Nation & WorldGreenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury findsA North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests against an oil pipeline's construction.
Nation & WorldGreenpeace must pay over $660M in case over Dakota Access protest activities, jury findsA North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests against an oil pipeline's construction.
BusinessPar Funding enforcer James LaForte sentenced to more than 11 years prison for fraud, attack on lawyer
BusinessPar Funding enforcer James LaForte sentenced to more than 11 years prison for fraud, attack on lawyer
Legal NewsDelaware’s new Gov. Meyer takes on court reform, port fight, corporate giveaways, and hospital bills
Legal NewsDelaware’s new Gov. Meyer takes on court reform, port fight, corporate giveaways, and hospital bills
LaborA Philly nonprofit is facing a federal lawsuit for denying a pregnant employee’s request to work remotely
LaborA Philly nonprofit is facing a federal lawsuit for denying a pregnant employee’s request to work remotely
PhiladelphiaNew year, new laws: Pay raises, PTSD coverage, minimum wage increase, and health reforms hit Pa. and N.J.
PhiladelphiaNew year, new laws: Pay raises, PTSD coverage, minimum wage increase, and health reforms hit Pa. and N.J.
ObituariesLouis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97Judge Bechtle oversaw high-profile cases nationwide, including the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel fire and the denaturalization of a Ukrainian immigrant accused of assisting the Nazis.
ObituariesLouis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97Judge Bechtle oversaw high-profile cases nationwide, including the Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel fire and the denaturalization of a Ukrainian immigrant accused of assisting the Nazis.
Legal NewsPhilly and the Pa. Supreme Court are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ a tort reform group says. Trial attorneys aren’t happy. “Whenever there is a result holding accountable a corporate wrongdoer, that jurisdiction becomes a hellhole,” Thomas Kline said of the report by the American Tort Reform Foundation.
Legal NewsPhilly and the Pa. Supreme Court are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ a tort reform group says. Trial attorneys aren’t happy. “Whenever there is a result holding accountable a corporate wrongdoer, that jurisdiction becomes a hellhole,” Thomas Kline said of the report by the American Tort Reform Foundation.
Nation & WorldCan you shoot a drone down? What if it’s trespassing? We explain.News of the "mystery drones" flying over regions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York have prompted more questions from civilians about drone legalities, including: can you shoot down a drone?
Nation & WorldCan you shoot a drone down? What if it’s trespassing? We explain.News of the "mystery drones" flying over regions of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York have prompted more questions from civilians about drone legalities, including: can you shoot down a drone?
BusinessDelaware judge again blocks Tesla’s plan to give Elon Musk over $50 billion Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick also awarded $345 million to lawyers who sued to block the payout to Musk.
BusinessDelaware judge again blocks Tesla’s plan to give Elon Musk over $50 billion Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick also awarded $345 million to lawyers who sued to block the payout to Musk.
NewsAre liquor stores open on Thanksgiving in Philly? Here’s how to stock up before the holiday.If you live in PA, DE, or NJ, plan your Thanksgiving alcohol shopping early
NewsAre liquor stores open on Thanksgiving in Philly? Here’s how to stock up before the holiday.If you live in PA, DE, or NJ, plan your Thanksgiving alcohol shopping early
ObituariesDavid T. Rammler, social justice lawyer and chair of the Philadelphia Fair Housing Commission, has died at 77He was appointed to the Fair Housing Commission by former Mayor Michael Nutter in 2015, and he monitored property conditions and educated tenants and landlords on the law.
ObituariesDavid T. Rammler, social justice lawyer and chair of the Philadelphia Fair Housing Commission, has died at 77He was appointed to the Fair Housing Commission by former Mayor Michael Nutter in 2015, and he monitored property conditions and educated tenants and landlords on the law.
BusinessHoltec sues former executives and outside accountant for $70 million in damages, reputational harm from criminal probeThe lawsuit accuses a CBIZ accountant of forming a shadow company with Holtec's former CFO and general counsel to embezzle funds.
