A federal judge has again rejected GlaxoSmithKline’s arguments that its corporate citizenship is different from several plaintiffs in drug products liability cases because it converted to a limited liability company based in Delaware. The judge concluded earlier this year that GSK’s true “nerve center” is in Philadelphia.

A man who left expletive-laced messages — such as “I will rain hell on your office” — on an assistant DA’s voicemail cannot be charged with second-degree aggravated harassment for what a judge concluded was protected speech that did not rise to a “true threat.”

A man who left expletive-laced messages — such as “I will rain hell on your office” — on an assistant DA’s voicemail cannot be charged with second-degree aggravated harassment for what a judge concluded was protected speech that did not rise to a “true threat.”

A U.S. magistrate judge has concluded the cap the Texas Legislature set on non-economic damages in health care liability suits is constitutional. The Eastern District judge concluded the defendant health care providers and the state are entitled to summary judgment that the Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 does not violate plaintiffs’ right of access to the courts and the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S

A Philadelphia judge has refused to strike down amendments to the federal Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act that require photographers and filmmakers — professional or amateur — to keep records verifying the age and identity of anyone depicted in a sexually explicit film or photo. The judge concluded the law was narrowly tailored to combat child pornography and any constitutional challenge should be analyzed under an “intermediate scrutiny” test rather than strict scrutiny because the law is “content-neutral.”