https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Pennsylvania Copyright 2025 Portfolio Media, Inc. en-US Thu, 01 May 2025 22:41:30 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2333568?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2333568 Pennsylvania federal prosecutors announced Thursday that the former director of network planning and engineering for Amtrak is charged with taking bribes worth tens of thousands of dollars in exchange for steering millions of dollars in Amtrak contract work to various vendors. Thu, 01 May 2025 19:27:51 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332594?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332594 The Third Circuit upheld the dismissal of a Black cafeteria manager's suit claiming she was fired for complaining that her bosses at a charter school system mistreated her due to her race, ruling the suit falls flat because she was employed by an outside food service company. Thu, 01 May 2025 18:56:47 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2333116?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2333116 The Third Circuit appeared skeptical of prison operator CoreCivic Inc.'s argument Thursday that a defunct New Jersey law barring detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is unconstitutional, questioning whether the statute actually blocked the federal government from detaining migrants. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:01:13 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2333040?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2333040 The owner of an Illinois-based masonry business awarded a federal contract to renovate Philadelphia's historic 30th Street Station admitted Wednesday to bribery charges in a case alleging he had his executives shower gifts on an Amtrak employee who then approved additional work that added $52 million to the project's cost. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:31:06 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332896?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332896 Hometown Food Co., a portfolio company of Holland & Knight LLP-advised private equity shop Brynwood Partners, on Thursday announced plans to acquire the iconic Chef Boyardee brand from Mayer Brown LLP-led Conagra Brands Inc. in a $600 million deal. Thu, 01 May 2025 14:01:02 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332893?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332893 A Pennsylvania federal judge had strong words of warning Wednesday for Bundy Baking Solutions, a baking products company that lost a jury trial over a rival's trade secrets and responded to a motion for a permanent ban by allegedly disclosing some of those same secrets on a public docket. Thu, 01 May 2025 10:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2305667?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2305667 Serving as an adjunct college professor has taught me the importance of building rapport, communicating effectively, and persuading individuals to critically analyze the difference between what they think and what they know — principles that have helped to improve my practice of law, says Sheria Clarke at Nelson Mullins. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:30:05 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332699?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332699 The Third Circuit has declined to revive a man's consumer fraud suit accusing BetMGM and others of pushing him to continue gambling through more than 1,800 text messages, finding in a nonprecedential opinion that he failed to state a claim under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:52:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2331189?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2331189 Spring has sprung for appellate arguments over the White House's pruning and shearing of agencies, part of a bountiful circuit calendar in May, when appeals courts will also tend to defamation drama involving a pro golfer, antitrust suits against drugmakers and hotels, and a nine-figure patent verdict against Apple Inc. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:09:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332063?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332063 The Third Circuit wondered Wednesday why a jury couldn't be allowed to examine the same type of gun, or at least a replica of one, that a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer claims spontaneously fired into his leg at a design defect trial that he wants revived. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:52:11 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332397?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332397 Bankruptcy Code provisions that allow creditors who make substantial contributions to be reimbursed for costs don't cover Prospect Medical's pre-Chapter 11 investment banker, a Texas bankruptcy judge said Wednesday, rejecting a finance firm's bid for a $5 million sale fee. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:51:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332317?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332317 The Third Circuit's argument lineup for May will see the state of New Jersey defend a law barring its immigration detention centers from contracting with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while Rutgers University seeks to keep its victory over claims it falsely inflated its business school's ranking. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:14:59 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332629?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332629 The school district for East Palestine, Ohio, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Norfolk Southern, claiming the railroad hasn't made good on its promises to help the district recover after a fiery derailment shook the town in 2023. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:15:54 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332675?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332675 Sports betting company DraftKings Inc. told a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday that she was wrong to allow an MLB players organization's suit over unlicensed use of athletes' likenesses to proceed, arguing that the Third Circuit should weigh in on potentially novel legal issues that could quickly end the case. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:04:29 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332590?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332590 The Third Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Pennsylvania public transportation authority's defeat of a Black employee's lawsuit alleging she was given lower raises than white colleagues and transferred to a different department when she complained, saying she hadn't provided enough evidence to sustain her claims. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:48:32 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332516?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332516 Two insurers were correct to deny coverage for a former Pittsburgh-area McDonald's franchisee in a lawsuit accusing it of failing to stop a supervisor from sexually harassing and assaulting underage employees, since the litigation that sent it into bankruptcy fell under exceptions to the insurance policies, a Third Circuit panel ruled Wednesday. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:37:46 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332403?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332403 A disbarred Pennsylvania attorney, who once choked a judge, was denied the right to seek compensation from an insurer for amounts he allegedly paid a client, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed, finding there was no enforceable contract between the former litigator and the insurer. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:21:44 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332288?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2332288 Pennsylvania's judicial ethics board has accused a Philadelphia judge of using his position on the bench to promote a cheesesteak restaurant opened by his wife and named in honor of his late parents. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 12:49:18 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2329525?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2329525 Practitioners leaving a longtime government role for private practice — as when I departed the U.S. Department of Justice’s environmental enforcement division — should prioritize finding a firm that shares their principles, values their experience and will invest in their transition, says John Cruden at Beveridge & Diamond. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:52:26 +0000 https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2331768?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section https://www.law360.com/pennsylvania/articles/2331768 Two dozen states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging layoffs and $400 million in funding cuts to the national volunteer agency AmeriCorps, alleging the Trump administration is trampling over Congress' authority by trying to dismantle the agency.