A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, resulting in a circuit split ruling in a case over labeling on Roundup weedkiller, is potentially headed to the Supreme Court for review. The case against Roundup’s parent company, Monsanto, seeks to clarify if a federal law mandating nationwide uniformity in pesticide…
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Circuit Court Split Leads to Possible Supreme Court Review of Weedkiller Case
Bucks County Climate Change Litigation Decided Behind Closed Doors According to Legal Filings
Bucks County commissioners violated Pennsylvania law earlier this year when they failed to discuss a proposal to pursue climate litigation in a public meeting according to new legal filings by defendant companies. As noted in previous PCCJR newsletters, Bucks County decided to jump on the national climate litigation trend this past spring. The County Commissioners filed a…
Rep. Issa announces new Litigation Transparency Act of 2024
PCCJR to Host CLE Class on Legal Advertising
You’re invited to attend an upcoming CLE course focusing on the ethical implications and the pervasive impacts of legal advertising on civil litigation. Attendees of this virtual event are eligible to obtain 1.5 hours of substantive and 0.5 hours of ethics CLE credits. Each year in Pennsylvania millions of dollars are spent on billboards, television, radio…