March 6, 2023 In Business Law, Business Litigation

US Supreme Court Appears to Limit Civil Liability under the CFAA

The federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. 1030 (“CFAA”), essentially an anti-hacking statute, is primarily a criminal law. However, under certain circumstances, the CFAA affords a private civil right of action. Pursuant to Section 1030(g) of…

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September 30, 2022 In Business Law, Business Litigation

The Relatively Unknown Loss of Financial Institution IOLTA Account Immunity

In 1988, Pennsylvania established the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts Act (the “IOLTA Act”), 62 P.S. 4021 et seq.  The IOLTA Act imposed a requirement upon attorneys to hold certain client funds, such as trust retainers and settlement…

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June 28, 2022 In Business Law, Business Litigation

Our Office is Moving!

We’re moving!  Effective June 30, 2022, our new address will be: Donoghue & Picker, LLC 790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike Suite 305 Blue Bell, PA 19422 We look forward to meeting with you at our new office.

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June 16, 2022 In Business Law, Business Litigation

Christopher Daniels joins Donoghue & Picker

Donoghue & Picker proudly announces the addition of attorney Christopher E. Daniels, Esq. Chris has been practicing law since 2002 and joins Donoghue & Picker after spending eight years in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, having headed…

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U.S. Supreme Court Guts Ability to Sue Federal Officers for Civil Rights Violations

On June 8, 2022, in a 6-3 decision where the Justices were divided by political philosophy, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Egbert v. Boule, No. 21-147. There, a U.S. Border Patrol agent assaulted the plaintiff…

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Benjamin R. Picker Selected as 2022 Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer”

Donoghue & Picker is proud to announce that Benjamin R. Picker has been selected as a 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for commercial litigation. Only 5% of Pennsylvania attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers selects attorneys who…

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April 18, 2022 In Business Law, Business Litigation

U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies “Favorable Termination” Element of Fourth Amendment Malicious Prosecution Civil Rights Claims

On April 4, 2022, in the case of Thompson v. Clark, No. 20-659, the United States Supreme Court (in a 6-3 decision) clarified the legal standard used to determine whether the plaintiff in a civil rights lawsuit based…

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December 7, 2021 In Business Law, Business Litigation

Jason G. Donoghue, Sr., Esq. Recently Quoted in News Article

Donoghue & Picker’s Co-Managing Partner Jason G. Donoghue, Sr., Esq. was quoted extensively in a news article entitled: “PA’s ‘Constitutional Carry’: Lawyers, Law Enforcement Weight In.”  Click here to read the article.  Mr. Donoghue focuses his legal practice…

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June 24, 2021 In Business Law, Business Litigation

Believe It or Not, Lawyers Have Ethics

You may have seen recent news reports that Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and attorney for former President Donald Trump, has been suspended from practicing law…

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June 24, 2021 In Business Law, Business Litigation

Supreme Court Clears the Way for Public Schools to Regulate Some Off-Campus Student Speech

On June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., No. 20-255.  The case is important because it (somewhat) decided the extent to which public schools may regulate students’ out-of-school speech.  In sum,…

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