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This month’s Friday Five examines recent court rulings on both short- and long-term disability benefits, focusing on key interpretations—including how "earnings" are defined under an employer’s plan. The Saul Ewing ERISA Litigation Team Whether Defendant’s decision to terminate Plaintiff’s long-term...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that 67 attorneys from the firm received the distinguished honor of being recognized for legal excellence and client service by Chambers USA 2025. Several of the firm’s practice areas also earned high rankings. Chambers is one of the...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that Partner Harriet Cooperman was selected for The Daily Record’s 2025 Employment Law Power List. This group is composed of the most influential and respected practitioners in the employment law sector in Maryland. To view the...
Case Summary In Kousisis v. United States , the Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant can be convicted under the federal wire fraud statute without causing the victim a net pecuniary loss. The case involved Stamatios Kousisis (“Kousisis”) and the industrial painting company he helped manage...
Out With The Old, In With the New: A Flurry of Recent Executive Orders May Greatly Affect the Construction Industry New presidential administrations inevitably bring change. But the scale of change brought about by the flurry of Executive Orders issued by the Trump administration in its first days...
Esports and the Law is a quarterly publication featuring news, case summaries, articles and strategies concerning esports and the law. This issue features the following articles: Building Trust Through Process: How New Arbitration Models May Signal Legal Maturation in Esports WIPO’s Oscar Suarez...
In 2025, the General Assembly of Maryland made its boldest move ever to advance energy storage, as part of a legislative package responding to the resource adequacy challenges that are now emerging for the Free State. Late last year, those challenges were described as “dire” by PJM, the regional...
A Significant Shift in White Collar Criminal Enforcement The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has unveiled a comprehensive plan for its white-collar crime enforcement strategy, laying out the “high-impact” areas where enforcement will be focused, changes and clarification of how the DOJ will view...
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a memorandum and accompanying press release announcing its “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” designed to vigorously enforce the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) “against those who defraud the United States by taking its money while...
As a national leader in life sciences innovation, Philadelphia has seen significant expansion in research and development infrastructure. The city’s transformation is driven by substantial investments in life sciences construction, particularly in the areas of University City and Center City, where...
On March 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a motion, jointly with Townstone Financial Inc., to vacate the judgment and settlement in the enforcement action it settled with Townstone in November. The motion is remarkable on its own, given the intense scrutiny of the action and the...
New presidential administrations always need to pick and choose their priorities. It will be very interesting and enlightening to see whether and if so, how, the Trump administration will focus resources related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act settlements and civil money...
This month’s Friday Five explores decisions from around the country discussing the concept of reasonableness in various forms. One court rejected the parties’ proffered definitions of the term “working” and instead determined that a dictionary definition was reasonable. Two cases reflect courts...
(Philadelphia) April 30, 2025 - Saul Ewing LLP announced that it has named Kelly P. Enache as its first-ever Chief Strategic Operations Officer, effective today. In this newly-created role, Kelly will oversee strategic initiatives across business units, identify new growth opportunities and work...
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts benefitting Harvard. The funding freeze came after Harvard refused a list of demands aimed at eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)...
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by insurance companies is one of the most important regulatory issues currently facing the U.S. insurance industry. Recommendations and decisions concerning insurance policy underwriting, pricing and claims adjudications can now be performed faster and more...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that Harrisburg Partner Kara Pike was honored as one of Central Penn Business Journal’s Power List for Law honorees. The 2025 Power List for Law is composed of attorneys who have impacted the region with their work and are...