By: Gaetan J. Alfano , Jesse Marra
Attorneys and law firms should think carefully before responding to a former client’s negative online review with a defamation lawsuit. A July 21 decision from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania illustrates why an unsuccessful suit may do more than amplify the criticism — it may also leave the law firm... Read more »By: Gaetan J. Alfano , Alexander M. Owens
When a contingency fee client chooses to switch counsel mid-litigation, predecessor counsel has no right under Pennsylvania law to enforce the contingency fee clause in the original retainer agreement. That rule is premised on two key principles: clients have a sacrosanct right to select new counsel (and their freedom in that regard is diminished if... Read more »By: Tatyanah M. Brehouse , John Kettering
Attorneys Tatyanah M. Brehouse and John Kettering authored “DOL Proposes Return to Economic Reality Test in Employee vs. Independent Contractor Analysis” for the American Bankruptcy Institute. Tatyanah and John discuss the DOL’s proposed return to the economic reality test for worker classification and the potential implications of employee misclassification, particularly for financial advisors and businesses... Read more »By: Scott A. Coffina
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted. Again. Months after a previous indictment was dismissed by the federal district court in the Eastern District of Virginia, the Justice Department recently secured another grand jury indictment against Comey, this time in the Eastern District of North Carolina, which is centered in Raleigh and includes the North... Read more »Receive news, articles and pertinent information from one, or all, of Pietragallo's practice areas.