HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a settlement with PetSmart LLC, over the company's alleged practice of advertising free pet groomer/stylist training programs for employees, but then requiring employees to enter into agreements to repay the costs of those trainings. The settlement with PetSmart, in the form of an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance, alleges that, for a limited pe  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Common Sense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general led by New York in support of common sense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: PHILADELPHIA, PA and TORONTO, CA- Berger Montague and Freedman Normand Friedland filed an antitrust class action against the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and ten of its member institutions. The suit alleges that the NCAA has illegally agreed to prohibit current and former Canadian Hockey League (CHL) players from playing NCAA Division I men's ice hockey. "This case was filed on b  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news: Dechert represented Apollo Debt Solutions BDC in its US$600 million 6.70 percent investment-grade 144A bond offering. Apollo Debt Solutions BDC is a perpetual life, non-traded business development company focusing on senior secured large corporate direct origination, broadly syndicated loans, and, to a lesser extent, middle market direct lending. The Dechert team included corporate and securities partner St  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Megan Pietruszewski Norman, a doctoral student in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications, was awarded a grant to study how the threat of Lyme disease is communicated in environments not typically associated with a high risk of contracting tick-borne illnesses urban areas. Lyme disease has long been a significant public health concern in the United States, especial  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. To accommodate the many vehicles arriving on campus during the fall semester student arrival period, the following parking adjustments will be in place beginning Monday, Aug. 19, through Sunday, Aug. 25. University department vehicles also must be removed from the restricted areas listed below during the student arrival period. Student parking lot closures All core stude  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. This football season, the competition between the Nittany Lions and the Mountaineers will extend beyond the field. The Penn State University Staff Advisory Council (USAC) has been challenged by the staff council at West Virginia University in a blood drive competition prior to the Penn State football game at West Virginia on Aug. 31. The institution that receives the most bloo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. The 2024 awardees of Penn State's Inter-Institutional Partnerships for Diversifying Research (IPDR) initiative comprise five collaborative projects that connect Penn State researchers with colleagues from Morgan State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the Uni  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Collegiality can go a long way toward ensuring a more harmonious and productive workplace even in places like the federal judiciary, according to Michael J. Nelson, professor and new head of Penn State's Department of Political Science. Such is the premise of "The Elevator Effect: Contact and Collegiality in the American Judiciary," published by Oxford University Press in 202  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. A school-record 12 former Nittany Lion student-athletes won medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Penn Staters earned 13 total medals in Paris two gold, three silver and eight bronze with United States gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik leading the count with a pair of bronze medals to his name. Highlighting the 2024 Olympics for Penn State was the gold-medal efforts for former Nittany   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: * * * New research from Drexel University's Policy and Analytics Center in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute examined perinatal and postpartum outcomes among people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. * * * American women have the highest rate of maternal deaths among high-income countries, with outcomes worse for minoritized groups. In an effort to understand the maternal health  more