Daniel E. Cummins

November 09, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Discovery issues continue to burden the trial courts in post-Koken auto accident lawsuits where uninsured and underinsured motorist breach of contract claims are combined with bad-faith claims.

By Daniel E. Cummins

9 minute read

August 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is there anything worse than a regularly rude, obnoxious, vexatious opposing counsel who acts purposefully to make the lives of other attorneys difficult? How about a judge either unwilling or unable to police his or her courtroom by resolutely stepping into the fray and swiftly putting the unnecessarily overzealous attorney into his or her place?

By Daniel E. Cummins

7 minute read

August 10, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is there anything worse than a regularly rude, obnoxious, vexatious opposing counsel who acts purposefully to make the lives of other attorneys difficult? How about a judge either unwilling or unable to police his or her courtroom by resolutely stepping into the fray and swiftly putting the unnecessarily overzealous attorney into his or her place?

By Daniel E. Cummins

7 minute read

May 19, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The most important tool provided to a litigant to test the credibility of parties, witnesses and expert witnesses at trial, and thereby challenge the truth of the adversary's claims, is the right to conduct a thorough and cutting cross-examination.

By Daniel E. Cummins

7 minute read

May 18, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

The most important tool provided to a litigant to test the credibility of parties, witnesses and expert witnesses at trial, and thereby challenge the truth of the adversary's claims, is the right to conduct a thorough and cutting cross-examination.

By Daniel E. Cummins

7 minute read

February 09, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

We are all getting older, and possibly more forgetful. Here, then, is a list of some things to remember to improve your practice, reduce stress and prevent late-night terrors.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read

February 09, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

We are all getting older, and possibly more forgetful. Here, then, is a list of some things to remember to improve your practice, reduce stress and prevent late-night terrors.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read

November 25, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

As another year of Pennsylvania jurisprudence comes to an end, a look back reveals a number of the same issues and trends that have dominated the headlines in recent years. The more things change, the more they remain the same.

By Daniel E. Cummins

10 minute read

October 07, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Spurred by a number of state and federal court decisions over the past year, the issue of whether a previous award secured by an injured plaintiff can serve to preclude the plaintiff from seeking additional coverage from an underinsured motorist carrier on the same claims has become a hot topic in post-Koken auto accident litigation.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read

September 30, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A recent trend in personal injury matters has involved each litigant turning up the heat in their attempt to gather information to discredit the opposing party's medical expert and expose that witness as biased in favor of the offering party.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read