Zack Needles

October 05, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

A 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

The 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

A 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

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

Pennsylvania, 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

A 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

Blue 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

By Zack Needles

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October 27, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just 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

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

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