The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Caleb J. Holmes | March 8, 2018
President Donald J. Trump and his administration have focused on the EPA during his time in office, particularly in regards to its funding, and its regulations.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christine E. Weller | March 8, 2018
The #MeToo movement has sparked a dialogue about sexual harassment and sexual misconduct that has had far reaching, and at times unexpected ramifications.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alan Nochumson | March 8, 2018
In Collins v. Philadelphia Suburban Development, 2018 Pa. Super. LEXIS 72 (Jan. 31, 2018), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently upheld a verdict against a slip and fall plaintiff who filed a negligence claim against a property sidewalk owner, Philadelphia Suburban Development Corp. (PSDC), and a snow removal company, Ross's Home Improvement (Ross), following a slip-and-fall incident that occurred during an active blizzard.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David L. Axelrod and Priya Roy | March 7, 2018
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court significantly narrowed the definition of a “whistleblower” under Dodd-Frank.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Douglas E. Roberts | March 7, 2018
Part of your practice—whether it focuses on civil or criminal litigation, internal investigations or even business transactions—will involve interviewing witnesses who will inform your matters. Here are a few tips, gleaned from my experience in speaking and listening to witnesses in offices, roadside diners and detention facilities, for conducting effective interviews.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kyle R. Bahr and James L. Sanders | March 6, 2018
Businesses in possible criminal violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) may be inclined to reach for the olive branch that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently extended with its new “FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew C. Kassner and Joseph N. Argentina Jr. | March 6, 2018
The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides distressed companies an array of tools to reorganize their business affairs and restructure their debt.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Amy Neifeld Shkedy and Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen | March 5, 2018
A survey was recently circulated among the Philadelphia Bar Association Probate and Trust Section attorney members seeking commentary on their experiences with clients who have accounts registered as transfer on death (TOD) or payable on death (POD).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Carl W. Hittinger and Tyson Y. Herrold | March 2, 2018
When the Supreme Court scrapped Conley v. Gibson's “no set of facts” federal pleading standard in Twombly (2007) and Iqbal (2009), courts initially struggled to apply the inherently ambiguous “plausibility” standard. In the immediate aftermath, some courts frankly misconstrued Twombly and Iqbal to invite a Daubert-style “gate keeper” appraisal of complaints in which judges could (and should) prune claims that, based on their own personal experience with the subject matter at issue, appeared dubious.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Brian T. Feeney | March 2, 2018
A circuit split has recently emerged regarding the circumstances under which a federal district court may exercise federal question jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Section 1331 in a proceeding to vacate an arbitration award brought under 9 U.S.C. Section 10.
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