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On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Sep 21, 2018 | Federal Court, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Litigation, Monroe County
Local Counsel Services Need a “local” attorney to assist you in your eastern Pennsylvania case? Get the home team advantage. Newman Williams lawyers routinely serve as local counsel to out-of-state law firms and lawyers unfamiliar with local practices and procedures....
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Jul 11, 2018 | Federal Court, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s Minnesota Law review article on the limits of presidential power is generating interest in advance of senate hearings. Some commentators argue it reflects views that are disqualifying. The article was adapted from remarks...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Jun 16, 2018 | Civil Rights Law, Federal Court, Firm News, Litigation, Pennsylvania Legal News
This lawsuit addresses the liability of a Pennsylvania County Sheriff’s office for hiring an extradition company whose employees harmed an extradited prisoner. Police stopped Darren Richardson for rolling through a stop sign in Hernando County, Florida. They took...
On Behalf of Newman, Williams, Mishkin, Corveleyn, Wolfe & Fareri, P.C. | May 25, 2018 | Federal Court, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Legal Mediator, Litigation
Today, I attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new mediation center at the federal courthouse in Scranton. The guest list included all of the Middle District judges and the panel of certified mediators. It’s really a beautiful facility and...
On Behalf of Newman, Williams, Mishkin, Corveleyn, Wolfe & Fareri, P.C. | May 3, 2018 | Federal Court, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Legal Mediator
Scranton Federal Court Announces New Mediation Center Our federal court in Scranton, which serves the Poconos, just announced the grand opening of its new mediation center at the William J. Nealon Federal Courthouse. I was fortunate to get an advance tour of the...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Jan 27, 2018 | Car Accidents, Federal Court, Firm News, Pedestrian Injury, Personal Injury Law
The Statistics Nearly 15 people every day of the year are killed in pedestrian/motor vehicle crashes. In the past year, our office has seen an increasing number of pedestrians seriously hurt or killed in eastern Pennsylvania. Distracted and impaired driving is a...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Oct 6, 2017 | Civil Rights Law, Federal Court, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, School Law
Federal Court in Wilkes-Barre Stops School from Disciplining Cheerleader for Off-campus Speech Yesterday, federal District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo issued a preliminary injunction forbidding the Mahanoy School District from punishing one of its cheerleaders for...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Oct 3, 2017 | Civil Rights Law, Federal Court, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Personal Injury Law
14th Amendment Requires Schools to Protect High School football players from concussion injuries On September 21, 2017, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals filed a precedential opinion ruling that high school football players have a constitutional right to be protected...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Aug 13, 2017 | Federal Court, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Personal Injury Law, School Law
A 15-year-old Connecticut student at a private boarding school in Connecticut (The Hotchkiss School) sued her school in federal court after she contracted tick-borne encephalitis on an educational trip to China the school organized. A jury awarded her $41.75 million....
