Latest News
Corporate COffee Break: 2024 Federal Tax Considerations in Middle Market M&A on March 19, 2024
With merger and acquisition activity on the rise in 2024, businesses are presented with many opportunities and challenges as M&A transactions are often fraught with tax considerations for both buyers and sellers.
U.S. News & World Report Recognizes Rawle & Henderson As One of the Best Law Firms to Work For in the U.S.A.
Rawle & Henderson, LLP has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report on its prestigious lists of Best Companies to Work For!
Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Honored with Trailblazing Partner Award by Philadelphia VIP
Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky is proud to announce it has been selected to receive the Trailblazing Partner Award from Philadelphia VIP.
Federal judge rejects dismissal motion from Taiwanese group named in Pa. doctor's bike crash suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss from a Taiwanese company named in an injury lawsuit brought by a local ophthalmologist, who suffered a tear of his left triceps tendon and other injuries when his bicycle’s coaster brake allegedly failed and he crashed on a roadway.
Parents who alleged their home was stormed by Philly deputies, say res judicata does not apply
PHILADELPHIA – Parent plaintiffs who claimed multiple officers from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Department violated their civil rights when they executed a search warrant at their home in an attempt to find the plaintiffs’ son, who had been murdered five months before the search took place, have countered arguments from the City of Philadelphia that res judicata should bar their case.
Plaintiff discontinues suit against Lycoming County SPCA, over aggressive dog it adopted out
WILLIAMSPORT – A Williamsport woman has, for now, discontinued her lawsuit alleging that the local Society for the Protection of Animals failed to warn her that the dog she was adopting had aggressive tendencies and a result, after bringing the dog home, it attacked her cat.
Third Circuit upholds terrorism sentencing enhancement for ISIS-affiliated potential church bomber
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed a terrorism-based sentencing enhancement, in the criminal case of an ISIS supporter who was arrested in June 2019 for planning to bomb a Nigerian-American church in Pittsburgh.
Counselor claims she was fired for complaining about lack of handicap access at Pittsburgh's St. Benedict's
PITTSBURH - A woman who uses a prosthetic leg is suing the company that employed her as a youth counselor, claiming retaliation for complaints about a lack of handicap parking spots and ramps at one school she worked at.
Philadelphia Fire lieutenant claims gender, age discrimination
PHILADELPHIA - A female lieutenant with the Philadelphia Fire Department has filed a federal lawsuit that says she was treated differently than male counterparts.
Holland & Knight Represents BioResource International in Sale to Novus International
Holland & Knight advised global biotechnology company BioResource International Inc. (BRI) on its sale to Novus International Inc. The deal was announced March 5.
Judge rules N.Y. gamblers speaking Punjabi properly pled discrimination against Pa. casino
SCRANTON – A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss from a Northeastern Pennsylvania casino, which is accused of discrimination by five New York plaintiffs of Indian ancestry who said they faced such treatment for using their native language of Punjabi while gambling.
Bucks County law firm wants dismissal of trademark suit over phrase 'Education Lawyers'
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County-based law firm seeks dismissal of a Philadelphia firm’s lawsuit, which seeks review of an order which struck down its attempt to cancel the defendant’s trademark surrounding the phrase “Education Lawyers”, in reference to both of their areas of legal expertise.
Plaintiff counsel drops negligent infliction of emotional distress counts, from Flying Fairy toy lawsuit
PITTSBURGH – Plaintiff counsel has authorized the dismissal of two counts of negligent infliction of emotional distress from a Blairsville couple’s lawsuit, one which claimed a Flying Fairy toy was defectively designed and when launched, collided with one of the plaintiff’s eyes and caused extensive ocular injuries.
Scooter company says Fla. bankruptcy proceeding should stay Allegheny County injury case
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a group of related scooter company defendants have filed notice of bankruptcy and are seeking a stay from litigation brought forward by a New York man, who said he fractured his collarbone after falling on an abandoned Spin-brand scooter on a Pittsburgh sidewalk.
Lawsuit filed against school district after child falls on playground
MEDIA - A 5-year-old's fall from playground equipment at a Delaware County school is the subject of a recent lawsuit.
Woman sues Lancaster Co. hotel after falling from second floor to avoid fire
READING - A federal lawsuit against a hotel in Pennsylvania's Amish country says it effectively trapped guests on the second floor when a fire broke out, leading a woman to injure herself escaping with bed sheets tied together.
Judge disallows amicus brief from LGBTQ group, in suit over first-graders taught transgender issues
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied the submission of an amicus brief from an LGBTQ nonprofit group, in a lawsuit from a group of parents which alleged their civil rights were violated when Mount Lebanon School District provided classroom instruction to their first-grade children on the topics of gender dysphoria and transgender transitioning.
Investigative journalist settles 'Gag Rule' suit with Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh investigative journalist who contended that “Gag Rule” policies enacted by the Allegheny County Bureau of Corrections violated the First Amendment rights of County Jail employees and contractors, and prevented her from developing sources to offer comment for stories detailing events which have taken place inside the jail, has come to a settlement with the County.
Runner who claimed he was sprayed by copper pesticide during jog in Mount Lebanon settles case
PITTSBURGH – A local man who alleged he suffered permanent facial and oral injuries after being exposed to a copper-based pesticide being used to spray trees while he was out on a run in Mount Lebanon nearly two years ago, has settled his claims.
UPenn faculty sue school over anti-Semitism investigation it equates to new 'McCarthyism'
PHILADELPHIA – A group of University of Pennsylvania professors have sued the school, alleging its cooperation with Congressional investigations into anti-Semitic activity on campus have compromised their free speech and privacy rights, and are tantamount to a modern form of “McCarthyism.”