When on the lecture circuit talking about appellate practice, one of the data points commonly referenced is that 85-90% of cases appealed to the Superior Court are affirmed. Trial judges also know this and for that reason they tend to
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Pennsylvania Strengthens Telemarketing Protections
On July 20, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 992 (the Bill) into law, with an effective date of October 19, 2026. The amendments modernize the Telemarketer Registration Act (the Act) for the first time in almost three decades
Nara Organics Says It Will Sell Infant Formula Again. Four Babies Were Hospitalized With Botulism From Its Last Formula, and FDA Matched One of Them to the ByHeart Outbreak. What Parents Should Know Before Buying It.
Nara Organics posted an update on August 27, 2026, the same day the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the infant botulism outbreak linked to its Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula over,
Nara Organics Says It Will Sell Baby Formula Again. Read What It Left Out.
On August 27, the same day FDA and CDC declared the Nara Organics infant botulism outbreak over, the company posted an update announcing that it plans to bring its formula back to U.S. shelves with European dairy and what it
FMLA Interference Claim Fails Where the Employer Denied an Employee’s Remote Work Accommodation Request
Masse v. 21st Century Cyber Charter Sch., No. 25-5446, 2026 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114943 (E.D. Pa. May 26, 2026).
Jennifer Masse (“Masse”), a former employee of 21st Century Cyber Charter School (“School”), brought suit against the School and the School
OOR Affirms That School Construction Plans are Exempt From Disclosure Under RTKL Safety Exceptions
In Boyd v. Seneca Valley School District, AP 2026-1411, the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records determined that the school district demonstrated that architectural plans and elevations related to a school construction project are exempt from disclosure under the safety exceptions
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Basis for Public Body Tax Assessment Appeals
Downingtown Area School District v. Chester County Board of Assessment Appeals, 356 A.3d 802 (Pa. 2026), The Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturns a Commonwealth Court decision concerning a school district property tax appeal program. As long as the guidelines are neutral,
Board President Removed Without Cause or Hearing Able to Pursue Claims for Attorneys’ Fees and Punitive Damages
Montemuro v. Jim Thorpe Area School District, 2026 WL 1433082 (M.D. Pa. 2026) (A school board president removed from office by the school board without cause or a hearing was permitted to proceed with claims for punitive damages and attorneys’
Emerging Technologies: Pennsylvania’s Enforcement Action Against AI Developer
On May 1, 2026, the State of Pennsylvania’s Department of State filed suit against Character Technologies, Inc., the developer of Character.AI, alleging that AI chatbot characters on the platform represented themselves as licensed medical professionals and provided medical advice in
More Than a Poster: What Act 31 of 2026 Requires of Pennsylvania’s Lodging Industry
Prior to July 20, 2026, Pennsylvania’s anti-sex-trafficking notice law only applied to a particular set of businesses. The National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline Notification Act, the act of October 25, 2012, P.L. 1618, No. 197, required truck stops, transit