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January 17, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

A closer look at the Tribune Company bankruptcy and a recent decision considering the conformability of competing plans of reorganization.

By Clement J. Farley, Scott H. Bernstein and Natalya G. Johnson

7 minute read

November 23, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

This past August, the 512-bed Don T. Hutto detention center, located near Austin, Texas, run by the Corrections Corporation of America under a $2.8 million-a-month contract, stopped accepting immigrant families. The facility had been the subject of an ACLU lawsuit to improve conditions.

By Judith Bernstein-Baker

6 minute read

March 10, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ask immigrant parents why they left their country and familiar home to come and begin a new life in the United States, often working at multiple jobs beneath their skill level, and many reply, "I did it for the children." Is immigration law child friendly?

By Judith Bernstein-Baker

6 minute read

February 27, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

On December 24, 2012, two other significant pieces of legislation became effective impacting financial institutions regulated by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities.

By Michael E. Bleier, Leonard A. Bernstein and Lauren A. Abbott

6 minute read

March 10, 2004 | The Recorder

As the Peterson case moves to trial, the odds seem stacked against defense attorney Mark Geragos except for one significant fact. While the prosecution needs 12 jurors to win, the defense only needs one juror to say �no,� and Scott goes free. The question for jury selection is, what kind of juror could be the one who says �no?� Based on the the facts of this case it could be one of three profiles: the rogue misfit, the alpha male, or the technician. With one of these allies, Geragos could steal the verdict.

By Constance Bernstein

14 minute read

April 19, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer

One year ago, the Superior Court en banc clarified expert testimony law in Pennsylvania in the comprehensive decision in Trach v. Fellin, 817 A.2d 1102 (Pa. Super. 2003). In that case, the court clarified the application of the Frye test, definitively ..

By Mark I. Bernstein Special to the Law Weekly

10 minute read

August 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Part I of this article addressed the process by which an adult undocumented individual can achieve citizenship under SB 744, the Senate comprehensive immigration bill.

By Judith Bernstein-Baker

7 minute read

August 15, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

On July 8, Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed House Bill 2179 (p/n 4020), now known as Act 2008-56, which repeals much of Pennsylvaniaís Mortgage Bankers and Brokers and Consumer Equity Protection Act, or MBBA, and all of Pennsylvaniaís Secondary Mortgage Loan Act, or SMLA, and replaces them with one, consolidated Mortgage Loan Industry Licensing and Consumer Protection Law, or MLILCP. The MLILCP takes effect Nov. 4.

By Leonard A. Bernstein And Barbara S. Mishkin

9 minute read

January 31, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Special issues arise when a charity becomes entwined in the bankruptcy process. Congress enacted several provisions related to the sale of assets by not-for-profit debtors as part of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA).

By Clement J. Farley, Scott H. Bernstein and Natalya G. Johnson

9 minute read

July 29, 2002 | Law.com

Houston lawyer Howard L. Nations is an unusual catastrophic-case plaintiff's litigator, not least because after 35 years he constantly wants to be on the cutting edge, when many of his peers are happy to do things the old-fashioned way. "They're gun-shy about the new technology," he says. But not Nations, who has demonstrated with many wins why technology is a litigator's best friend.

By David S. Bernstein

9 minute read