Carl J. Schaerf and Gary N. Smith published an article in the New Jersey Law Journal, “New Local Rule Allows Disclosure of Litigation Funding in NJ’s Federal Courts.” New local Rule 7.1.1 (effective Aug. 5, 2021), changes the landscape of litigation funding disclosure in New Jersey’s federal courts. The District […]

Stephen J. Shapiro published a commentary in The Legal Intelligencer, “The Propriety of Out-of-State Service of Certified Mail Without Restricted Delivery in Pa.” A recent opinion from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has renewed the debate over what constitutes sufficient service of Pennsylvania process on […]

Dennis R. Suplee published an article, “Writing/Rainmaking,” in The Philadelphia Lawyer Magazine of the Philadelphia Bar Association. He wrote: “I know from personal experience that writing articles can make rain. Over the years, there have been a number of times in a so-called ‘Beauty Contest’ that an article or two […]

Megan E. Harmon published an article about “Environmental, health and safety due diligence when buying or selling a business: Beyond a Phase I,” in the Lawyers Journal of the Allegheny County Bar Association. For either a buyer or a seller in a purchase or sale transaction, assessing risks and vulnerabilities […]