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There have been several recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP), Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE), and Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that went into effect on December 1, 2019. These amendments significantly impact federal civil and […]
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment’s protection against self-incrimination extends to prohibiting law enforcement from forcing a defendant to provide his or her passwords for electronic devices. The PA Supreme Court ruled 4-3 to reverse a state […]
The New Jersey state legislature introduced Bill S. 4204, which could effectively stop work for independent contract for many residents in the state. Steve Sweeney, the NJ Senate President, introduced the legislation, which proposes changes to the state employment code […]
Indiana recently suspended its work requirements for Medicaid enrollment. This comes just a month after a lawsuit was filed challenging the rules. Because of this, those enrollees who were at risk of forfeiting their Medicaid coverage in January will keep […]
Illinois residents will have a new Illinois Trust Code that replaces the Illinois Trusts and Trustees Act. The new legislation has a few notable changes concerning fiduciaries. The new code goes into effect on January 1, 2020 and for the […]
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently ruled that divorce records are discoverable. That was the ruling in Corey v. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The wrongful death lawsuit was brought by the wife of a deceased against Wilkes-Barre General Hospital over the death […]
I have been waiting all year for the 2019 Legal Trends Report to come out, and today it did! My law firm uses this report to make business decisions for the year. The report is so important that our entire […]
Citizens of Nevada now have greater say as to how their personal information is used. Senate Bill 220, the Online Privacy Law, went into effect on Oct. 1, 2019. The new law provides consumers more ability to thwart websites from […]
The United States Supreme Court recently decided a case about the limits of a State’s power to tax a trust. In North Carolina v. Kaestner, Justice Sotomayor and a majority of the Court affirmed the decision of the North Carolina […]
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed Assembly Bill 5, which restricts businesses’ use of independent contractors in the state. The law was signed into law last week. The bill amends Section 3351 and adds Section 2750.3 to the California Labor […]
