Business, Tax and Planning

• Individual Trustees, Investment Decisions and Duties (2010), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• The New Pennsylvania Uniform Trust Act May Affect Your Estate (2006), Scott H. Mustin
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Beware of the Alternative Minimum Tax Trap (2006), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Tax Controversies
  
• Lower Interest Rates Can Give Estate Plans A Boost (2005), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• What are the main advantages of incorporating your business? (2005), Hema P. Mehta
  
• Win for Taxpayers in Reducing Estate Taxes (2005), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Contingent Fee Commercial Litigation: Plaintiffs and Defendants Beware! (2005), Scott H. Mustin
  Related Practice Groups: Litigation;  Tax Controversies
  
• The 2004 Tax Acts - Things You Should Know! (2005), Scott H. Mustin
  Related Practice Groups: Tax Controversies
  
• Recent Changes to State Death Taxes; They May Affect You (2004), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Take Advantage of the New Tax Act Now (2003), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Tax Controversies
  
• Family Limited Partnerships Under Fire Again (2002), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Tax Controversies
  
• Annual Retirement Plan Checkup (2002), Lowell F.  Raeder
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Gift Giving is Still a Good Idea (2002), Scott H. Mustin
  Related Practice Groups: Tax Controversies
  
• A Time to Rethink Old Estate Planning Strategies (2001), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Incorporating Retirement Benefits into an Estate Plan (2001), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Saving for College - Revisited (2001), Scott H. Mustin
  
• Can College Savings Plans Help You? (2001), Scott H. Mustin
  
• The Myths and Realities of Living Trusts (2000), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Ten Ways to Know When it is Time to Have Your Estate Planning Reviewed (2000), Michael H.  Krekstein
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• Living Trusts -- A Must for Florida Residents (2000), Michael H.  Krekstein
  Related Practice Groups: Estate and Business Planning
  
• We've Got the Power! New Rules for Power of Attorney (2000), Gary A. Krimstock
  

Employment

• The Age Of Technology - Before You Electronically Monitor Your Employees, Have A Clear And Uniform Policy In Place (2010), Hema P. Mehta
  Related Practice Groups: Employment Law;  Litigation
  
• Jury Verdict Raises ADA Concerns For Trucking Companies (2005), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Employment Law;  Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Third Circuit Decides That EEOC Letters Are Not Automatically Admissible At Trial (2003), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Litigation;  Employment Law
  
• Collective Bargaining Agreements are Ineffective in Forcing Arbitration of Employees' Statutory Discrimination Claims (1998), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Employment Law;  Litigation
  
• ADEA and Reduction in Force - How Employers Can Avoid Claims of Age Discrimination (1995), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Employment Law;  Litigation
  

General Legal

• David Fineman, IRRC Commissioner's Corner, Common Ground (2010), S. David Fineman
  

Insurance

• State Court – Are You Kidding Me? (2010), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith
  
• Unfair Claims Settlement Practices PowerPoint (2008), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Collapse Coverage: The Conundrum Continues (2008), Jay Barry Harris,  Jason T. LaRocco
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation
  
• Bad Faith Litigation PowerPoint (2008), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Claims For Coverage Involving Criminal Acts (2007), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Check Your Hurricane Insurance Coverage Now (2006), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Bad Faith Litigation (2006), S. David Fineman,  Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Bad Faith During Litigation (2006), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Exploring the Self-Insured - Insurer Relationship (2006), Jay Barry Harris,  Hema P. Mehta
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Uncertainty in the Law Makes it More Important for You to be Listed as a Named Insured (2005), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Recent Developments and Trends in Pennsylvania Insurance Bad Faith Litigation (2005), Lee Applebaum,  Jason T. LaRocco
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Modern Occurrence Litigation (2005), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• The Collapse Conundrum: Finding Collapse Coverage When No Collapse Occurs (2005), Jay Barry Harris,  Jason T. LaRocco
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Economic Loss Rule And Its Impact On Property Insurance Coverage (2004), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• The Battle Between the Courts and Coverage - How to Handle the Innocent Co-Insured (2004), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Revisiting The Duty to Defend After the Exhaustion of the Policy Limits (2003), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• In addition to Punitive Damages, An Insured, In a Bad Faith Action, Can Recoup Attorneys' Fees (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Insurance Law Update (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Insurer Required to Indemnify Insured Who Pleaded Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and then Found Liable in a Civil Action for Violating Decedent's Civil Rights (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Post-Judgment Actions of Insurer Not Covered by Bad Faith Statute (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Violations of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act or the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations are not Admissible to Establish a Standard of Conduct in Bad Faith Action Against an Insurer (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Unfair Claims Settlement Practices (Regulations) (2002), Jay Barry Harris,  Jason T. LaRocco
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Default Judgments - If the Insured Allows the Door to Close, Must the Insurer Attempt to Open It? (2001), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Firm Convictions: The Effect of Criminal Proceedings on Coverage (2001), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Insurer Cannot Deduct Depreciation for Repairs to a Partially Destroyed Building (2001), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Primary Insurer May Have Direct Duty to Notify the Excess Insurer (2001), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Where Primary Insurer's Limits are Exhausted, It is Still Responsible to Pay Delay Damages (2001), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Judgment Creditor Cannot Maintain Bad Faith Action Against Tortfeasor's Homeowner's Insurer Absent Assignment (2000), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Navigating the Murky Waters of the Insured's Duty to Cooperate (1999), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  

