Contributing Authors: Erica L. Laughlin and Lydia A. Gorba NOTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED OR SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS ADVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN, OR COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO, CRIMINAL OR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES. POSSESSION, DISTRIBUTION AND... Read more
On June 1, 2016, the PA Department of Health announced that it had begun the task of developing temporary regulations in order to implement the medical marijuana program in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act, which went into... Read more
NOTHING IN THIS DOCUMENT IS INTENDED OR SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS ADVICE TO PARTICIPATE IN, OR COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO, CRIMINAL OR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES. POSSESSION, DISTRIBUTION AND SALE OF MARIJUANA IS A SERIOUS CRIME UNDER FEDERAL LAW, AND NOTHING... Read more
The December 1, 2015 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure amendments made sweeping changes to Rule 37(e) regarding preservation of electronically stored information (ESI). Rule 37(e) has substantial business implications and more clearly defines the... Read more
In the weeks since President Obama signed the executive order changing the salary requirements for certain executive, administrative and professional employees, there has been a lot news coverage, most of it incomplete and distressing. The... Read more
On December 1, 2015, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended, affecting numerous aspects of civil litigation, particularly in the area of electronic discovery. As it relates to discovery and electronic discovery, the “new” rules of... Read more
On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (the “DTSA”) into law. This law creates a new procedure that private citizens can use to protect their intellectual property rights. In exceptional circumstances, the... Read more
Background on the Act On April 17, 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 3, known as the Medical Marijuana Act, into law making Pennsylvania the 24th state to legalize the medical use of... Read more
Etsy, Kickstarter, Toms, and Method. What do these prominent companies have in common? They are all “benefit corporations” (or “B-corps”) focused on a “triple bottom line” that includes people, planet and profits. What is... Read more
On March 10, 2016, Governor Tom Wolf signed Executive Order 2016-03 – Establishing “Employment First” Policy and Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Pennsylvanians with a Disability. Governor Wolf set the tone by stating,... Read more
