge tosses lawsuit brought by wife of Tyson Foods supervisor who died of COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods who brought litigation against the company in claiming that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year, has seen her case dismissed by a federal judge. -
Pa. Supreme Court to soon hear arguments on statewide school mask mandate, vacates Commonwealth Court order
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will hear oral arguments on the statewide school mask mandate on Dec. 8, pitting opponents of the mandate including a Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore, versus the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Pa. Supreme Court rules concert tickets given to Parx Casino players are exempt from taxation by the state
HARRISBURG – According to a unanimous Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruling, concert tickets which were given to players at Bensalem casino as a perk in 2014 are ineligible from being taxed as a portion of the casino’s operating revenue, which concurred with an earlier ruling from the state’s Commonwealth Court. -
Manheim Township School District improperly expelled student for Snapchat texts, Pa. Supreme Court majority says
HARRISBURG – A 6-1 majority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that Manheim Township School District officials acted outside the scope of their authority, when they expelled a 17 year-old high school student for an after-hours Snapchat meme which labeled a fellow classmate as a possible school shooter. -
Pa. Supreme Court says that 1967 venue rules pertaining to defamation suits hold up, even in the Internet age
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has unanimously ruled that venue standards for defamation established more than half a century ago continue to hold up, despite the quantum leaps of technological change which have taken place during that time. -
Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson wins election to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s newest justice will be Commonwealth Court Judge P. Kevin Brobson, who narrowly defeated Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin in the appellate court elections on Tuesday. -
Pa. Supreme Court rules Pittsburgh ordinance preventing landlords from denying housing to Section 8 tenants is unconstitutional
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania found that a Pittsburgh ordinance which forbid landlords from denying rental units to tenants who use federal housing vouchers was not legal under the state’s Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and thus, was unconstitutional to business. -
Comfort dogs will be allowed to take the stand in Pennsylvania trials
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has unanimously decided that a trial witness may be accompanied by a “comfort dog” on the stand, if that action both leads to truthful testimony and minimizes harm to a defendant. -
Pa. Supreme Court green-lights 'enterprise theory' of piercing the corporate veil
HARRISBURG – In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has handed down a ruling which may ease plaintiffs’ recovery of damages against the owners of related corporations, and simultaneously, make it more difficult for those same businesses to protect their assets in future litigation. -
Blank Rome Welcomes Litigation Associate in Pittsburgh
Blank Rome Welcomes Litigation Associate in Pittsburgh. -
Sex abuse survivors see legal roads to recovery close, with Pa. Supreme Court ruling to time-bar Altoona woman's claims
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that sexual abuse claims brought by an Altoona woman against her local Catholic Church diocese will remain time-barred, despite the issuance of a grand jury report in 2016 which confirmed a series of other abuse allegations levied against her assailant. -
OBERMAYER REBMANN MAXWELL & HIPPEL LLP: David Ladov Honored with the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Award
David Ladov was named the 2021 Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Family Law Section Eric Turner Memorial Award winner. He was presented with the award during the section’s virtual Summer Meeting, July 15-16, 2021. -
Third Circuit: Lingering questions of med-device product liability law need to be decided by Pa. Supreme Court
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and not itself, must decide two unresolved questions of medical device product liability law. -
Pa. Supreme Court hands down three-year license suspension to N.J. attorney who did not mention disciplinary history
HARRISBURG – A state Supreme Court majority ruled that a New Jersey attorney permitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and who failed to disclose his disciplinary history on an application, will lose his license for three years. -
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.