A recent post-Koken decision has been handed down in Philadelphia County in the case of Zerggan v. Rietman and Nationwide Insurance, No. 0906 o1752 June Term 2009 (Phila. Co. Jan. 20, 2010 McInerney, J.). Judge Patricia McInerney sustained the preliminary objections filed by the tortfeasor and trans ...

Alternative Fees cannot simply be a different route to the same end.  If AFAs merely become a surrogate for what would have been charged under the hourly model, nothing has changed and we have learned nothing.  The wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.  In the absence of hard befo ...

Alternative Fees cannot simply be a different route to the same end.  If AFAs merely become a surrogate for what would have been charged under the hourly model, nothing has changed and we have learned nothing.  The wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.  In the absence of hard bef ...

One of the things I hated when I worked in an Amlaw 100 firm was the relentless pressure to "sell" the virtues of other practice areas, as if every partner and every practice area was of elite quality.  When the partner or practice area was of elite quality and the client had a need i ...

One of the things I hated when I worked in an Amlaw 100 firm was the relentless pressure to "sell" the virtues of other practice areas, as if every partner and every practice area was of elite quality.  When the partner or practice area was of elite quality and the client had a need i ...

This installment of the New Jersey Legal Update podcast is an interview with Adam J. Siegelheim, member of Stark & Stark's Franchise group, and Paul Rocchio, Director of Development & Member Services for the International Franchise Association, at the International Franchise Association's 20 ...

This installment of the New Jersey Legal Update podcast is an interview with Adam J. Siegelheim, member of Stark & Stark's Franchise group, and Paul Rocchio, Director of Development & Member Services for the International Franchise Association, at the International Franchise Association's 20 ...

Carboni v Ginsberg ; 02/02/2010 2010 NYSlipOp 30256(U) Maltese, J. is an illustration of how a potential legal malpractice case underlays almost all activity within the realm of attorney representation, which is to say, everything. Here, the question is whether plaintiff lost his employment in a wro ...

A former secretary at an Illinois asbestos plant, Union Asbestos and Rubber Company (UNARCO) was awarded $17.87 Million as a result of contracting an asbestos related disease, mesothelioma. The woman was employed from 1967 to 1969 at UNARCO as a secretary. The lawsuit alleged that Pneumo Abex LLC ...

Source: NLJ.com, February 8, 2010. Subscription required for online access: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/subscribe.jsp Snow Covers Washington Courts "Scenes from around Judiciary Square in downtown Washington today -- in case you are at home and wondering what it looks like." ...