Recent News About The New York Times
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Appointment to the Administrative Conference of the United States
University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Professor of Law Kate Shaw is among the newest appointed members and senior fellows of the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS). -
Labor journalist files defamation lawsuit against news union after identifying alleged sexual harasser
PITTSBURGH – A labor journalist has accused a series of newspaper union officials of defaming and discrediting him, after he published a statement alleging that a ranking union colleague of the defendants was a longtime sexual harasser on the job. -
Philadelphia receives $10M grant for voting from donor critics call a Democrat-fronted group
PHILADELPHIA – A non-profit group promoting the implementation of safe and secure election voting procedures has just donated a $10 million grant to the City of Philadelphia – while critics say the organization is in fact a partisan political group comprised of Democratic operatives trying to swing the Presidential election in November. -
BALLARD SPAHR LLP: Al-Amyn Sumar Appointed to American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Gavel Awards
Ballard Spahr media law litigator Al-Amyn Sumar has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Gavel Awards for a three-year term. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: Creating a Philadelphia That’s Ready for Tomorrow: Remarks by U.S. Attorney McSwain to the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Thank you, Dan, for that kind introduction and for the invitation to be here. -
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Becoming Notorious: a Panel on Women in the Law
Please join us for an extraordinary evening celebrating the Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg exhibit and New York Times best-selling book with its co-authors and distinguished panelists. -
Ballard Spahr's CFPB practice will continue, despite federal agency's new leadership
PHILADELPHIA – The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will become less Draconian and more complaint-based, its new stewards say, and there will likely be a decline in its investigations, but an attorney who focuses on the CFPB said the mission of the agency - and his firm - will continue. -
With first trials on the horizon, value of Philly Xarelto claims uncertain
PHILADELPHIA - It might be more than a year from now, but litigation centered on the blood thinner Xarelto could eventually come to trial in Philadelphia courtrooms – and one attorney says the thousands of cases filed over the similar drug Pradaxa may serve as a guide to the value of those claims. -
Commonwealth Court rules AG’s office can use private counsel to pursue consumer protection lawsuits against nursing homes
A majority of the court sided with Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office in a ruling this month, allowing for increased use of outside attorneys. A group of nursing home operators filed their lawsuit last year, trying to kill plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC’s apparent deal with Kane’s office. -
UPS defends practices after disability lawsuit filed by deaf man who wants sign language interpreter
In a complaint filed on Nov. 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United Parcel Service was accused by a hearing-impaired employee of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. -
Cohen Milstein law firm strengthening relationships with state AGs, earning millions
WASHINGTON - Plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Troll has donated more than $70,000 to various state attorney general campaigns in the last five years. -
Jones, of 'Kitzmiller' fame, assigned to oversee suit challenging Pa. gay marriage ban
The federal judge from Harrisburg who made national headlines in late 2005 after he -
N.J. man sues Pennhurst haunted house, site of landmark ‘Halderman’ U.S. Supreme Court decision
A popular yet controversial Philadelphia-area Halloween attraction that takes place on -
Colorado plaintiff's $3.1 million verdict against Riddell raises questions about NFL case in Philly
A Colorado jury recently determined that helmet manufacturer Riddell failed to -
Pa. Attorney General joins antitrust action over e-book price fixing scheme
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced Wednesday that her office has joined 14 other states and Puerto Rico in a lawsuit charging three of the country’s largest book publishers and computer giant Apple Inc. with scheming to fix the sale prices of electronic books.