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State Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for 2024-11-26 ( 12 items )  
Child Trafficking and Other Allegations Made Against Shen Yun in Recent Lawsuit (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news on Nov. 25, 2024: Berger Montague and Farra & Wang filed a class-action lawsuit against Shen Yun, the Chinese classical dance and music company, and other related entities for the widespread use of forced labor, including the forced labor of children and labor law violations. The lead plaintiff representing the proposed class is Chun-Ko Chang, who danced for Shen Yun between ages 13 and 24. "The Shen  more PR

Hans Lodge Interviewed on CBS New York About the Problems Individuals Face When Wrongly Declared as Deceased by the Social Security Administration (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Berger Montague Shareholder Hans Lodge was recently interviewed by CBS Investigative Reporter Tim McNicholas on the prevalence and consequences of the Social Security Administration (SSA) incorrectly declaring living individuals as deceased. The story aired on November 20 on CBS New York. The segment featured Sandra Hazel's story, who has been battling the fall out from being wrongly designated as de more PR

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield: Update on Buffalo Medical Group Medicare Advantage Agreement (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, a subsidiary of Highmark, issued the following agency statement on nov. 25, 2024: Buffalo, N.Y. (November 25, 2024) -- After several months of negotiating with its for-profit partner (Agilon), Buffalo Medical Group informed us that their primary care providers will be leaving Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield's Medicare Advantage network beginning July 1, 2025. This does not affect BMG's specialist providers. We're disappoint more PR

Housing Finance Attorney Juan Pereira Named Leader of Ballard Spahr's Hispanic Business Resource Group (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Juan Pereira, a partner in Ballard Spahr's Housing Finance practice, has been named leader of the firm's Hispanic Business Resource Group (BRG). The group is committed to fostering a welcoming, supportive, and educational environment for Ballard Spahr attorneys and business professionals--past, present, and future--as well as clients, and open to all who share its mission of promoting a more in more PR

Intellectual Property Litigator Samhitha Medatia Joins Ballard Spahr in Atlanta (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: Samhitha Medatia, an intellectual property attorney with more than a decade of experience, has joined Ballard Spahr's Intellectual Property Department and Intellectual Property Litigation Group as of counsel, firm Chair Peter Michaud announced today. Samhitha is resident in the firm's Atlanta office. "I've known Samhitha for some years, and am so pleased that she's joining our  more PR

Labor & Employment Attorney Aleshia Poole White Joins Fox Rothschild in San Francisco (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Fox Rothschild, a law firm, issued the following news release: Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome Aleshia Poole White to the San Francisco office as counsel in the Labor & Employment Department. Poole White advises businesses on a full range of labor and employment matters. She represents employers in workplace litigation at trial and on appeal before federal and state courts. She also handles cases before administrative agencies such as the Equal Emplo more PR

McGuireWoods Wins Closely Watched Trademark Infringement Trial for Penn State (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 26 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: A McGuireWoods trial team proved to a federal jury that an online retailer and manufacturer infringed The Pennsylvania State University's trademarks by selling unlicensed merchandise with names and vintage images associated with the university. In The Pennsylvania State University v. Vintage Brand LLC, et al., the jury found that defendants Vintage Brand, Sportwear Inc. and their founder, Chad Hartvigso more PR

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center: First Formal Paper Describes Progress of Brain Image Library (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, a provider of a high-performance computing, communications and data storage available to scientists and engineers, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Reported in Prestigious Nature Journal, PSC/Pitt Collaboration Will Support 3D Studies of the Brain by Scientists Across the Country and World * * * In a prestigious Nature journal, scientists at PSC and Pitt have described progress in the more PR

PUC Encourages Consumers to Prepare for December 1 Energy Price Changes and Explore Tools to Save Energy and Manage Bills (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Should Understand How Price Changes Impact Their Bills; Manage Winter Energy Usage; and Explore #SaveinPA Opportunities * * * The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) reminds consumers that energy supply prices for all PUC regulated electric utilities will adjust on December 1. To help manage winter energy bills, the PUC urges consumers to explore #SaveIn more PR

Shippensburg University: Allen Dieterich-Ward Publication on Pennsylvania's Environmental Legacy (10)
SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 (TNSres) -- Shippensburg University issued the following news: By Emma Durnin Allen Dieterich-Ward, director of The Graduate School at Shippensburg University, professor of history and accomplished environmental historian, has released a new book, "Cradle of Conservation: An Environmental History of Pennsylvania." This publication examines the state's relationship with its natural resources, highlighting its impact from the Industrial Revolution to sustainab more PR

Virginia Tech students take second place in commodity trading competition (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech's Commodity Investing by Students (COINS) organization the only student-run commodities trading group in the nation earned second place at the 2024 Undergraduate Commodities Competition. The team finished right behind the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in the annual event involving collegiate teams from North America held at the University of Houston. The top five teams also included students  more PR

Westinghouse and Core Power Partner for Floating Nuclear Power Plants Using EVinci Microreactors (10)
CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania, Nov. 26 -- Westinghouse Electric issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: * * * Cooperative Agreement to Bring the Advantages of Nuclear Power to Maritime and Coastal Applications * * * Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER today announced the formalization of a cooperative agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the industry-leading eVinci microreactor. FNPPs are a game-changing approach to  more PR