Kristie Rearick

January 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

With today's technology, there are many inexpensive, yet powerful tools that can be used to present your case in a mediation setting.

By Howard J. Schulberg

8 minute read

January 15, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Where guided choice mediation is utilized, the parties agree on the selection of a mediator whose role it is to assist them, in the early stages of a dispute, in achieving a timely resolution of that dispute.

By Robert A. Korn

7 minute read

January 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The issue of whether a 558 notice serves as a “claim” under a commercial general liability (CGL) policy, such as the one issued by Crum & Forster Specialty Ins. Co. (C&F) in Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance, No. SC16-1420, 2017 WL 6379535 (Fla. Dec. 14, 2017), has finally been resolved and construction defect claimants can expect earlier participation from their carriers.

By Commentary by David B. Haber, Frank Soto and Brett Silverberg

4 minute read

January 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

On Dec. 14, 2017, in Altman Contractors v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance, No. SC15-1420 (Dec. 14, 2017), the Florida Supreme Court held that the pre-suit notice of claim process under Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes is a “suit” as defined by standard Commercial General Liability Insurance Policies, and thus, could require insurance companies to provide their insureds a defense through that process and prior to the commencement of formal litigation or arbitration.

By Adam P. Handfinger and Meredith N. Reynolds

5 minute read

January 12, 2018 | The Recorder

Intellectual property is often the most valuable asset of a startup business. And yet, many cash conscious startups neglect to protect their potential intellectual property assets, preferring to allocate scarce resources to set up and initial operation costs.

By Dariush Adli

6 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I am a young lawyer and I want to start using credit cards since I am having difficulty getting clients to pay me. Are there any rules or regulations about using credit cards by an attorney?

By Samuel C. Stretton

9 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

President Donald Trump took office last January with a keen focus on minimizing regulatory burdens imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. In the first months of his presidency, Trump took aim at many Obama-era regulations, issuing a spate of executive orders promoting deregulation, reduced regulatory costs, energy independence, expedited environmental reviews for infrastructure projects and economic growth.

By Carol F. McCabe and Claudia V. Colón

8 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In 2013, plaintiff Justina Bogaski began working as a laborer for the North Park facility of Allegheny County's Public Works Department, in Pittsburgh.

By Kristie Rearick

3 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On April 21, 2014, plaintiff Shana Leedie, 35, a salesperson, was driving a sport utility vehicle on north Interstate 95, in Philadelphia. When she was near the Front Street on-ramp, she became stopped in traffic and her SUV was rear-ended by a sedan. She claimed injuries to her neck, left shoulder, and back.

By Kristie Rearick

4 minute read

January 11, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Domestic violence became a part of Pennsylvania law on Dec. 6, 1976. It was difficult to accept the fact that ongoing and accepted behavior between spouses in long-term marriages that had gone on for decades was now a civil tort.

By Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin

6 minute read