Kristie Rearick

July 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

There is an important, growing trend among nonprofit organizations to merge in order to conserve resources such as board members, grant funding and donors. Conservation of these resources will help to sustain the programs and services provided by nonprofit organizations for future generations.

By Meagan Truong and Martha "Frannie" Reilly

6 minute read

July 15, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

This is the first article of a two-part series outlining some of the tools and advantages of presenting a complex business dispute to a jury utilizing the CLD.

By Brian J. Donnell

7 minute read

July 15, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

There is still a very good argument- with very good reasons behind it—that speculation regarding settlement cannot be the basis for damages in a legal malpractice action. It is almost always true that in order to succeed in a legal malpractice action in Pennsylvania, the plaintiff must prove that but for the attorney's alleged negligence they would have won the underlying action.

By Alesia S. Sulock and Josh J.T. Byrne

7 minute read

July 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The trial court's decision not to award treble damages due to the award of punitive damages and attorney fees was not an exercise of discretion. It was a refusal to exercise discretion, resulting from an erroneous misapplication of the law.

By Cliff Rieders

10 minute read

July 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, holding that the SEC cannot assess civil penalties for securities fraud through an administrative tribunal.

By David G. Mandelbaum

8 minute read

July 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

At least some facial identifications are reliable (see, e.g., familiar identifications of a previously well-known individual). The question is—can the same be said when the perpetrator was fully masked and all that was visible were his eyes?

By Jules Epstein

8 minute read

July 11, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

As I near the end of my first year as an associate and reflect on my experiences over that time with opposing counsel and the legal community generally, I can't help but feel that junior female associates still have a ways to go before they're viewed by older male attorneys and professionals as their peers.

By Taylor Trusky

6 minute read

July 11, 2024 | Daily Business Review

On June 26, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 799 (HB 799) into law. HB 799 allows property owners in Florida to create easements on their own land while retaining ownership of both the dominant and servient estate.

By Fabio Giallanza

4 minute read

July 10, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The U.S. Supreme Court decided that issue in Snyder v. United States, holding that Section 666 only criminalizes bribes, and not the acceptance of gratuities, by state and local officials. This decision further narrows the power of federal prosecutors to pursue corruption cases.

By Matthew DellaBetta

5 minute read

July 10, 2024 | Delaware Business Court Insider

While the Delaware General Corporate Law (DGCL) is a broadly enabling statute, a number of recent decisions have found limits to parties' ability to renegotiate internal corporate governance by "private ordering" outside of the corporate charter and bylaws.

By Michael Gonen

7 minute read