We are pleased to announce a wonderful opportunity for the Poconos. NPR’s From the Top with Host Christopher O’Riley, the preeminent showcase for young musicians heard weekly on WRTI and WWFM, will record a radio broadcast at the Smith-McFarland Theater...
On June 1, 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Bauer v. Becerra, that a fee on firearms transfers to fund enforcement efforts against illegal firearm purchasers did not violate the Second Amendment. The California program, established in 2001, enforces...
The Eastern Monroe Public Library is having its annual book sale beginning Saturday at the Hughes Branch on Route 611 in Stroud Township. The sale is coordinated by the “Friends” of the library, an enthusiastic group of volunteers that raise needed funds for the...
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...
Justice AlitoOn Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court set aside a multi-million dollar verdict in a California shooting case. LA police had burst into a shack without a search warrant and grievously shot two people. At issue in County of LA v. Mendez was the...
Occasionally I meet potential clients who, in an effort to “protect” their home or car, have transferred it to a friend or family member. Unless the transfer occurred more than 4 years prior (the applicable statute of limitations in PA), it is problematic for several...
You can follow Jerry on Twitter and LinkedIn. What apps or tools are essential to your daily workflow? I find my iPhone 7 and iPad (3rd generation) indispensable in keeping up with all of the deadlines and projects that a busy litigation practice requires. I use an...
The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a 2nd Amendment claim that would restore the right to own a gun by two Pennsylvania men who were convicted more than 20 years ago of nonviolent crimes. The case is Sessions v. Binderup. Judge Gardner...
School police did not violate 4th Amendment by Searching Student’s Bag The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously held on May 11, 2017 that a warrantless school search of a high school student’s unattended book bag was not an unreasonable search under the Fourth Amendment....
Pennsylvania law provides certain protections for marital property. Property owned by married couples in PA – whether real estate or personal property, such as furniture and vehicles – is considered “entireties property”, which protects such property from the...
