The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed an Eastern District court ruling striking down a Pennsylvania Rule of Professional Conduct prohibiting knowing harassment and discrimination in the practice of...more
In September 2019, the Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas adopted a Medical Marijuana Policy for those persons under court supervision. This policy prohibited “the active use of marijuana, regardless of whether the...more
Judge Gene E.K. Pratter of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued an important memorandum opinion regarding the conflict between federal criminal law and the operation of medical marijuana businesses under Pennsylvania...more
A lawsuit accusing Pennsylvania’s fledgling medical marijuana program of running a faulty permitting process could stonewall patients looking for relief. Keystone ReLeaf (Keystone), a Bethlehem-based medical marijuana...more
Last month, a Pennsylvania federal judge rejected a company’s claim to attorney-client privilege as an obstacle to pursuit of a sex discrimination suit brought by a lawyer and former employee....more
On the eve of a criminal trial, you decide to Google the names of a few prospective jurors. One appears to have been suspended from the practice of law due to a criminal conviction. The next day at voir dire, however, the...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently issued two decisions regarding the use of social science experts in criminal cases. As noted by University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris, however, the opinions appear to...more