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The Supreme Court and Product Liability
Steven Glickstein
The Supreme Court decided less than a handful of product liability cases last term. But those it did decide will have great significance in the areas of personal jurisdiction over foreign manufacturers, and federal preemption of state law.
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Cozen O'Connor's Landlord Disputes Firm's Complaints
Gina Passarella
Cozen O'Connor's landlord says its building is completely up to par, despite complaints from the law firm that the elevators are dangerous and do not work; the roof leaks; and the plants look shabby.
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Third Circuit Weighs in on the Extortion Defense to Bribery
Bruce E. Yannett, Sean Hecker
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Steven S. Michaels
In a recent decision in a domestic bribery case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, after canvassing the law relating to extortion as a defense to federal bribery charges, identified the principal reasons why extortion is so rarely raised, and even more rarely effective, as a defense.
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Third Circuit Revives Committee's Deepening Insolvency and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
Thomas R. Fawkes
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Wendy E. Morris
In a recent opinion issued in the Chapter 11 case of <i>In re Lemington Home for the Aged</i>, the Third Circuit revived claims of breach of fiduciary duty and deepening insolvency against directors and officers of a nonprofit Pennsylvania corporation.
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Employer Found Liable for Harassment By Client
Kevin C. McCormick
In a recent, unpublished decision, the Fourth U.S. Court of Appeals held that an employer may be responsible for the sexual harassment of one of its employees by the employer's client. This is an interesting issue that the Fourth Circuit had failed to address ' until this decision.
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The ESI Race Heats Up
Dean Gonsowski
It's probably not a stretch to say that e-mail has been the single biggest factor in the creation of the electronic discovery industry as we know it today. e-Mail has been seen as almost synonymous with e-discovery, in many ways to the detriment of other valuable forms of ESI. But, that race has tightened up.
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Constitutionality Of Facebook Threat Charges Challenged
Shannon P. Duffy
A Pennsylvania man who was indicted for making violent threats on Facebook is now challenging the constitutionality of the federal cyberstalking statute, arguing that the law criminalizes "pure speech" and is vague and overbroad.
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