News from April 2019
K & L GATES: Chambers USA 2019 Guide Ranks K&L Gates, Lawyers Among Leaders
K & L Gates issued the following announcement on April 26.Chambers and Partners has ranked K&L Gates LLP and nearly 80 of its lawyers across the United States as leaders in their respective practice areas in the 2019 edition of its Chambers USA guide.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: Top Energy Litigator Gregory Krock Joins McGuireWoods as Partner in Pittsburgh
Gegory J. Krock, an accomplished national energy litigator with significant experience in major oil and gas disputes, has joined McGuireWoods’ commercial litigation practice as a partner in Pittsburgh.
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods’ Gregg Rosen Honored for Lifetime Achievement by The Legal Intelligencer
McGuireWoods partner Gregg Rosen has been honored for lifetime achievement by The Legal Intelligencer in its 2019 Professional Excellence Awards recognizing Pennsylvania’s top lawyers and legal departments.
PEPPER HAMILTON LLP: Pepper Hamilton Top Ranked in 2019 Edition of Chambers Usa: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
Forty-four lawyers and 11 practice areas from Pepper Hamilton LLP have been recognized by Chambers & Partners in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future files suit against EPA over review of coke oven emission standards
SAN FRANCISCO – A Pennsylvania nonprofit and other environmental groups have filed a suit against the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over allegations he failed to review and revise as necessary emission standards for coke ovens.
Court dismisses lawsuit against Pocono Mountain recovery center where patient fell on icy ground
HARRISBURG – Dismissing arguments from a Monroe County couple accusing a recovery center of negligence that led to a patient's fall, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed summary judgment for Pocono Mountain Recovery Center LLC on April 24.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on April 22
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on April 22 in the suits below:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for labor cases
The following labor-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for 720 labor: labor/mgt. relations cases
The following 720 labor: labor/mgt. relations-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Bath Fitter failed to link $1 million in lost sales to competitor's YouTube video, court rules in defamation case
HARRISBURG – Summary judgment for two companies accused of defaming a competing business in a YouTube video shown to customers was affirmed in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania on April 23.
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for asbestos cases
The following asbestos-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for contract cases
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on April 22
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on April 22 in the suits below:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for product liability cases
The following product liability-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for trademark cases
The following trademark-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for labor cases
The following labor-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for asbestos cases
The following asbestos-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
April 22: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for personal injury cases
The following personal injury-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 22. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Pittsburgh lawyer files two cases alleging assault on school buses
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh law firm this year filed very similarly worded cases in the same common pleas court against two different school systems on behalf of mothers whose young children were allegedly assaulted on school buses last year.
Superior Court says woman didn't have authority to sign arbitration agreement for father before he died
HARRISBURG — The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a woman had the authority in the state to sign an arbitration agreement for her father who later passed away.