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The Recorder

Broadway Victoria, LLC v. Norminton, Wiita and Fuster

By | April 20, 2017
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Judges Should Be Very Sensitive to Ex Parte 
Communications Rule

How far can a judge go in ex parte communications? In this case, a person was released on ROR bail to a mental health assessment organization. Later, the judge revoked the bail based on conversations the judge had with the director of that organization and other unknown persons. There was no motion filed to arrest the person by the district attorney or defense counsel. Is that proper judicial conduct?
14 minute read

The Recorder

5 Tips When Facing Malpractice Insurance Nonrenewal

Review some suggestions for steps to take when your firm's legal malpractice insurance is not renewed.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bounkhoun v. Barnes

By | April 19, 2017
Dismissal of Blinded Woman's Claim Under N.Y. Judiciary Law §487 Explained
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Raynor Files Complaint Over $1M Sanction

The Philadelphia-area attorney hit with nearly $1 million in sanctions that were later reversed has alleged that the attorneys who pursued those sanctions only did so to inflate attorney fees in the underlying medical malpractice case.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ferguson v. Stengle, PICS Case No. 17-0490 (C.P. Philadelphia Mar. 21, 2017) Younge, J. (8 pages).

By | April 14, 2017
Venue was not proper as to either the individual or corporate defendants where the legal work was not done in that county and the decisive conduct in the underlying action did not occur there.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Raynor Files Complaint Over $1M Sanction

The Philadelphia-area attorney hit with nearly $1 million in sanctions that were later reversed has alleged that the attorneys who pursued those sanctions only did so to inflate attorney fees in the underlying medical malpractice case.
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Handshake and an Oral Agreement Is Not Enough in a Referral Arrangement

Lawyer 1 referred a personal injury case to Lawyer 2. At some point, Lawyer 2 referred the personal injury case to me. I had a one-third referral arrangement with Lawyer 2. Lawyer 1 is now claiming he is also to be paid a one-third referral arrangement. What are my obligations ethically and legally?
18 minute read

Daily Report Online

Four Reasons Law Firms Change Insurers

Certain issues carry the more weight when assessing the pros and cons of switching.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Former Bucks County Adoption Lawyer Indicted for Fraud

A former Bucks County adoption attorney was charged by federal authorities with accepting new attorney fees and failing to return unused client money after he was disbarred, the Philadelphia U.S. Attorney's Office announced April 6.
4 minute read

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