On Thursday, the Supreme Court affirmed the long-standing rule that in asserting patent invalidity under 35 U.S.C. § 282 as a defense to an infringement action, an alleged infringer must prove the patent invalid by clear and convincing evidence.

In a recent decision of importance to all corporate officers doing business in California, a federal district court applying California law has rejected the argument that corporate officers are shielded from personal liability by the Business Judgment Rule ("BJR").

In its March 4, 2013 non-precedential decision in Pettit v. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC, No. 850 EDA 2012, the Pennsylvania Superior Court (applying Ohio law) affirmed an order of Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Sandra Mazer Moss granting summary judgment to GlaxoSmith- Kline (GSK) in a case alleging that the GSK-manufactured antidepressant medication Paxil caused birth defects.

The economic loss doctrine (ELD) in Pennsylvania "precludes recovery for negligence 'if the plaintiff suffers a loss that is exclusively economic, unaccompanied by an injury to either property or person.'"

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant on the basis of marital status.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) imposes responsibilities on those who "furnish information to consumer reporting agencies."

On October 3, 2013, three Philadelphia City Council members introduced legislation amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination" that, if passed, would significantly expand protection of pregnant employees from workplace discrimination.

Late last year the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sued CVS in the Northern District of Illinois claiming that the retail pharmacy's standard form severance agreement and release violated Title VII.

On August 2, 2018, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission issued two guidance documents clarifying that the Commission will accept for investigation charges that allege discrimination based on sex ...

On September 13, U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied Uber's motion for partial summary judgment in Razak v. Uber Technologies.

In Lauren v. PNC Bank, N.A., a judge in the Western District of Pennsylvania dismissed nationwide class allegations in an action challenging lender-placed insurance practices.

PHH Mortgage Corporation, the ninth largest residential mortgage servicing company in the country, agreed Wednesday to pay over $45 million to settle claims brought against it by the Attorneys General...

The estate of the decedent filed a survival and wrongful death action in the King County (WA) Superior Court, naming both Huntleigh and Alaska Airlines as defendants.

On January 21, 2015, the Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Gelboim v. Bank of America Group.

We thought you might be interested in today's U.S. Supreme Court decision Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California.

In January 2019, a beverage cart struck Plaintiff during service on a SkyWest flight from Portland, Oregon to Dallas, Texas.

A federal district court's recent opinion in Dietz v. AVCO Corporation reminds defendants to comply strictly with applicable statutes when removing actions from state court.

After some time passed, an agent at the gate for Plaintiff's connecting flight requested that Plaintiff approach the counter.

Whether done intentionally or not, it is important to recognize this tactic and stop it before it contaminates the jurisdictional inquiry.

In 2010, Daniel Snider died after the aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed due to an engine failure.