On Wednesday, May 11, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law. The DTSA revolutionizes trade secrets practice at the federal level. Its passage will likely multiply the number of trade secrets cases litigated in federal court. We provide a few highlights: First, the DTSA allows the owners of trade secrets to… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Alexander M. Owens joins the Philadelphia, PA office of the law firm Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP as an Associate in the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, he was a law clerk to the Honorable David R. Strawbridge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Mr. Owens interned with… Read more »
The U.S. Supreme Court in Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank et al., resolved a circuit split with respect to the “tacking” doctrine in trademark law, holding that it is for the jury to decide whether a party is entitled to tack the use of previous marks to establish priority. Trademark law provides that a party… Read more »
The Supreme Court has shifted the balance of power in patent cases back to the district courts. On January 20, 2015, the United States Supreme Court held that a district court’s determination of subsidiary facts underpinning claim construction in patent cases is entitled to deference on review. The case, Teva Pharmaceuticals, USA, Inc. v. Sandoz,… Read more »
In a highly unexpected ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (with one of six members dissenting), has allowed occupational disease claimants to pursue common law claims against their employers if their claim is otherwise non-compensable as an occupational disease under the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act (the “Act”). For years, employers have relied upon the immunity provisions… Read more »
Mark Gordon will present at the captive’s program in Grand Cayman regarding brokerage liability and coverage applicable to the same on November 13-17, 2013.
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP was recently named a Tier 1 Metro “Best Law Firm” in six practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® in 2014 for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The six practice areas are listed below: Commercial Litigation Labor & Employment Litigation Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers… Read more »
Nine lawyers from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). The attorneys who received this distinguished honor are listed below: William Pietragallo, II (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation- Defendants) Mark Gordon (Workers’ Compensation… Read more »
Sarah Murnaghan is a very special ten year old girl. She has battled Cystic Fibrosis since she was 18 months old and has spent her life in and out of hospitals. In December 2011, her condition took a turn for the worse and she was placed on the pediatric lung transplant list, which is the… Read more »