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Kristie Rearick

Kristie Rearick

Kristie Rearick is the magazines and publications editor at The Legal Intelligencer. She handles contributed content for the newspaper. Contact her [email protected].

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October 27, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

The President Has Your Back: Is That a Conflict?

On Oct. 21, there was a news report that Donald Trump would be personally providing a legal defense fund of several hundred thousand dollars for White House staffers and campaign aides in need of legal representation.

By Ellen C. Brotman

14 minute read

October 27, 2017 | Daily Business Review

What Companies Should Take Away From the Harvey Weinstein Scandal

The hits keep coming and we are not talking about box office bonanzas at Weinstein Pictures these days.

By Paul O. Lopez

5 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Understanding the Criminal Tax Plea Agreement

White collar defense attorneys and accountants engaged to assist in investigations conducted by the IRS Criminal Investigation Division are familiar with these words: “… the tax loss … is … $550,000 to $1,500,000 …”

By Edward M. Waddington and Ricardo J. Zayas

10 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Capitol Report

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Oct. 23. Both houses of the General Assembly are in recess and scheduled to return to session on Nov. 13.

By The Legal Intelligencer

9 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

No More Mr. Nice Guy When It Comes to Franchisee, Says the Court

Do you think franchisees ought to have Miranda-type warnings before buying a franchise? Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida suggests so in the case of Tim Hortons USA v. Singh, (No. 16-2304, Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law after Bench Trial, Oct. 25).

By Craig R. Tractenberg

6 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Foreman Who Controlled Employee's Hours 'Supervisor' Under Title VII

In Moody v. Atlantic City Board of Education, No. 16-4373 (3d Cir. Sept. 6), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reversed summary judgment for an employer based on an elastic and expansive interpretation of just who constitutes a "supervisor" in a hostile work environment case.

By Jeffrey Campolongo

7 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Federal Environmental Deregulation and Pennsylvania Operations

On Oct. 16, the Environmental Protection Agency published its proposal to repeal the carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing electric power plants, the centerpiece of the Clean Power Plan, 82 Fed. Reg. 48,035.

By David G. Mandelbaum

7 minute read

October 26, 2017 | Delaware Business Court Insider

Petition Denied to Remove Wilmington Trust as the Trustee of du Pont Family Trusts

Wilmington Trust serves as the sole trustee for certain du Pont Family Trusts established in the 1940s and 1950s. For many years, Wilmington Trust…

By Albert H. Manwaring IV

6 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

E-Discovery and Common Sense: The Two Do Not Have to Be Enemies

A recent opinion demonstrates how, when deciding e-discovery matters, common sense may be far more important than a mastery of esoteric knowledge regarding computers.

By Leonard Deutchman

26 minute read

October 26, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

The Smart Start-ignition interlock device is apparently advertising heavily in Pennsylvania due to the new changes of the rules for ignition interlock.

By Samuel C. Stretton

17 minute read