org_that_issued_release Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoadsrelease_date2018-08-06paste_release_hereMontgomery McCracken announced that two prominent Intellectual Property attorneys have joined the firm as partners in its Philadelphia office.
PHILADELPHIA – A reputed member of Philadelphia’s organized criminal element who claims that a law enforcement officer-turned-author defamed him in his autobiography, will potentially have a second opportunity to pursue a lawsuit on that charge per the order of a federal judge.
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.
PHILADELPHIA – A man charged with punching a Philadelphia Police Department mounted patrol horse before the NFL's NFC Championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings in January has filed a lawsuit in state court, claiming instead that he was the victim of assault and battery at the hands of the police.
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man alleges a Philadelphia-headquartered university engaged in fraudulent and deceptive business practices regarding an online program.
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.”
PHILADELPHIA – Temple University recently prevailed in a lawsuit filed against it by a former member of the school's track and field team, when the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the trial court's entry of summary judgment on a finding that the plaintiff's claims of gender-based discrimination were time-barred.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia university is seeking restitution connected to the alleged breach of contract committed by a student in not repaying two promissory notes, pursuant to which he was advanced $2,120.00 as a Federal Perkins Loan.
PHILADELPHIA – A Chicago woman and university student allegedly injured nearly two years ago by falling glass in her bathroom has initiated legal action against the business entities she feels are responsible for her injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A panel of appellate judges has ruled a former Temple University athlete's claims of sexual harassment, mistreatment and retaliation in the form of a loss of her athletic scholarship were time-barred, and upheld a prior granting of summary judgment.
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.
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.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has rejected a petition to open a judgment levied against a Camden, N.J.-based builder that claimed an insurance carrier’s analysis delayed its response to service of a personal injury lawsuit.
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.
