The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James C. Haggerty, Jeffrey Stanton and Dennis Coyne | April 4, 2024
While merely striking affirmative defenses that should not have been in the action in the first place may not be a sufficient deterrent to curb the filing of frivolous defenses, where the assertion of such baseless prophylactic defenses occurs in first party insurance litigation, such as uninsured (UM) or underinsured (UIM) motorist claims, it may result in much harsher repercussions.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christina B. Raton | April 4, 2024
Imposter syndrome starts from within and is often made up of ideas and opinions we have made up about ourselves. Imposter syndrome often thrives irrespective of environment or even other people's opinion.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joseph Chapman and Courtney M. Wentzel | April 4, 2024
The rules providing for the appointment of a guardian already had to be meticulously navigated by any practitioner—now, through the Pennsylvania Legislature's enactment of Act 61 of 2023 (Senate Bill 506; PN 843)(Act 61), the guardianship rules are changing on June 11, 2024. The new rules provide plenty more for consideration when pleading, navigating or litigating any guardianship action.
The Legal Intelligencer | Event
By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot | April 4, 2024
Honored Flaster Greenberg announced that health care law attorney Alma Saravia is this year's recipient of the Burlington County Bar Association's "Outstanding…
By Amanda Bronstad | April 3, 2024
Plaintiffs lawyers in the Ozempic multidistrict litigation organized a leadership team of 30 attorneys, but one Florida attorney objected to the proposed slate, which she says appears to be composed of 'repeat players.'
The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Justin Henry | April 3, 2024
Olga Mack, a fellow at the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and Damien Riehl, vice president and solutions champion at legal tech platform vLex, hope to generate a conversation that will make lawyers think twice about how they refer to their colleagues.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | April 3, 2024
"What's at stake is the question of what the proper application of the forum non conveniens doctrine is and what it's going to be going forward," said David Senoff, a partner at First Law Strategy Group.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Amanda O'Brien | April 3, 2024
"We saw that they have a clientele that is particularly suited to be serviced by a national law firm," Gordon Rees Pittsburgh office co-managing partner Manoj Jegasothy said of the new group.
By Christine Charnosky | April 3, 2024
"It is definitely a challenge for women leaders because we often second guess ourselves," said Danielle Conway, dean of Penn State Dickinson Law, adding, "What I took from that experience was do not discount how you are observing and experiencing a situation."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Nicholas J. Bellos and Marianne E. Bradley | April 3, 2024
Obtaining information from nonparties to a case can present procedural and practical difficulties for attorneys litigating in state court. When those nonparties reside outside the state where the action is pending, those difficulties can become especially challenging.
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