By Lynne Hewitt and the eDiscovery Committee at SMGG: Gretchen Moore, Read more
On July 13, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York announced a $400,000.00 settlement with Spectrum Painting Corp. (“Spectrum”) to settle civil fraud claims. The U.S. Attorney... Read more
On June 30, 2021, Governor Wolf signed Senate Bill 664 (the “Bill”) into law. The... Read more
In early June, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York announced a $692,000.00 settlement with Naughton Energy Corporation (“Naughton Energy”) and its owners Mariette Naughton and Joseph... Read more
If an attorney works on a plaintiff’s claim raised under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL), they must be careful with their time keeping of billable hours if they want to recover... Read more
You can’t miss them: signs reading “CBD PRODUCTS SOLD HERE” are appearing in gas stations and drug stores across the country. Cannabidiol (“CBD”), a naturally occurring non-psychoactive compound derived from... Read more
On May 25, 2021 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) announced at $25,000 settlement with Peachstate Health Management, LLC, doing business as AEON Clinical... Read more
The Supreme Court of the United States will hear argument in Mahanoy Area School... Read more
At the end of April, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided whether no-hire, or “no-poach,” provisions that are ancillary to a services contract between business entities are enforceable under the laws of this... Read more
After a year of trouble, Pennsylvania has revamped its Unemployment Compensation (UC) system. To help employers and claimants, the Commonwealth is hosting a series of workshops. Information regarding the workshops is available here: Read more
