/pennsylvania?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Pennsylvania Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:20:14 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381882?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381882 Four individuals have been hit with a proposed class action from an investment advisory firm, accusing them of using purported investments in ATM networks to run a $700 million Ponzi scheme. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:41:20 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381851?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381851 A Pennsylvania federal judge shot down most of Mylan's request for an early win in multidistrict litigation claiming price-fixing of the generic antidepressant clomipramine, finding sufficient evidence for the company to have to face direct buyers' claims at trial, but trimming claims that it inflated the drug's price at CVS. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:29:16 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2382117?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2382117 U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday ordered PJM Interconnection and Constellation Energy to continue operating a Pennsylvania power plant that was supposed to have closed in May. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:33:42 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2382010?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2382010 The city of Philadelphia must pay $3 million to Termaine Hicks, a man who claimed he was wrongfully incarcerated after police shot and allegedly framed him for a 2001 rape while he attempted to help the victim lying on the ground in South Philadelphia, according to a federal judge's Thursday ruling. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:46:20 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2380987?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2380987 A New Jersey federal judge has found that a Wyndham Hotel Group LLC licensee can't escape an indemnity provision requiring it to cover the group in suits alleging sex trafficking was allowed to happen at the hotel. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:03:38 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2382077?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2382077 A Pennsylvania federal magistrate judge questioned Thursday whether retirees from ATI Inc. had standing to sue over an allegedly risky switch from a defined-benefit pension plan to an insurance-backed annuity, when all of their monthly payments remained the same. Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:39:14 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2361563?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2361563 At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 23:06:50 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381770 A New Jersey state court has convicted a Pennsylvania resident of scheming to murder several prosecutors and two state court judges through a murder-for-hire plot while serving a 15-year prison sentence for a previous arson conviction, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 22:04:49 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381717?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381717 A bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general called on search engine giants Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, as well as PayPal, Apple and other payment platforms, to step up their efforts to stop the spread of computer-generated "deepfake" images and videos, warning about the need to protect young internet users. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 21:32:20 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381649?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381649 The Third Circuit on Wednesday upheld a lower court decision that rejected awarding a law firm $3,000 in fees for representing a retired NFL player in his concussion injury litigation against the league, finding a special master properly applied Pennsylvania's lien law. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:14:50 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381493 Solar energy company PosiGen failed to provide proper notice before terminating hundreds of employees as part of a mass layoff affecting workers at sites in Pennsylvania, Louisiana and other states, according to a proposed class action filed in Delaware federal court. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:31:02 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381683?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381683 Officials in Chester County, Pennsylvania, denied any role in the death of a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly abused by her father and stepmother, claiming in the county's answer to a lawsuit that any fault lay with the alleged abusers. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:26:35 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381358 A former Drexel University medical professor who lost her gender bias lawsuit alleging the university treated male faculty better than women has asked a Pennsylvania federal judge for a redo, claiming the jury's verdict in favor of the school was against the weight of the evidence. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 17:51:21 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381592?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381592 A Pittsburgh seating company is not entitled to coverage for more than $530,000 it lost in a computer phishing scheme, an insurer told a Pennsylvania state court, saying the payments made by the company's co-owner were voluntary and thus excluded by its policy. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:56:47 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381498?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381498 The U.S. Department of Justice asked the Third Circuit to expedite its appeal of a Pennsylvania federal judge's ruling disqualifying acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba from overseeing two criminal cases, emphasizing the critical questions about her authority under federal law and the fact that the dispute has delayed multiple pending trials. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:29:20 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381613?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381613 The Philadelphia region's mass transit system, SEPTA, has been sued in state court to stop it from drastically cutting services in the midst of a projected $213 million operational funding deficit. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:17:17 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381468?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381468 Progressive Insurance systematically denied auto insurance coverage under an exclusion relating to vehicles not directly insured but still regularly used, two Pennsylvania residents told a Pennsylvania state court in a proposed class action, saying that the insurer had no reasonable basis to do so. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:56:09 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381501?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381501 A woman suing Somerset County, Pennsylvania, and its former district attorney over his stalking, harassment and sexual assault can continue with her civil case under a "Jane Doe" pseudonym, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:23:09 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2381470?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2381470 U.S. District Judge Mitchell Goldberg of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who was chief judge until earlier this month, will retire on Sept. 19, according to an update from the federal judiciary posted on Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:51:11 +0000 /pennsylvania/articles/2370776?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pennsylvania/articles/2370776 Preparing lawyers for the nuances of a transactional practice is not a strong suit for most law schools, but, in practice, there are six principles that can help young M&A lawyers become seasoned, trusted deal advisers, says Chuck Morton at Venable.