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April 24, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Clear and Unequivocal Pay-If-Paid Provision in Construction Contract Establishes Precondition to Payment Between Contractor and SubcontractorA pay-if-paid clause in a construction contract provides that a subcontractor will be paid by the general contractor only if the owner pays the general contractor for the subcontractor's work.
By Lisa Lombardo and Michael A. Conforti
7 minute read
April 21, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
With No Waiver, Are Residential Borrowers Entitled to a Credit Against Interest for Taxes Paid?It is this article's thesis that Rosenbaum was wrongly decided: that the credit, unless waived, is still viable. Simply put, why would the Legislature afford borrowers a credit against interest payable on their mortgages that was inapplicable to all mortgages?
By Myron C. Weinstein
8 minute read
April 20, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Juvenile Rapist/Murderer, After 20 Years in Prison, Is Entitled to Sentence ReviewThe Comer decision rightly permits a juvenile, who has been incarnated for 20 years, to try to convince a court that he has learned his lesson and deserves a second chance.
By Louis F. Locascio
6 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Reps. Introduce Bipartisan Legislation on Marriage EqualityState Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Danilo Burgos, both D-Philadelphia, Jessica Benham, D-Allegheny, and Jamie Flick, R-Lycoming, are introducing legislation to protect the right of marriage equality against further high court cases that could erode that right and to clean up the statute to be in line with the U.S. Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges.
By Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus
4 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Public Interest Calendar of EventsRead about the upcoming public interest events in the Philadelphia area.
By The Legal Intelligencer
3 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
When a Name Is Not the Right NameWithout a name change, transgender individuals are forced to rely on identification that reveals their transgender status in innumerable everyday interactions and reduces their opportunities for employment, housing, travel, and medical care.
By Adrian M. Lowe
6 minute read
April 17, 2023 | New Jersey Law Journal
Patents and Trade Secrets: A Dual Strategy for Protecting InnovationsBy adopting some best practices, each innovation can be catalogued and protected as a bundle of trade secrets and patents based on what rights each protects, how rights are preserved and enforced, and how assets are monetized.
By Lennie A. Bersh and Kristopher D. Reichlen
9 minute read
April 17, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
'Best Interest of the Child' Standard Can Disadvantage Parents and Caregivers With DisabilitiesThe challenge in representing a custody litigant with disabilities lies in understanding and countering what many think they know when they see a person with disabilities caring for a child.
By Todd W. Nothstein
7 minute read
April 14, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Adopts Specific Definitions of Protected ClassesThe amendments will create new Pennsylvania Code Sections at 16 Pa. Code §§ 41.201–41.207, and would expand the terms "sex," "religious creed" and "race" for purposes of the Pennsylvania Humans Relations Act (PHRA) and the Pennsylvania Fair Educational Opportunities Act (PFEOA).
By Patricia Collins
5 minute read
April 14, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional ResponsibilityI received a letter from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel that also has a one-page statement "Your Pennsylvania Bar License is at risk." Is this something new?
By Samuel C. Stretton
12 minute read
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