Daniel E. Cummins

August 31, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

All too often attorneys forget that many of the activities we do in our profession, while second nature to those who practice law, are totally foreign to members of the public.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read

November 15, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

In civil litigation, this has been a year of big changes and shifts in how personal injury matters are to be played out in Pennsylvania courts.

By Daniel E. Cummins

14 minute read

October 30, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the fast-approaching winter, thoughts turn to the quiet beauty of the first snowfall, the hopeful anticipation of a white holiday season, and the joyful sound of children playing in the snow with abandon. Only in the trained lawyer's mind could such

By Daniel E. Cummins

7 minute read

January 31, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Another new year has come and 11 more months stretch out in front of us until the next one. It's still a clean slate and there is plenty that can be accomplished in the year ahead in terms of reducing stress and improving one's enjoyment and success in the practice of law.

By Daniel E. Cummins

6 minute read

October 26, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

This year is proving to be a banner year for premises liability defendants in terms as various courts across Pennsylvania have handed down defense-favorable decisions.

By Daniel E. Cummins

12 minute read

January 08, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the post-Koken auto law cases begin to proceed through trial and up the appellate ladder, more and more novel issues are being clarified by the courts. One such issue is how to handle the issue of assessing delay damages in cases where there is a tortfeasor defendant and an insurance company defendant, whether it be an uninsured motorist (UM) carrier or an underinsured (UIM) motorist carrier.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read

May 14, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A common dispute between plaintiffs and defendants at any civil trial is how many lines should be placed on the verdict slip for the jury to put down dollar amounts for awards.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read

December 20, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

My past few columns have provided year-end reviews on the topics of general civil litigation, automobile accident law and bad-faith litigation.

By Daniel E. Cummins

10 minute read

January 04, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The dominating topic in Pennsylvania automobile litigation continues to be the evolution of the new common law associated with the Post-Koken cases in which negligence claims against third-party tortfeasors are joined with the contractual claims against UM/UIM carriers under one caption.

By Daniel E. Cummins

14 minute read

March 27, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Under Pennsylvania's Motor Vehicle Responsibility Law, there are a number of across-the-board requirements that automobile insurance carriers must follow during an insured's application and purchase of an automobile insurance policy.

By Daniel E. Cummins

8 minute read