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MONTGOMERY MCCRACKEN WALKER & RHOADS: Montgomery McCracken Adds Richard Moss to IP Department
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce the addition of Richard L. Moss to its Intellectual Property Department. -
BLANK ROME: Blank Rome Welcomes New Chief Innovation & Value Officer
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Linda Novosel has joined the Firm as its first Chief Innovation & Value Officer. -
ECKERT SEAMAN CHERIN & MELLOT: Eckert Seamans welcomes Thomas E. Sanchez to Pittsburgh office and Litigation Division
Eckert Seamans is pleased to welcome associate Thomas E. Sanchez back to the firm’s Pittsburgh office and Litigation Division. -
BLANK ROME: Blank Rome Welcomes New Consumer Finance Associate in Philadelphia
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that Debra Djupman Warring has joined the Firm’s Philadelphia office as an associate in the Consumer Finance Litigation group, which welcomed Brian P. -
ECKERT SEAMAN CHERIN & MELLOT: Eckert Seamans welcomes Tara Burns to Harrisburg office and Litigation Division
Eckert Seamans is pleased to welcome associate Tara A. Burns to the firm’s Harrisburg office and Litigation Division -
BARLEY SNYDER: Brian Korman Named to Lancaster-Area Board
Barley Snyder associate Brian A. Korman has been named to the board of directors of Bench Mark Program, a Lancaster-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping at-risk youth. -
ECKERT SEAMAN CHERIN & MELLOT: Eckert Seamans welcomes Anita Murray to Philadelphia office and Litigation Division
Eckert Seamans is pleased to welcome member Anita J. Murray to its Philadelphia office and Litigation Division. -
MONTGOMERY MCCRACKEN WALKER & RHOADS: Montgomery McCracken Welcomes Summer Associate Class
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to welcome the addition of eight summer associates to the firm. -
MCNEES WALLACE & NURICK LLC: Mcnees Chairman presented with the 2018 Christianson Award
The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Public Utility Law Section presented its Christianson Award to McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC Chairman David M. Kleppinger on May 24 during the Public Utility Bench Bar Conference at the Hilton Harrisburg. -
City of Philadelphia sues opioid manufacturers for alleged role in 'public health crisis'
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has become the latest government entity in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to sue opioid manufacturers for deceptive marketing practices and creating what it has termed “an unprecedented public health crisis.” -
ALI membership to convene in Philadelphia for conference on restatement of insurance liability law
On Thursday and Friday, Advisers and a Members Consultative Group from the American Law Institute (ALI) will be convening for a meeting regarding Restatement of the Law as it pertains to liability insurance. -
Court declines to certify class in case against Widener University School of Law
PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently backed the rejection of a class certification in a lawsuit filed over allegations that Widener Law School purposely overstated its graduates’ employments status. -
Wage and labor agencies hoping to reduce duplicate efforts, attorney says
HARRISBURG – Reducing duplicate effort is among the benefits that government wage and hour officials hope will result from a recent partnership between federal and state agencies, a Philadelphia labor and employment attorney says. -
New common pleas judge on public service: Do it for the right reasons
PHILADELPHIA – Up-and-coming attorneys considering a career that includes public service should do it for all the right reasons, one of the newest judges on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas said during a recent interview. -
Law prof: Lawyers did good job with complaint against Whirpool, 3M
Plaintiffs lawyers have done their job in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Pittsburgh couple against Whirlpool and 3M Purification that alleges a defective refrigerator caused more than $129,617 in damages to their home, a Widener University law professor says. -
Patent expert: No simple way to ensure companies aren't infringing patents
One patent law expert tells the Pennsylvania Record, there’s no real way for companies to ensure they’re not infringing upon anyone else’s patent; often companies find out by receiving a cease and desist letter, or legal filings. -
Legal ethics expert weighs in on Kane case
On Sept. 21, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued an order temporarily suspending Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license for allegedly leaking confidential information, and committing perjury and false swearing before a statewide investigative grand jury. -
Former Nelson Brown attorney alleges wrongful termination
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia attorney is alleging her former employer discriminated against her based on gender and fired her over complaints of a hostile work environment and gender harassment that she levied against the company. -
Law prof says firms facing Garlock's RICO cases are the progenies of Baron & Budd
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining evidence submitted in Garlock Sealing Technologies’ bankruptcy proceeding that was recently unsealed as a result of Legal Newsline’s legal challenge. -
Law prof's Garlock testimony includes Philly firm, details asbestos lawyers' change in strategy
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining evidence submitted in Garlock Sealing Technologies’ bankruptcy proceeding that was recently unsealed as a result of Legal Newsline’s legal challenge.