ArticleWhy Ireland Is A Good First Step For Doing Business In EuropeDuane Morris partner Thomas R. Schmuhl wrote a guest column for the Philadelphia Business Journal about business opportunities in Ireland.IrelandInternational LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleOld Confusions Back For Charitable Property Tax ExemptionsThe HUP test is a 30-year-old measure for determining what constitutes a purely public charity. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleAffordable Care Act's Prescription Drug Sample Transparency Program Set To Go Into Effect April 1, 2012Manufacturers and distributors of prescription drug samples should stay tuned in the coming weeks, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prepares to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's (ACA) prescription drug sample transparency program. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDuane Morris LLP
ArticleLeveraging Sandy CDBG GrantsA prominent mandate of the New Jersey, New York City, and New York State action plans is the leveraging of Sandy CDBG grants with other federal programs and private funds.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDuane Morris LLP
ArticleThe Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Act Becomes Law In New YorkUnder this new law, veteran business owners will be eligible to become certified as a New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorDuane Morris LLP
ArticleAspire To Be The TallestThe spire for One World Trade Center is being delivered to the site in multiple segments via truck and barge. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionDuane Morris LLP
ArticleNJHMFA Announces The Fund For The Restoration Of Multifamily HousingThe New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency has held two information sessions on the Additional Tax Credits/Fund for Restoration of Multifamily Housing.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionDuane Morris LLP
ArticleHistoric Tax Credit Safe Harbor - Part III: Investor's Capital ContributionsRevenue Procedure 2014-12 (the "Rev Proc") which establishes a safe harbor for structure Federal Historic tax credit transactions provides guidance on the staging of capital contributions by the Historic Tax Credit investor.United StatesTaxDuane Morris LLP
ArticleDepartment Of Justice Efforts To Curb I-9 Related Employment Discrimination IntensifyIn its latest investigation, the Department of Justice Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Discrimination has a announced that it had reached yet another "six-figure" anti-discrimination settlement agreement to resolve allegations that an employer had failed to comply with I-9 procedures for noncitizens authorized to work in the US. United StatesEmployment and HRDuane Morris LLP
ArticleHHS (Finally) Announces The HIPAA/HITECH AmendmentsOn January 17, 2013 the federal Department of Health & Human Services ("HHS") announced a final omnibus rule that details amendments to the privacy, security, data breach and enforcement rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA").United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDuane Morris LLP
ArticlePennsylvania Supreme Court To Weigh In On Consent To Settlement Clauses In Babcock & Wilcox v. American Nuclear InsurersOn January 24, 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal from the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s Order in Babcock & Wilcox Co. v. American Nuclear Insurers, 2013 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1640 (Pa. Super. Jul. 10, 2013). United StatesInsuranceDuane Morris LLP
ArticleRecent Supreme Court Decision Will Not End Climate Change Tort LitigationInsurance partner J. Robert Renner of Duane Morris' Los Angeles office analyzes the recent Supreme Court decision American Electric Power Co. v Connecticut, which addressed whether states can seek to curtail greenhouse gas emissions from utilities across state borders using federal common-law theories of interstate nuisance. United StatesInsuranceDuane Morris LLP
ArticleOfficers Close Philadelphia Internet Sweepstakes CaféMonday morning Philadelphia Police culminated a several month investigation by raiding a South Philadelphia storefront and seizing 30-40 computers and equipment. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentDuane Morris LLP
ArticleLegislation Proposed To Allow ERISA Trusts To Pursue Mechanics’ LiensOn April 17, 2014, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision in Bricklayers of Western Pennsylvania Combined Funds, Inc. v. Scott's Development Company, et al., that held that union workers (employees of the primary contractor) were not "subcontractors" ..United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionDuane Morris LLP
ArticleNew York Will Challenge CMS’ Medicaid Policy of Denying Payment for Chemotherapy for Illegal ImmigrantsIn mid-September 2007, New York State officials announced that they would challenge CMS’ decision to deny Medicaid reimbursement of chemotherapy treatment for illegal immigrants with cancer.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesDuane Morris LLP
ArticleA ´kinder, gentler´ Section 404?This article traces recent intense activity concerning Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, and discusses other significant SEC suggestions in related areas. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleRead The Duane Morris Antitrust Class Action Review 2026Class action litigation involving antitrust claims had several key developments in 2025, despite a relative lack of actual verdicts.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawDuane Morris LLP
ArticleDigital Asset Disputes: A Review Of Two Recent Cases Involving Arbitration Against ConsumersThere are many reasons (both commercial and legal) as to why a party or parties might elect to refer a dispute as between them to arbitration. In cross-border cases...United KingdomTechnologyDuane Morris LLP
ArticleUniversity Legal Support: Big Law Responds To Escalating Protest DemandsKatherine Brodie, partner and team co-lead of Duane Morris' education industry group, said colleges and universities "are seeking guidance to navigate not only what their policies and procedures say they can do...United StatesConsumer ProtectionDuane Morris LLP
ArticleCalif. Governor Rejects "No Robo Bosses" ActOn October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, issued a written statement declining to sign Senate Bill 7 – called the "No Robo Bosses" Act (the "Act").United StatesTechnologyDuane Morris LLP