The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By John A. McCreary Jr. | March 22, 2018
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 inserted a new subsection (q) into Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code which denies deductions for payments made in settlements of sexual harassment or sexual abuse cases, and “related” attorney fees.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | March 22, 2018
In Meyer Darragh v. Law Firm of Malone Middleman, 137 A.3d 1247 (Pa. 2016) (Meyer I), the court previously held predecessor counsel (i.e., Meyer) was not entitled to breach of contract damages against successor counsel (i.e., Middlemen) where a contract regarding counsel fees did not exist between the two firms.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | March 22, 2018
My last article, dated Jan. 25, visited the RICO pleadings requirement in light of the class action RICO lawsuit filed against Harvey Weinstein. The Weinstein RICO action is brought under the most popular section—Section 1962(c). In the article, I discussed the stringent requirements of pleading and proving civil RICO claims and outlined some of the obstacles for plaintiffs.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | March 22, 2018
I represented a client on a minor matter and I missed the statute of limitations. The value of the case is about $4,000 or $5,000. I brought the client in and reached an agreement to settle the case for the client for $3,500 with a release from liability. The client is happy. Did I do anything wrong?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | March 22, 2018
A Berks County judge's decision to dismiss a slip-and-fall case after the plaintiff failed to timely respond to discovery requests was too severe given that no motion to compel was ever issued and there was no evidence the delay prejudiced the defendant, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 22, 2018
In order to verify the extent of a woman's injuries stemming from an auto accident, the judge presiding over her lawsuit has ordered that she give the defendant access to her Instagram account.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | March 21, 2018
Noting how easily social networking accounts can be faked or hacked, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression that social media posts are inadmissible in criminal cases unless prosecutors can present evidence of who actually authored them.
By Victoria Hudgins | March 20, 2018
High Swartz partner and chair of the firm's family law practice, Mary Cushing Doherty, was a speaker at the North Carolina Bar Association family law intensive CLE seminar on Feb. 1-2 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
By Michael Riccardi | March 16, 2018
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action in Harrisburg for the week of March 12. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to return to session on Monday. The state House of Representatives was set to reconvene on April 9.
By Victoria Hudgins | March 16, 2018
Pennsylvania Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf, R-Bucks, is calling for a resolution to urge the state Supreme Court to make changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct and Rules of Criminal Procedure regarding prosecutors' duty to disclose information that could reverse a conviction.
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