Alexa Woronowicz

January 17, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal is seeking nominations for its GC Impact Awards contest. Nominations can come from anyone and can be kept anonymous if that is preferred. We encourage you to pass this on to any of your colleagues who might be interested in nominating a stand-out chief legal o

By The Legal Intelligencer

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January 12, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I submit to you, as I do every year, what I would like to see occur in the courts, the government investigative agencies, and the law profession in the coming year.

By Peter F. Vaira

5 minute read

January 12, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The "textalyzer" is a device being developed for law enforcement to determine driver smartphone use at the time of, or just before, a crash. It is named after the breathalyzer, which provides police with a reasonably reliable way to make a roadside determination of whether a driver had consumed alcohol and an estimation of blood alcohol level.

By Joel D. Feldman and Cateylyn McDonough

8 minute read

January 05, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Arbitration, whether compulsory or voluntary, is commonplace these days as a less expensive and more efficient resolution to litigation than trial. Litigators in Pennsylvania are familiar with the Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program for cases with an amount in controversy of $50,000 or less.

By Edward T. Kang

9 minute read

December 27, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The attorneys general in eight Eastern Seaboard states are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over air pollution that blows in from upwind states.

By The Associated Press

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December 21, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A major New York City landlord who was accused of bullying tenants out of rent-regulated apartments has agreed to pay them $8 million to settle a lawsuit—while he's in jail for mortgage fraud.

By The Associated Press

2 minute read

December 15, 2017 | National Law Journal

Given the numerous potential twists and turns concerning this pending litigation and the timing of the proposed “two-step” repeal of the 2015 WOTUS Rule, the future of WOTUS regulation is far from certain.

By Paul M. Seby

5 minute read

December 15, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Between 21 and 36 percent of practicing lawyers are problem drinkers. Twenty-eight percent suffer from depression; 19 percent struggle with anxiety; and 23 percent are impaired by stress. Law students fare little better—17 percent are depressed; 14 percent suffer severe anxiety; 6 percent reported suicidal thoughts in the past year; and 22 percent engaged in binge drinking during the year.

By Editorial Board

4 minute read

December 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a young attorney who failed to timely pay my annual fee. I was placed on administrative suspension, but not aware of it initially since I had moved my office. What are my obligations and what issues will I face?

By Samuel C. Stretton

13 minute read

December 14, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an opinion by Justice Sallie Mundy, the Supreme Court held in Dubose v. Quinlan that the statute of limitations in a medical professional liability case for both a wrongful death and a survival action is two years from the date of the decedent's death.

By Stephen J. Pokiniewski Jr.

16 minute read