Unions typically calculate the agency fee as a percentage of the full union dues, and in Janus, nonmembers paid an annual fee that was 78 percent of full union dues.

Consumer credit reporting is coming under increased scrutiny, and furnishers should take care to review their reporting policies.

On November 4, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, the case that will decide whether a borrower can timely exercise the right of rescission under the Truth in Lending Act simply by sending written notice of intent to rescind to the creditor within the three-year period set forth in the statute, or whether the borrower must instead file a lawsuit within that time period.

Courts often note that they should avoid exalting form over substance when interpreting laws. Similarly, in construing legal filings, courts typically eschew reliance on document titles in favour...

Per the Complaint, the airline refused to let plaintiff fly on her scheduled flight and forced her to book another flight the following evening on five separate occasions.

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania recently denied a motion in limine seeking to permit live testimony by video at a jury trial.

On August 21, a sharply divided Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that a party to a civil case waives any challenge to a trial court's failure to give a proposed jury instruction if the party does not obtain an on-the-record ruling ...

On February 27, 2015, the White House proposed legislation to protect consumers’ personal data and information that is collected and used by private companies and nonprofits.

Recent amendments to Philadelphia's realty transfer tax will likely change the way commercial real estate is bought and sold.

I am currently in Israel with the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business Israel Global Research Practicum, which I am co-teaching with Professor Paul Harper, PhD.

For the first time, a federal court has determined that initial coin offerings ("ICOs") may be considered investment contracts for the purposes of a criminal securities fraud prosecution by the Department of Justice.

In a multi-fatality products liability case arising from the crash of a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter aircraft in Alaska in 2013, a federal district court in Alaska excluded evidence...

According to Pennsylvania statute, out-of-state corporations that register to do business in Pennsylvania consent to general personal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania.

A federal trial court in Massachusetts held that the Montreal Convention governs a passenger's claim against an airline that detained him on the aircraft and then escorted him through the terminal because the entire incident ...

In Kropp v. United Airlines, Inc., the plaintiff alleged that she suffered an injury when her flight encountered turbulence.

This case arises from the crash of an Era Aviation S-76A++ helicopter in Louisiana, which resulted in the death of all three occupants, allegedly caused by the failure of the tail rotor designed and manufactured by Sikorsky.

In its opinion, the Second Circuit rejected NFI's argument that its claims did not fall within the purview of the Montreal Convention because they were for non-performance, not delay.

Those of us who do coverage work, especially in aviation, understand the difficulties insurers face when coverage questions arise from aircraft accidents.

Two airplanes owned by a flight school, each occupied by two persons, collide over the Everglades.

Nonprofit organizations that hire individuals who were previously unemployed or working only part-time may be eligible for two new tax benefits under the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act: