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Robert L. Byer, Sharon L. Caffrey; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 28, 2012, previously published on May 25, 2012 The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously found that plaintiffs cannot rely on the theory that "every breath" is a substantial contributing factor in causing an asbestos-related disease in an asbestos case involving friction exposures, i.e., brakes and clutches. The May 23, 2012,ruling...
| | Class Actions Against Pharmaceutical Companies over Off-Label Marketing Claims Have No Leg to Stand on, Third Circuit Rules
Alan Klein, Fletcher W. Moore; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 25, 2012, previously published on May 24, 2012 In a recent decision of first impression in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the court in In re: Schering-Plough Corp. held that two groups of plaintiffs lacked standing to pursue claims against pharmaceutical manufacturer Schering-Plough Corporation and its affiliated marketing and...
| | Fiscal Year 2013 H-1B Cap Update
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Legal Alert/Article May 24, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 As of May 18, 2012, 42,000 H-1B cap-subject petitions were received by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Additionally, 16,000 H-1B petitions with advanced degrees have been received. It is important to note that up to 6,800 visas are set aside from the cap of 65,000 during each fiscal year...
| | EEOC Ruling Provides Guidance on Applying Title VII's Discrimination Prohibition to Transgender Employees
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Legal Alert/Article May 8, 2012, previously published on May 7, 2012 On April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Macy v. Holder ruled that a "complaint of discrimination based on gender identity, change of sex, and/or transgender status is cognizable under Title VII." This landmark ruling marks the first time that the EEOC has...
| | EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Employers' Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions
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Legal Alert/Article May 3, 2012, previously published on May 2, 2012 On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" (the "Guidance"), which updates and supersedes the...
| | Mandatory ADA Standards on Accessibility to ATMs for the Visually Impaired Now in Effect
Jonathan M. Petrakis; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 26, 2012, previously published on April 25, 2012 Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), new standards pertaining to accessibility to automated teller machines (ATMs) for the visually impaired were issued by the U.S. Department of Justice and the ADA Access Board in 2010. These standards took effect on March 15, 2011, and all ATMs...
| | Federal Circuit Addresses Infringement of Method-of-Use Patents by Generics in Yasmin® Case
Kristina Caggiano, Vincent L. Capuano, Michele A. Kliem, Matthew C. Mousley; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 23, 2012, previously published on April 18, 2012 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on April 16, 2012, in Bayer Schering Pharma AG v. Sandoz, Inc., Nos. 2011-1143, -1228 (YASMIN®), affirmed a district court's holding that as a matter of law, generic drug makers could not infringe patent claims reciting a method of use of an...
| | D.C. Circuit Enjoins NLRB's Posting Rule, Pending Appellate Proceedings
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Legal Alert/Article April 23, 2012, previously published on April 18, 2012 On April 17, 2012, a federal appellate court enjoined the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from putting its new rule into effect at the end of this month that would require most employers to post a formal notice in the workplace advising employees of their union-organizing rights.
| | Pa. Appellate Court Issues Opinion in Dietz v. Chase Home Finance, LLC, Clarifying Preemption of State Common Law Claims by Fair Credit Reporting Act
Gregory R. Haworth, Brett L. Messinger; Duane Morris LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 16, 2012 In a case of first impression, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania on April 2, 2012, issued its opinion in Dietz v. Chase Home Finance, LLC, holding that state common law negligence and defamation claims based on erroneous information furnished to credit reporting agencies are preempted by the...
| | Federal Court Rules NLRB's Union Posting Rule Unlawful
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Legal Alert/Article April 18, 2012, previously published on April 16, 2012 The National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB or "the Board") new requirement that most employers post a formal notice in the workplace advising employees of their union organizing rights, slated to take effect on April 30, 2012, was ruled unlawful by a federal court last Friday afternoon in...
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