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Steptoe & Johnson Welcomes Seasoned Litigator Randal Whitlatch to Pittsburgh Office
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is pleased to announce that Randal (Randy) M. Whitlatch joined its Pittsburgh office as a Member.
The Great Unsettling
Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science Cary Coglianese has published one of the first print law journal articles analyzing the U.S. Supreme Court’s watershed decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, which last year overturned the four-decade-old Chevron doctrine and sparked intense debates over the future of administrative law.
Ms. Thais Aponte is Temple Law School’s International Law Committee Award Recipient
On Thursday February 27, 2025, the Philadelphia Bar Association International Law Committee held its annual reception in honor of the Phildelphia International LLM students.
Judge strikes technicality that cost 10K Pennsylvanians their vote in 2022
ERIE - A slight inconvenience for mail-in voters is unconstitutional, a Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled in a win for Democrats that challenged it.
Millions on the way to lab that created controversial Zantac scare
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A drug-testing lab's war on Zantac, which spawned tens of thousands of lawsuits despite claims of "junk science," will earn it millions of dollars.
Penn State Dickinson Law Alumna Awardee Holds Career Talk With Current Students
Korrin Moon, a 2023 graduate of Penn State Dickinson Law, was one of eight Penn State alumni recently honored with the 2025 Alumni Achievement Award, one of the Alumni Association’s most prestigious honors.
Attorney General Sunday’s Organized Crime Section Stops $173K Cellphone Theft Scheme with Arrests of 2 FedEx Workers and 7 Co-Conspirators
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against two Delaware County-based FedEx workers who engineered a scheme last year involving thefts of cellphones from shipments that were then pushed to co-conspirators who sold the phones.
PBA Environmental & Energy Law Section Annual Dinner on April 9, 2025
The camaraderie lives on at the PBA Environmental & Energy Law Section's Annual Dinner, immediately following the reception after the Environmental Law Forum on Wednesday evening, April 9, 2025.
Thomas J. MacNeely Has Been Named the Chair of the Luzerne Foundation’s Board of Directors
Thomas J. MacNeely, the Chair of our firm’s Real Estate Department, has been named the Chair of The Luzerne Foundation’s Board of Directors!
Navigating the Trump Administration’s Impact on Labor Law on April 10, 2025
David L. Hackett, Frances Rayer, and Daniel V. Johns will speak at the ACC Greater Philadelphia's 17th Annual In-House Counsel Conference.
Empirical Spikes on the Theoretical Franchise Superhighway: Maximum Pricing, Required Sourcing and Kickbacks, Unilateral Changes, and Goodwill on April 9, 2025
Covering the underlying conflict between equity and efficiency in the franchising model, we’ll cover key issues franchisors and franchisees need to know for success including supply restrictions, supplier rebates or kickbacks, maximum and minimum pricing restrictions, unilateral changes and modifications to the system standards manual and other mandatory performance standards.
'Retire the Raider' ringleader can pursue lawsuit against Twin Valley School District
READING - Even though Twin Valley High School has recognized as official a student club hoping to change its mascot, it must still face a First Amendment lawsuit.
Plaintiff alleges home renovation company breached contract
Valene Irons has taken legal action against The MFB Group over alleged poor workmanship during renovations at her Upper Darby home.
Plaintiff alleges laundromat owners' negligence in slip-and-fall injury case
A lawsuit has been filed by Teresa Mattison against K Laundromat and HHC Holdings LLC after she suffered severe injuries from a slip-and-fall incident at their premises.
Plaintiff alleges Frito-Lay North America distributed contaminated salsa causing severe injuries
Eric Fitzgerald has taken legal action against Frito-Lay North America after allegedly suffering serious health issues from consuming salsa contaminated with glass shards.
Developing Leadership Skills in Business and Finance
For over a decade, the Wharton Certificate in Management (WCM) has provided upper level law students the opportunity to hone their practical business skills, especially those future lawyers who aspire to lead key parts of a business, non-profit, agency, or firm and form the pool of future top leadership of any organization.
1911 Society on April 8, 2025
1911 Society Fellows are invited to our annual Spring Reception where we will honor the 1911 Society Fellows and Public Interest Law Association Champions and Fellows.
Admiral Rachel Levine Speaks to Penn State Dickinson Law Students, Staff, and Faculty on International Transgender Day of Visibility
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, held on March 31, Penn State Dickinson Law’s OutLaw chapter and Health Law & Policy Society hosted a conversation with Admiral Rachel Levine, the former Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Pennsylvania’s former Secretary of Health.
Plaintiff accuses Defendant of Vexatious Litigation
A plaintiff has filed a lawsuit accusing a defendant of engaging in repeated frivolous litigation despite previous judgments satisfying claims between them in Allegheny County Court.
City & State PA Names Catherine Monte to 2025 Above & Beyond List
Fox Rothschild congratulates Catherine M. Monte, who was named an Above & Beyond honoree by City & State Pennsylvania.