The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | August 1, 2019
Given the significance of the court's holding on the average weekly wage issue, reviewing the case again in light of the average weekly wage issue is warranted.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Jean M. Mosites and Matthew C. Wood | August 1, 2019
On July 22, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued an opinion addressing an industry trade group's challenges to parts of the state's unconventional well regulations
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Marcy J. McLaughlin | August 1, 2019
The Office of U.S. Trustee, a division within the Department of Justice, is known among practitioners as the “watchdog” of the bankruptcy process. To fund the U.S. Trustee, Chapter 11 debtors must pay quarterly fees, with the amount due calculated based upon the debtor's disbursements during the preceding quarter.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Kathleen Duffy Bruder and Jay Layman | August 1, 2019
The Pennsylvania budget process proved less controversial this year when revenue exceeded estimates and provided the commonwealth with a budget surplus. Recent budget years with lower revenues forced elected leaders to solve significant revenue deficits in a highly partisan political environment.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Leonard Deutchman | August 1, 2019
As per a standing order by the chief judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania effective June 3, the U.S. Marshal must “implement a new procedure to regulate the possession and use of cameras and personal electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, smartphones, laptop computers, recording devices and tablet computers, by all visitors to all U.S. courthouses and other federal court locations in the Eastern District.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Danielle T. Bruno and Laurel Gift | July 31, 2019
What are the limits of criminal liability for corporate entities in the Pennsylvania courts? Can a business be banned from the state?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board | July 31, 2019
The legal profession is filled with highly motivated and ambitious professionals. It is therefore unsurprising that the dream of becoming a shareholder or partner preoccupies the minds of many young lawyers.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Zac Arbitman and Benjamin H. McCoy | July 30, 2019
The SEC and CFTC whistleblower programs were created only in 2010 through the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Glenn E.J. Murphy, | July 30, 2019
Many observers greeted the Sept. 16, 2011, passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) into law as a long-overdue overhaul of U.S. patent law that aligned it with patent systems prevailing in the rest of the world. Who knew what mischief just seven of the AIA's more than 25,000 words contained?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sandra Mazer Moss | July 29, 2019
Once in the reinventing mode, you sometimes find yourself reinventing everything around you as well. So it is with alternative dispute resolution.
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