Zack Needles is Global Managing Editor, Regional Brands at ALM. He is also the Managing Editor of The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Delaware Business Court Insider and Delaware Law Weekly. Contact him at 215-557-2373 or [email protected]. On Twitter: @ZackNeedlesTLI.
October 05, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Small Practitioners Busy as Consumer Debt Litigation SoarsA logical chain of events has occurred over the past few years: The recession has caused more consumer debts to go unpaid which, in turn, has led to more legal battles between consumers and their creditors.
By Zack Needles
6 minute read
September 17, 2009 | Law.com
3rd Circuit Extends Civil Rights Protection to Independent ContractorsThe 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in a case of first impression that the protection of Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act extends beyond employees to independent contractors. The panel voted 3-0 that a discrimination action could go forward under the section. The court sided with three other federal appeals courts -- the 1st, 7th and 11th Circuits -- in its decision.
By Zack Needles
5 minute read
October 12, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
High Court Upholds Ruling Overturning PrecedentA deeply divided state Supreme Court has upheld on reargument a ruling that overturned its own 1997 decision in Flanagan v. Labe, which said registered nurses are not qualified to provide expert testimony to medical causation.
By Zack Needles
5 minute read
December 30, 2010 | Daily Business Review
'Attorney on a gurney': Misguided stunt or no stunt at all?Some say it was simply theatrics when former defense attorney Mark F. Morrison was wheeled into a Fayette County (Pennsylvania) courtroom on a gurney wearing a surgical mask for his competency hearing.
By Zack Needles
6 minute read
December 17, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
Lansdale Firm Gets Ex-Wolf Block Partner, Gas Leasing PracticePennsylvania, particularly the northeastern part of the state, sits atop a large supply of untouched natural gas, according to environmental lawyer Kermit L. Rader, and now a small Lansdale, Pa.-based general practice firm is aiming to tap into the industry built around extracting this natural resource.
By Zack Needles
5 minute read
August 20, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
No Automatic Right to Late Post-Trial Motions, High Court SaysA criminal defendant who has been granted the right to file a notice of appeal nunc pro tunc is not automatically entitled to the right to file post-sentence motions nunc pro tunc, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
By Zack Needles
7 minute read
September 02, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Suburban Insurance Firm Promotes Nonlawyer to VPBlue Bell, Pa.-based insurance law firm Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst has promoted its chief operating officer, a nonlawyer, to executive vice president and COO as part of a continued effort to separate its legal and business sides.
By Zack Needles
6 minute read
July 18, 2011 | New York Law Journal
Bad Boys, Bad Boys: Law Firm Helps Cops Bust Robbery Suspect With Deposition "Sting"By Zack Needles
6 minute read
October 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Smaller Firms May Soon See More Laterals, Fewer Young LawyersJust as the recession caused more large companies to turn their attentions toward smaller firms, it had a similar effect on lawyers who traditionally might have been thought of as "big firm material."
By Zack Needles
7 minute read
December 14, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer
Midsized Firms Ask: How's My Lawyering?As recession-weary clients continue to seek maximum value for their legal costs, many of them may be itching to let their outside counsel know exactly what they think of the service they've been receiving.
By Zack Needles
9 minute read
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