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U.S. Court of Federal Claims Finds BPA and WAPA to be in Breach of Contract

On May 2, 2012, United States Federal Court of Claims issued a ruling in Case Nos …

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania PUC Issues Order for Unconventional Well

By Russell L. Schetroma and Nathaniel I. Holland On May 10, 2012, the Pennsylvania …

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC: Pennsylvania Court Delays Act 13's Preemption of Local

By Russ L. Schetroma On April 11, 2012, a senior judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth …

Crowdfunding: Who Will (and Who Won't) Be Doing It

Among the features of the recently enacted JOBS Act that has attracted the most attention …

Crowdfunding Under the JOBS Act: The Bottom Line Impact on Private Equity Issuers

by Jonathan B. Wilson and Dianne L. Trenholm Excerpt: On April 5, 2012, President …

You Cannot 'Crowdfund' a Fund (in Case You Were Wondering)

Crowdfunding may provide an interesting way for some companies to raise capital. …

Terminated CFO Illustrates the Confidentiality Risks Social Media Pose

According to a recent survey by Intel (h/t: Lifehacker ), 85% of American adults …

Why Delaware's Proposed Workplace Privacy Act Is All Wrong

Delaware's version of a Facebook-privacy law, called the "Workplace Privacy Act" …

Southern District of New York Awards Emotional Distress Damages of $500,000 To Domestic

In March 2012, in Gurung v. Malhotra , 10 Civ. 5086 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 16, 2012) , the …

Securities Suit Filed Against JPMorgan Chase Over Massive Trading Losses

In the wake of JPMorgan Chase's startling news last week of its $2 billion trading …

The BP Securities Litigation: Court Sustains One Group Of Investors' Claims Of Securities

On February 13, 2012, the Hon. Keith Ellison, federal district court judge for the …

SEC Releases Study on the Cross-Border Scope of the Private Right of Action Under

This is an update to our November 30, 2010 and April 26, 2011 blog posts relating …