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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, P.C. | Apr 2, 2018 | Civil law, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Legal Mediator, Litigation, Monroe County
If you’re an attorney with an office outside Monroe County and trying your first or tenth case here, conforming to local procedural rules may not necessarily be intuitive. Certainly, Monroe County practice has become more user...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Jan 16, 2018 | Appellate Practice, Civil Rights Law, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Litigation
Although there are a few exceptions, Pennsylvania law requires that legal process be served by the County Sheriff’s Office. But what is a sheriff’s deputy to do when the defendant he is supposed to serve has posted her property with “No...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Aug 31, 2017 | Civil Rights Law, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Litigation
MCCF Suicide Mumun Barbaros committed suicide at the Monroe County Correctional Facility on March 22, 2009 while awaiting trial for criminal trespass. Barbaros choked to death from the remnants of a t-shirt lodged in his throat. Federal Lawsuit Barbaros’ estate sued...
On Behalf of Newman, Williams, Mishkin, Corveleyn, Wolfe & Fareri, P.C. | Aug 10, 2017 | Firm News, Litigation
Our law firm is seeking to hire an experienced paralegal to join our busy litigation team in a full-time role. We handle a broad variety of litigation but the focus will be on personal injury, federal civil rights litigation, worker’s compensation, and social...
On Behalf of Newman, Williams, Mishkin, Corveleyn, Wolfe & Fareri, P.C. | Jul 5, 2017 | Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Litigation
John Daubert went to Wilkes-Barre General Hospital for treatment of lower back pain and was billed $46 by a radiologist for X-rays. Daubert’s insurer contributed $21, so Daubert was responsible for the remaining $25. He failed to pay the small bill so his account was...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Jul 4, 2017 | Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Litigation, Motorcycle Accidents, Personal Injury Law
Attorney Jerry Geiger is an avid motorcycle enthusiast and a rider. For over 30 years, he has been a trial attorney who has tried cases throughout eastern Pennsylvania. Jerry understands the physics and dynamics of riding a...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Jul 3, 2017 | Civil law, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Litigation, Personal Injury Law
Since 1985, plaintiffs’ win rates in federal district court litigation have plummeted by more than 50%. UConn Law Professors Alexandra D. Lahav and Peter Siegelman describe the statistic as a mystery. They offer a few possibilities about this unusual statistic but no...
On Behalf of Newman, Williams, Mishkin, Corveleyn, Wolfe & Fareri, P.C. | Jun 23, 2017 | Appellate Practice, Firm News, Jerry Geiger, Litigation
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that only a physician, not a member of his staff, must obtain “informed consent” from a patient before performing medical procedures. Brain Surgery In Shinal v. Toms, Dr. Steven Toms, the chief of...
On Behalf of Newman Williams, P.C. | Jun 2, 2017 | Firm News, Litigation, Robert Kidwell
Stroudsburg Litigation Attorney Robert Kidwell was extensively quoted in a June 1, 2017 Pocono Record article. The premise of the article is that vacation rentals may be considered a business by insurance companies, and therefore a traditional homeowner’s insurance...
