Appellate Law News and Insights

PA Appellate Court Declines Opportunity To Re-Evaluate State Registration Statute Under Daimler

Published: Oct 23, 2020
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The PA Superior Court of Pennsylvania - the Commonwealth's intermediate appellate court - recently issued its long-awaited en banc opinion in Murray v. Am. Lafrance. A copy of the decision is attached HERE. They key issue in Murray was whether an out-of-state company that registers to do business in Pennsylvania consents to general personal jurisdiction. The...

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Illinois Supreme Court: Need For Medical Monitoring Is Not An “Injury” That Supports A Negligence Claim

Published: Oct 12, 2020
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A couple of weeks ago, we walked around the Drug and Device Law Suburban Abode with a critical eye. The Abode was built the same year we were built, and we were struck by its similar cries for invasive cosmetic help. As a stopgap, we arranged to have the exterior...

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Federal Appellate Court Upholds End Of Temporary Protected Status For El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan

Published: Oct 02, 2020
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The Trump Administration's effort to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 250,000 people from El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Sudan has been upheld in a split ruling from U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Crista Ramos, et al. v. Wolf, et al. TPS for Honduras and Nepal likely will be affected by...

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