The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina, Jr. | December 6, 2018
One assumes that the decision to file a bankruptcy case is made by the debtor. However, a bankruptcy case can be commenced “against” the debtor by creditors. Given the serious implications for the debtor and its business of being forced into bankruptcy, the Bankruptcy Code limits who can attempt to place a debtor into bankruptcy.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Timothy J. Horstmann and Erica M. Koser | December 6, 2018
An “obligated person” means any person, including the issuer, that supports the payment of all or part of the obligations on municipal securities to be publicly offered for sale.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | December 6, 2018
Imagine this situation. A tragic car collision injures Michael Sauers and kills his wife. The injuries and death result from the “criminally reckless driving of police officer Stephen Homanko,” but the police officer walks away from any civil liability for money damages to the family he killed and injured. How could such a thing happen?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephen A. Miller and Rachel Collins Clarke | December 5, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment bars the execution of an inmate suffering severe dementia.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Adam Roseman and Kelly Dobbs Bunting | December 5, 2018
Like other businesses, relationships are at the core of the legal profession. Clients expect attorneys to be able to draft documents, write briefs, argue motions and manage legal transactions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence E. Ashery | December 4, 2018
Since their respective beginnings, the Boy Scouts (of America) limited their membership to boys and the Girl Scouts (of the United States of America) limited their membership to girls.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kevin P. Allen | December 3, 2018
Work-product protection under Pennsylvania's Rules of Civil Procedure is very narrow for nonattorneys, and that is true even if the work product in question is created by a nonattorney hired by and working at the express direction of counsel.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Vasilios J. Kalogredis | December 3, 2018
On Nov. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule (and an interim final rule) on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carl W. Hittinger and Jeanne-Michele Mariani | November 30, 2018
Nearly four years ago, “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli made headlines after his pharmaceutical company raised the price of the brand name drug Daraprim…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kevin McVeigh | November 29, 2018
Pennsylvania's independent nonprofit workers' compensation insurance rating bureau filed documents recently stating that premiums across the state were erroneously raised earlier this year after a major insurance carrier “materially overstated” its reported losses from payouts to injured workers.
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