BusinessHoltec sues former executives and outside accountant for $70 million in damages, reputational harm from criminal probeThe lawsuit accuses a CBIZ accountant of forming a shadow company with Holtec's former CFO and general counsel to embezzle funds.
PhiladelphiaA nightclub owner is suing a disbarred Philly-based lawyer for faking court orders and judges’ signaturesJames De Berardine, who owns NOTO nightclub, is suing his former lawyer, Jared Klein, for allegedly lying about filing lawsuits and forging court orders.
PhiladelphiaA nightclub owner is suing a disbarred Philly-based lawyer for faking court orders and judges’ signaturesJames De Berardine, who owns NOTO nightclub, is suing his former lawyer, Jared Klein, for allegedly lying about filing lawsuits and forging court orders.
ObituariesBob Schwartz, cofounder and executive director emeritus of Juvenile Law Center, has died at 75He constantly wrangled for better services and more opportunities for children, and asked colleagues in 1996: “What are we trying to achieve for children? What are we building?”
ObituariesBob Schwartz, cofounder and executive director emeritus of Juvenile Law Center, has died at 75He constantly wrangled for better services and more opportunities for children, and asked colleagues in 1996: “What are we trying to achieve for children? What are we building?”
NewsPhiladelphia jury awards $78 million to Abington man who said Roundup weed killer gave him cancerThe verdict is the sixth by a Philadelphia jury that considered a Roundup case, and the fourth that went against Monsanto.
NewsPhiladelphia jury awards $78 million to Abington man who said Roundup weed killer gave him cancerThe verdict is the sixth by a Philadelphia jury that considered a Roundup case, and the fourth that went against Monsanto.
ObituariesBill Roberts, longtime lawyer at Blank Rome and Center City Renaissance man, has died at 79Colleagues called him “a lawyer’s lawyer,” and he represented clients in complex cases about antitrust, free speech, federal election campaign finance law, and other high-profile issues.
ObituariesBill Roberts, longtime lawyer at Blank Rome and Center City Renaissance man, has died at 79Colleagues called him “a lawyer’s lawyer,” and he represented clients in complex cases about antitrust, free speech, federal election campaign finance law, and other high-profile issues.
PhiladelphiaMonsanto wins second Roundup case in Philadelphia, as jury finds the weed killer was defective but didn’t cause cancerMonsanto, and parent company Bayer, will face a new Roundup trial next week.
PhiladelphiaMonsanto wins second Roundup case in Philadelphia, as jury finds the weed killer was defective but didn’t cause cancerMonsanto, and parent company Bayer, will face a new Roundup trial next week.
HealthA Texas judge struck down the FTC’s noncompete bans. Here is what that means for doctors.As many as 45% of physicians are bound by noncompete agreements. Some Philadelphia doctors had welcomed the FTC's noncompete ban.
HealthA Texas judge struck down the FTC’s noncompete bans. Here is what that means for doctors.As many as 45% of physicians are bound by noncompete agreements. Some Philadelphia doctors had welcomed the FTC's noncompete ban.
HealthPenn reaped at least $1.6 billion in royalties from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Now the university is suing for more.The federal civil lawsuit alleges that the German drugmaker BioNTech did not pay Penn its full share of royalties from worldwide vaccine sales.
HealthPenn reaped at least $1.6 billion in royalties from the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Now the university is suing for more.The federal civil lawsuit alleges that the German drugmaker BioNTech did not pay Penn its full share of royalties from worldwide vaccine sales.
ObituariesClifford Pearlman, retired Philadelphia lawyer and innovative cofounder of the Conservation Co., has died at 79 Former business partner Graham Finney said Mr. Pearlman was adept at clarifying complex concepts and could condense “thousands of legal words into a few dozen.”
ObituariesClifford Pearlman, retired Philadelphia lawyer and innovative cofounder of the Conservation Co., has died at 79 Former business partner Graham Finney said Mr. Pearlman was adept at clarifying complex concepts and could condense “thousands of legal words into a few dozen.”
