Making a “Federal Case” Out of It Pennsylvania courts have long recognized a claim for theft (or “misappropriation”) of a trade secret pursuant to both PA common law (judge-made law) and the PA legislature’s adoption of the Uniform Trade Secret Act. But those are state law claims. The Plaintiff might…
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: the Predator Becomes the Prey
It’s a common scenario: an American consumer goes deep into debt and starts getting calls from debt collectors. They call and say: “Mr. Jones, you pride yourself on paying your debt, don’t you? You’re not a loser, are you? How does it make you feel to take someone else’s money…
