General Legal Practice Articles
Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 2, June 2010
- Expert Disclosure In New York: Navigating The Potential Pitfalls To Avoid Preclusion
By Steven M. Christman, Esq. - This Class Action Lacks Class
By Jeffrey P. Bates, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 16, No. 1, March 2010
- Indemnification And Contribution: Avoiding The Expense Of An Affidavit Of Merit In Third Party Actions
By Alicia L. Calaf, Esq. - Plaintiffs Strike Out On Damage Caps
By John M. Heffernan, Esq.
OACTA Quarterly Review, Winter 2009
- Opening Statements: You Never Have a Chance to Make a First Impression
By James Hanratty, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 15, No. 3, December 2009
- How Ignorant Is Blamelessly Ignorant? : Delaware Law Still Frowns On People Who Do Not Read What They Sign
By Art C. Aranilla, Esq. and J. Scott Shannon, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 15, No. 3, September 2009
- Is The "Fraud On The Court" Doctrine Eroding In Florida?
By Robert A. Kingsford, Esq. - In Order To Pursue, Plaintiffs Must First Plead: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Reigns In Sua Sponte Validation Of Unpled Claims
By Lauren M. Burnette, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 15, No. 1, March 2009
- Whose State? Whose Law? Choice Of Law Redefined In New Jersey
By Walter F. Kawalec, III, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 14, No. 4, December 2008
- The Convolution Of Pennsylvania's Economic Loss Doctrine Post Bilt-Rite
By Eric A. Packel, Esq. and Theodore J. Kobus, III, Esq. - Amendments To Recovery Of Department Of Public Welfare Liens
By John J. Hare, Esq. - Third Circuit Applies Twombly Notice Pleading Principles To Fourteenth Amendment Claims Brought Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983
By Alan E. Johnson, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 14, No. 3, September 2008
- Caveat Emptor: Beware Of High-Low Agreement Terms Where An Offer Of Judgment Is Concerned
By Bruce Seidman, Esq. - Ohio Supreme Court Limits Damages
By Samuel G. Casolari Jr., Esq. - No Harm... No Foul
By Shelly J. Smith, Esq. - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason In Ohio
By James Hanratty, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 14, No. 3, June 2008
- Limit Those Damages: Saying Goodbye To Economic Damages (Most Of The Time)
By Timothy Hartigan, Esq. - My Chiropractor Is Under Indictment. Can I still Waive His Testimony?
By Jeffrey S. Fleischer, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2008
- The Federal Courts Require Complaints To State A Factually "Plausible" Claim, And Factually "Conceivable" (Speculative) Claims May Be Dismissed In The Pleadings Stage
By Gregory J. Kelley, Esq. - Limit Those Claims: Applying The Gist Of The Action Doctrine To Remove Negligence, Fraud, Common Law Contribution And Indemnification Claims
By Timothy J. Hartigan, Esq.
Defense Digest, Vol. 13, No. 4, December 2007
- "Please Excuse Juror #1" New Jury Selection Process In New Jersey
By Paul C. Johnson, Esq. - Court's Scrutiny Of Biomechanical Expert Testimony
By Nadira K. Kirkland, Esquire - Recent Changes To The Pennsylvania Discovery Rules
By Rachael Luken Carp, Esq.
- Impeachment Of The Professional Witness "Eagle Looses Endangered Species Protection"
By Craig A. Stone, Esq. - The "Deciders" On Pre-Emptive Strikes
By Michele Frisbie, Esq.
- Offers of Judgment Survive Multiple Trials
By Jennifer Lee, Esq. - Does The Majority Always Rule?
By David F. White, Esq. - Exculpatory Disclaimers Still A Downhill Battle In Pennsylvania
By Leo A. Bohanski, Esq. - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Judgment N.O.V. "Speaks For Itself"
By Jennifer Martin Singh, Esq.
- New Obligations When Paying Settlements, Verdicts Or Awards: Child Support Obligations And Senate Bill 1205
By Timothy J. McMahon, Esq. - Push With All Your Weight, But Do Not Wait: The Defense Of Forum Non Conveniens
By Harriet Anderson, Esq. - Federal Rules Of Civil Procedure Catch Up With The Times And Assimilate Electronically Stored Information Into The Rules That Apply To And Govern The Discovery Of "Relevant Information"
By Robert W. Jozwik, Esq. - Unveiling The Mysteries Of A Deposition By Written Interrogatories Under Cooper v. Schoffstall
By Charles W. Craven, Esq.
