Kristie Rearick

February 23, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Dr. Pramela Ganji had just finished her lunch when she was told that the appellate court had reversed and vacated her conviction. At first she didn't believe it.

By David ​O. Markus and Mona Markus

6 minute read

February 23, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the end of 2017, legislators in Pennsylvania proposed legislation to ban noncompete agreements. The proposal is consistent with a legislative trend in other states. In New Jersey, the Senate proposed a bill (Senate Bill 3518) that would place limits on the ability to impose noncompetes (there is a similar Assembly Bill, A5261).

By Patricia Collins

5 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In March 2014, plaintiff Rafeeq Smith, a construction site supervisor in his 30s, and plaintiff Keith Mouzon were passengers in a sport utility vehicle in a parking lot in Philadelphia.

By VerdictSearch

4 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Jan. 12, 2015, at about 9:30 p.m., plaintiff Mary Powell, 47, parked in a handicapped parking space at a Giant Eagle grocery store, in Pittsburgh. As she exited her car, she slipped and fell on black ice, landing on her left side. She claimed injuries to her hamstrings and left shoulder.

By VerdictSearch

8 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a judicial officer and heard argument and evidence from parties. Besides my law clerks and judicial staff, can I talk to other persons or go on the internet to review information that may be pertinent?

By Samuel C. Stretton

12 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In Klipsch Group v. ePRO E-Commerce, No. 16-3637-cvNo. 16-3726-cv (2d Cir. Jan. 25), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the Southern District of New York's order that “the likely valuation of actual damages” in the matter was “$25,000,” the defendant had to pay the plaintiff $2.68 million as “compensation” for “additional discovery efforts” the plaintiff had to take because of the defendant's misconduct.

By Leonard Deutchman

15 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am always confounded by colleagues who believe that their education ended the day they received their law degrees or that they cannot adapt to learning new things, such as a new area of law, a new procedure for doing things or any other “new” topic you might think of.

By Daniel J. Siegel

6 minute read

February 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

With the recent #MeToo and #TimesUp movements aimed at sexual harassment in the workplace, and employers facing more and more discrimination lawsuits, it is time that employers face the fact that we need diversity and inclusion in our workplace in order to succeed.

By Jessica L. Mazzeo

8 minute read

February 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Over the last five years, one of the most significant areas of concern for Florida condominium associations, especially those with no-pet policies, has been the rise in requests by occupants for associations to provide “reasonable accommodations” in their rules and regulations by permitting an emotional support animal (ESA).

By Michael E. Chapnick

5 minute read

February 21, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The overwhelming majority of business leaders and philanthropically inclined citizens who join nonprofit boards have the best of intentions.

By Patricia E. Farrell

6 minute read