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On the final day of its term, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that public schools must accommodate parents’ religious objections to certain instructional materials — in this case, LGBTQ+-inclusive storybooks used in elementary...more
Legislators to Miss Budget Deadline Again Amid $5.5B Gap, Policy Disputes -For the fourth consecutive year, Pennsylvania lawmakers have missed the June 30 budget deadline as negotiations stall over how to close a projected...more
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has just issued a decision in Christina Steets (deceased) v. Celebration Fireworks Inc., specifically overturning longstanding case law regarding whether specific loss benefits are payable after...more
On May 22, 2025, the Supreme Court held that a defendant could be convicted of federal wire fraud pursuant to 18 USC § 1343 even when the fraud did not result in any economic loss for the victim. This holding expands the...more
Hospital Closures Renew Push to Limit Private Equity in Health Care - The closure of Crozer Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital, resulting in over 2,600 job losses, has prompted Pennsylvania legislators to push for...more
On December 9, 2024, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Kousisis v. United States, a case that has the potential to limit the scope of federal criminal fraud charges. Kousisis involves allegations that a defendant...more
On July 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a decision greenlighting the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final rule banning most non-compete agreements in the United States and...more
On August 16, 2023, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit clarified the test courts should use when determining whether workplace uniforms or safety gear are integral and indispensable to an employee's principal...more
If a Wisconsin citizen is injured in Wisconsin on the property of a Wisconsin company, where can the citizen sue the company? One option is where the accident occurred—Wisconsin. Another option is where the company is...more
The US Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co holding that a Pennsylvania statute requiring corporations to "consent" to suit in Pennsylvania courts in order to register to do...more
Here at Foley, we routinely represent companies, whether manufacturers, distributors, service providers, or others that are, by necessity, registered to do business in most or all of the fifty states. For years, the U.S....more
Tag, You’re It! SCOTUS Ruling Against Norfolk Southern Extends Reach of Personal Jurisdiction Upon Corporate Defendants - A plurality of the United States Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that will likely permit...more
Late last month the Supreme Court of the United States opened the door to a potential sea change in personal jurisdiction over corporate entities. In Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, the Court held that any...more
A recent (and surprising) ruling of the United States Supreme Court may allow businesses to be sued in states in which they have little connection. The United States Supreme Court, split 5-4 (Gorsuch, Thomas, Alito, Sotomayor...more
The Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.. concerned the constitutionality of a Pennsylvania statute providing that registering to do business in the state constitutes a sufficient basis...more
A recent United States Supreme Court decision on the scope of personal jurisdiction, i.e., a court’s authority to exercise jurisdiction over a particular party, could potentially have lasting impacts on the way states decide...more
On Tuesday, June 27, the Supreme Court of the United States issued the highly anticipated opinion in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. (U.S. 2022) considering whether the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...more
The constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s “registration statute,” which requires corporations that register to do business in Pennsylvania consent to the “general personal jurisdiction” of Pennsylvania, was the subject of oral...more
Under longstanding Pennsylvania law, retirement savings vehicles like individual retirement accounts (IRAs), 401(k) and 403(b) accounts, pensions, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are generally exempt from creditor...more
On April 25, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari of a case in which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that an out-of-state corporation’s mere registration to conduct business within the Commonwealth did not...more