Daniel E. Cummins

October 15, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A recent recurring issue in Pennsylvania civil litigation matters has involved the parameters of an independent neuropsychological or psychological examination with respect to vocational testing arranged by the defense of an injured plaintiff.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read

February 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

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By Daniel E. Cummins

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August 29, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Few movies are as revered or have reached the iconic status in American culture as the movies that make up The Godfather trilogy. Obviously, the brilliant acting by numerous icons of American cinema and Francis Ford Coppola's direction play the maj

By Daniel E. Cummins

17 minute read

October 09, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the presidential election set to take place November 6, one of the issues that has not been at the forefront of this election season is the issue of tort reform.

By Daniel E. Cummins

7 minute read

October 27, 2010 | Legaltech News

As litigators scramble for access to Facebook and MySpace pages, the judge in a Pennsylvania court held where a person's social networking sites contain information that may be relevant to the claims or defenses in a lawsuit, access to those sites during discovery should be freely granted.

By Daniel E. Cummins

9 minute read

February 25, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the absence of concrete guidance from any appellate decisions, Lackawanna County Common Pleas Judge Terrence P. Nealon recently laid down a framework for handling the application of the provisions of Act 6 to future medical expenses in trials of motor

By Daniel E. Cummins

10 minute read

July 31, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although the well settled doctrine of assumption of the risk dates back to at least the Industrial Revolution, over the past 30 years there has been a great deal of confusion in Pennsylvania regarding the continuing validity of this defense, particularly

By Daniel E. Cummins

9 minute read

November 13, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

In this first of a two-part column, I delve into the top civil litigation decisions and trends of 2012. This first column will review the developments in the auto law arena and will be followed by a second column analyzing the important cases and trends in general civil litigation matters.

By Daniel E. Cummins

16 minute read

December 22, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In 2008, negligence was in the air and on the road, resulting in litigation and many notable opinions setting trends in motor vehicle accident practice.

By Daniel E. Cummins

14 minute read

December 18, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the recent re-election of President Obama, the recurring issue of national tort reform, which was quiet during this presidential campaign, goes back on the shelf to gather more dust until another election day.

By Daniel E. Cummins

14 minute read