This tenth edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, finds us reporting fewer shutdown-related cases than in previous weeks, suggesting that these cases are winding down as the country opens...more
6/8/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Commercial Leases ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Masks ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Prisoners ,
Rent ,
School Closures ,
State and Local Government
With a bang, rather than a whimper, the saga of Pennsylvania’s Act 13 appears to have finally come to an end. On September 28, 2016, nearly three years after giving teeth to the long-dormant environmental rights amendment to...more
9/30/2016
/ Act 13 ,
Confidentiality Policies ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Takings ,
Department of Environmental Protection ,
Drinking Water ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Rights Amendment ,
Fracking ,
Gag Orders ,
Health Care Providers ,
Notice Requirements ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Spills ,
Oil Wells ,
Preemption ,
Private Property ,
Public Utilities Commission ,
State and Local Government ,
Storage Tanks ,
Trade Secrets