Kristie Rearick

October 09, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On July 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule that includes proposals to update payment policies, payment rates and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or after Jan. 1, 2018.

By Vasilios J. Kalogredis

5 minute read

October 09, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In the Harrison Ford film “Clear and Present Danger,” the drama opens soon after the murder of American businessman Peter Hardin for allegedly stealing $650 million from a drug cartel.

By Commentary by Dan Small and Michael E. Hantman

7 minute read

October 06, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Corporate law departments have a great vantage point to progress the business case for diversity and to effectuate changes in the legal profession's outlook on diversity and inclusion.

By Marie D. Dukes and Teleicia J.R. Dambreville

5 minute read

October 06, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

An August 2017 decision by the Pennsylvania Superior Court, Zajick v. The Cutler Group, (2017 Pa. Super 285), illustrates the pitfalls of pursuing consumer protection relief against a new home builder.

By Harper J. Dimmerman and James M. Lammendola

5 minute read

October 05, 2017 | The Recorder

Great networking is an art with a little bit of science sprinkled on top. There isn't a formula, checklist or handbook that will guarantee success. But there are approaches that are key to building a strong professional network.

By Julie Brush

6 minute read

October 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pursuant to Section 727(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, an individual debtor can obtain a discharge of his pre-petition debts, see 11 U.S.C. Section 727(a). In general, the effect of a discharge is to relieve the debtor from all debts that arose before the date the debtor filed for bankruptcy protection.

By Rudolph J. Di Massa, Jr. and Jarret P. Hitchings

22 minute read

October 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In June of 1993, the Plain Language Consumer Contract Act was signed into Pennsylvania law, adding the commonwealth to a long list of states that had passed similar legislation in years prior.

By June Swanson

7 minute read

October 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Oct. 13, 2014, plaintiff Barbara Ladyansky, 53, was exiting a hospital in Philadelphia after an eye exam and dilation. A car which she had ordered to pick her up was waiting at the curb. When she went outside, she thought she was stepping onto the handicapped ramp but in fact had confused it with the curb, causing her to trip and fall, resulting in a fracture of her left ankle.

By VerdictSearch

5 minute read

October 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

One of the most important things any lawyer should learn is that it really doesn't do one much good to spend to their time criticizing their opponent or trying to suggest their opponent is a bad lawyer or doesn't act honestly.

By Samuel C. Stretton

22 minute read

October 05, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Sept. 7, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (OCR) planned to review existing Title IX guidance on campus sexual misconduct with an eye toward rescinding it.

By Christine E. Weller and Fara A. Cohen

9 minute read