In Herold v. University of Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed a Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County decision, holding that: (1) common law claims for occupational diseases occurring four years...more
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and...more
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - One of the earliest modern environmental, social, and governance (ESG) cases decided by the Supreme Court, Massachusetts v. EPA (2007), turned on Article III standing....more
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - Class actions alleging the board of directors breached its fiduciary duties have become increasingly prevalent, as shareholders seek to hold companies liable for operations...more
Social factors, the “S” in “ESG,” consider how a business handles its relationships with suppliers, contractors, employees, and communities. These factors increasingly are becoming the target of class action plaintiffs’...more
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS - Class-action plaintiffs’ lawyers increasingly are using changing environmental regulations, new reporting requirements, and companies’ voluntary disclosures as the alleged basis for...more
On 28 April 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed suit against Vale S.A. (Vale), a publicly traded Brazilian mining company and one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, alleging that Vale had made...more
Supply chain disruptions, coupled with a surge in online shopping, have led to overstretched companies and impatient customers. The supply chain crisis continues to cause shipping delays across the nation as companies...more
The world’s supply chains are crumbling. Manufacturing companies are struggling to catch up with surging demand as the global economy begins to recover from the pandemic-related impacts on production across all industries....more
You and Company X have been sued in Pennsylvania state court. You are a Pennsylvania citizen and Company X has its principal place of business and place of incorporation in Delaware. After noticing that you have not yet been...more
INTRODUCTION - Unless Congress intervenes, the first-ever substantive amendment to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) will take effect on 1 December 2020....more
INTRODUCTION - As Pennsylvania heads into its seventh week of quarantine due to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), [1] businesses from all sectors continue to be severely impacted by the commercial shut...more
Honeywell International Inc. (“Honeywell”), represented by its counsel at K&L Gates LLP, achieved a decisive victory for policyholders in a ruling from the Supreme Court of New Jersey on June 27, 2018, in the long-running...more
In a case of first impression, a Pennsylvania court recently ruled in favor of 12 independent community hospitals (the “Hospitals”) that sued health insurer Highmark Inc. (“Highmark”) for passing on its 2 percent Medicare...more