It is well known that small businesses often live or die by word-of-mouth advertising.

Scott L. Vernick was quoted in the ComputerWorld article, "Update: Obama’s NSA Proposals Underscore Reform Challenges."

Michael K. Twersky was quoted in the Metro Philadelphia article, "When To Know if You Have a Defamation Case."

The Internet has provided new avenues, audiences, and protections for anonymous speakers. For whistleblowers and victims of abuse, internet anonymity can allow them to tell their stories and bring information

Scott Vernick was quoted in the Law360 article "Patchwork of Cellphone Warrant Laws Will Trip up Providers." While the full text can be found in the July 10, 2013, issue of Law360, a synopsis is below.

Scott L. Vernick was quoted in the NewsWorks article, "Philly Law Firm Releases Mobile App for Dealing with Data Breaches."

Tale of the tape.

The makers of a docuseries about a man who was allegedly scammed by his wife are appealing a Florida appellate court’s decision.

Scott Vernick appeared on Fox Business Network’s The Willis Report to discuss the controversy surrounding proposed legislation in New Jersey that would give police officers the right to confiscate cellphones without a warrant at the site of a car accident.

A federal court has awarded Blake Lively over $400,000 in attorneys' fees and costs under California's new anti-SLAPP statute after dismissing a defamation claim brought against her for speaking out about workplace harassment. This landmark ruling marks the first fee award under California Civil Code section 47.1, which protects communications about sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation—raising critical questions about the financial risks employers face when responding to workplace allega

There isn't much that all members of the U.S. Senate can agree on these days, but protecting the ability of consumers to write reviews of businesses has emerged as a uniting issue.

The Writt case arose from an FCPA investigation of Panalpina, a contractor Shell employed to provide freighting and customs-clearing services for a deep-water drilling project off the coast of Nigeria.

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case on their employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise.

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, many state legislatures have begun to take action to provide greater protections for victims of sexual harassment and make it easier for them

On July 9, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 2770 (AB 2770) into law.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 2770 (Assembly Member Irwin; D-Thousand Oaks), an act to amend Section 47 of the Civil Code. The bill should protect both sexual harassment victims and employers...

The Texas Supreme Court throws out a former employee's defamation suit under the Texas Citizens Participation Act, finding that communications about his alleged failure to measure a petroleum storage tank...

Darrell Peoples ("Peoples"), an African-American former "grounds person and heavy equipment operator" at Wichita State University ("WSU"), sued WSU and a female coworker,

Bankruptcy and insurance have been engaged in a tangled web for decades. Claimants against bankrupt insureds are often frustrated in seeking a recovery that they might otherwise obtain

Following the #MeToo movement, experts noted an uptick in defamation lawsuits against accusers.