Litigation

• "The Unique Role of ADR in Business Court Cases" (2011), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Alternative Dispute Resolution;  Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Protecting Trade Secrets (2010), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation
  
• Five Simple Steps to Reduce Lawsuits Five Simple Steps to Reduce Lawsuits (2010), Richard J. Perr
  Related Practice Groups: Creditors' Rights;  Litigation
  
• State of the Commerce Court (January 19, 2010). (2010), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• The Commerce Court's First Decade (2009), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• The “New” Business Courts (2008), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes
  
• Supreme Court To Revisit Punitive Damage Limits (Lee Applebaum) (2006), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Technology And Court Room: Federal Courts Enact Rules To Govern "E-Discovery" (2006), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Decisions in the Commerce Case Management Program (2006), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Firm Litigation Group Helps Client to Significantly Lessen Cost of Litigation (2005), S. David Fineman
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Design Professionals Are Now Vulnerable to Negligence Claims by Contractors (2005), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules that Defendants in Negligence Actions may still be Subject to Punitive Damage Claims (2005), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation
  
• Utilizing Surveillance and Getting it Admitted Into Evidence (2005), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation
  
• A History of the Creation and Jurisdiction of Business Courts (2004), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Arbitration Clauses Can Limit Your Exposure and Litigation Costs (2004), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Revisiting The Duty to Defend After the Exhaustion of the Policy Limits (2003), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith;  Litigation
  
• Why Litigate When You Can Mediate? - An Introduction to ADR (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Alternative Dispute Resolution;  Litigation
  
• New PA Law May Discourage Lawsuits (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Litigation
  
• Pennsylvania Radically Alters Joint and Several Liability (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation
  
• Superior Court Invalidates Philadelphia County Local Rule Imposing Sanctions for Failure to Settle (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Litigation
  
• Why Litigate When You Can Mediate? - An Introduction to ADR (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Eight Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Loss and Help Avoid Costly Litigation (2001), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation;  Real Estate
  
• Case Law May Open Door for RICO Plaintiffs (2001), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• Vicarious Liability And Punitive Damages - Who Should Bear The Loss? (2001), June J. Essis,  Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Nursing Home Risk Administration Recognizing Potential Problem Areas and Reducing Your Risks (1998), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation
  
• Lawyers: Make Your Client Your Litigation Partner (1997), Lee Applebaum
  Related Practice Groups: Commercial Litigation/Business Disputes;  Litigation
  
• THE TRIAL LAWYER'S GUIDE: Attorney's Dilemma-Obtaining Proper Fee From Structured Settlement (1984), S. David Fineman
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation
  

Real Estate

• Using Mediation to Resolve Disputes in Your Community Association and Also Improve its Bottom Line (2011), Gary A. Krimstock,  James A.  Rosenstein
  Related Practice Groups: Alternative Dispute Resolution;  Real Estate
  
• Legal Issues for Condominiums Impacted by Recession (2010), Joshua B. Horvitz,  Gary A. Krimstock
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate
  
• New Realty Transfer Tax Regulations Change The Landscape Of Real Estate In Pennsylvania (2007), Michael H.  Krekstein
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate
  
• Win for Taxpayers in Reducing Estate TaxesFall 2005 (2005), David R. White
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate
  
• Major Change in Philadelphia Real Estate Tax Assessments (2004), Gary A. Krimstock
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate ;  Tax Assessment Appeals
  
• Pay No Real Estate Taxes for Ten Years in Philadelphia (2004), Gary A. Krimstock
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate ;  Tax Assessment Appeals
  
• Subleasing is Hot! But is it Right for You? (2004), Scott H. Mustin
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate
  
• What is Title Insurance and Why do I need it? (2001), Scott H. Mustin
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate
  
• Obtaining a Zoning Variance for Commercial Use in a Residential Community (2000), S. David Fineman
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate
  
• Real Estate Taxes are Coming Again (2000), S. David Fineman
  Related Practice Groups: Real Estate ;  Tax Assessment Appeals
  

Trucking

• The Dangers of Federal Court: Judge Rules That Driver’s Traffic Conviction is Admissible (2009), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation;  Trucking
  
• New FCMSA Regulations Could Leave Drivers Running On Empty (2008), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Litigation Tactics - Pre Trial: The Defense Perspective (2006), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Jury Verdict Raises ADA Concerns For Trucking Companies (2005), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Employment Law;  Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Privacy Issues And Their Impact Upon The Trucking Industry (2004), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Employment Law;  Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Drivers with Telematic Equipment: The Risks (2002), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Vicarious Liability And Punitive Damages - Who Should Bear The Loss? (2001), June J. Essis,  Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation;  Trucking
  
• Driver Who Leaves Terminal to Visit Brother at Shopping Mall Still "Under Dispatch"; No Coverage Under Bobtail Policy (1998), Jay Barry Harris
  Related Practice Groups: Insurance;  Litigation;  Trucking