A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. A business divorce is the breakup of co-owners in a closely held company. Whether amicable or contested, it always involves unwinding shared control over assets, customers, and decision-making. In e-commerce companies, the brand is… Read more »
When a contingency fee client chooses to switch counsel mid-litigation, predecessor counsel has no right under Pennsylvania law to enforce the contingency fee clause in the original retainer agreement. That rule is premised on two key principles: clients have a sacrosanct right to select new counsel (and their freedom in that regard is diminished if… Read more »
Attorneys Tatyanah M. Brehouse and John Kettering authored “DOL Proposes Return to Economic Reality Test in Employee vs. Independent Contractor Analysis” for the American Bankruptcy Institute. Tatyanah and John discuss the DOL’s proposed return to the economic reality test for worker classification and the potential implications of employee misclassification, particularly for financial advisors and businesses… Read more »
A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. Many fast-growing companies are founded by friends, family, or colleagues. As these companies expand, founder disputes can emerge. Founder disputes are not typical business disagreements. Founders often play many roles (owner, director, officer, employee,… Read more »
On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Title IX gives employees of federally funded educational institutions a private right to sue for sex discrimination in employment. The case, Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, No. 25-183, will resolve a long-running circuit split with direct consequences… Read more »
A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently limited the scope of the Commonwealth’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL). Any company selling goods or services to Pennsylvania consumers should understand its obligations under the… Read more »
Partner Gaetan J. Alfano served as a commentator during the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s March 2026 argument session, which aired on Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) TV on March 12, 2026. In this role, Gaetan offered insight and context on several cases before the Court, helping to highlight key legal issues in the arguments. Gaetan is… Read more »
Questions abound over the United States Justice Department’s (“DOJ”) aggressive posture towards federal contractors with DEI policies. On April 10, 2026, the DOJ settled with IBM, as the multinational technology company agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations its diversity practices violated the False Claims Act. The DOJ asserted that since 2019, IBM improperly… Read more »
A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. In recent years, businesses of all sizes have faced a surge of demand letters and lawsuits alleging website and digital accessibility violations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). These threats… Read more »
A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. When disputes arise, the fastest, and sometimes only, way to prevent lasting damage is to ask a court for an injunction. But courts do not grant injunctions lightly. A key consideration is whether you’ll… Read more »