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Why Exxon’s $20 million Clean Air Act penalty assessment loss is really a victory
July 17, 2017
Westlaw Journal EnvironmentalExxonMobil Corp. was hit with the largest civil penalty assessment ever seen in a Clean Air Act citizen suit when…
What to make of the SEC’s rule change on confidential IPOs
July 11, 2017
Technical.ly PhillyEffective yesterday, July 10, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission expanded its confidential initial public offering filing option to…
Advancing Your Career with Grit, a Growth Mindset and Relationships
June 12, 2017
The Legal IntelligencerIt is no secret that success in the legal profession, at a minimum, requires professional excellence, dedication and hard work….
Juries Must Know About Products’ Standards Compliance
May 31, 2017
Law360In Tincher v. Omega Flex Inc., 104 A.3d 328 (Pa. 2014), the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed course by overruling its…
Could the proposed Pa. tech tax threaten Philly’s status as a ‘lean startup’s paradise’?
May 18, 2017
If you are running a tech company in Philadelphia and happen to be thinking about taxes, you may want to…
The Delaware Supreme Court Confirms That New Castle County’s Unified Development Code Is Constitutional
March 24, 2017
American Bar AssociationFacts and Procedural History On December 7, 2016, the Delaware Supreme Court sitting en banc heard oral argument in Golf…
Legal Aspects of Concussion: The Ever-Evolving Standard of Care
March 13, 2017
National Athletic Trainers’ Association, Inc., Journal of Athletic TrainingToday, when an athlete is catastrophically injured while playing a sport, litigation often follows. The likelihood of litigation is even…
Post-Spokeo, Not All Statutory Violations Are Created Equal
February 10, 2017
Law360When the U.S. Supreme Court decided Spokeo Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), a little over a year…
The Saga of the Athos I Litigation Continues: Recent Decision on Safe Berth Warranty and Wharfinger’s Negligence
January 30, 2017
Eugene J. O'ConnorIn a meticulous 174-page Opinion handed down on July 25, 2016, following an 8-week trial held in the spring of…
The U.S. House just passed a bill that will make startup demo days more accessible
January 13, 2017
Technical.ly PhillyOn Tuesday, January 10, the U.S. House of Representatives once again passed a bill designed to make it easier for…
What Bai Brands’ $1.7 billion exit could mean for Philly startups
December 28, 2016
Technical.ly PhillyBai means “pure” in Mandarin Chinese but it may begin to mean something else for startups in the Philadelphia area,…
A Disparaging Trademark
December 20, 2016
IP LitigatorMontgomery McCracken associate James L. Gannon, II authored the article, “A Disparaging Trademark?” The article on Asian-American rock band The Slants…
The Post-Daimler Split On In Personam Jurisdiction
September 19, 2016
Law360The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Daimler AG v. Bauman has altered the legal landscape as to where a corporate defendant, foreign or…
“Therapy Animals” Unleashed in University Housing
June 16, 2016
The University of Nebraska at Kearney signed a consent order with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Kent State…
What lawyers should know about “Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark”
June 8, 2016
Mid Atlantic Real Estate JournalGlobal Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark – or “GRESB” as it is commonly known – is emerging as the leading way…
EPA’s Use of Emergency Administrative Orders Under the Safe Drinking Water Act
May 26, 2016
Westlaw Journal EnvironmentalIt will come as a surprise to absolutely no one that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency administrative…
Fruit of the poisonous tree… How far down do GMO roots extend?
May 10, 2016
Food Navigator-USA‘Fat-free,’ ‘non-dairy,’ ‘all-natural’, ‘sugar-free’, ‘gluten-free’ . . . are all in recent history’s hit parade of terms perceived by many…
Defending ‘Non-GMO’ Consumer Fraud Class Actions
May 9, 2016
Law360In recent years, food manufacturers have witnessed an extraordinary uptick in consumer fraud class actions over use of the term…
Know Your Phish: 4 Keys to Combating Spear-Phishing Campaigns
May 4, 2016
Security MagazineOne hundred billion: it’s a staggering number that is tough to put in perspective. There are approximately one hundred billion…
The International Collapse of OW Bunker
April 20, 2016
DRI's For The DefenseThink Globally, For The Defense, April 2016 Christopher Scott D’Angelo:157006 Robert E. O’Connor:225791 14.00 In January 2014, Denmark’s OW Bunker…