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Chris Bradley Announcement
The Williamsport Law Firm of Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann is pleased to announce that Chris Bradley, Esquire, has joined the Firm as an Associate Attorney. Chris served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Maureen T. Beirne, 42nd Judicial District of Pennsylvania, and thereafter as an attorney with the law firm of Duvall, Reuter & Pruyne. Attorney Bradley will be working in the civil litigation field which will include personal injury, medical and hospital malpractice, product defects, commercial lawsuits and a variety of other matters. Cliff Rieders stated: “We are delighted to have an attorney with Chris Bradley’s extensive experience, particularly with the court system, joining our Firm where he will be a great asset.”
Attorney Corey J. Mowrey Partnership Announcement
We are pleased to announce that Attorney Corey J. Mowrey has been named a partner at Rieders, Travis, Humphrey, Waters & Dohrmann. Corey is an experienced attorney who has served at the firm as an intern, associate, and senior associate. His practice areas include personal injury litigation, motor vehicle accidents, medical/hospital malpractice, slip and fall, commercial law, unemployment compensation and civil litigation. We are excited to welcome Corey as the firm’s newest partner, and we look forward to his continued commitment to providing our clients with quality legal representation.
The Internal Revenue Service Can Help to Prevent Terrorism
By Leonard Getz and Clifford A. Rieders
While universities may plead powerless to stopping the spread of educational corruption and terrorist ideology in their Saudi and Iranian funded Middle East studies programs, the Internal Revenue Service cannot. Universities must adhere to a series of IRS codes and criteria for determining whether an educational institution is educational or a vehicle for propaganda. If the IRS applied these codes and procedures as they should, many universities would have their tax exempt status revoked.
We hear a lot about “due process” these days. President Trump tweeted the question as to whether accused male sexual offenders are entitled to “due process.” So what exactly are Trump and others who trumpet the phrase talking about?
The Legal Intelligencer, the leading legal publication in Pennsylvania, on March 1, 2018, published an article entitled “Pa. Superior Court Adds to Debate Over Jury Instructions in Wake of ‘Tincher’.” Cliff Rieders has been instrumental in this debate.
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Attorney Speaks at Conference
Cliff Rieders was featured in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette for his participation in a discussion about predispute arbitration clauses at the Philadelphia Bar Asosociation. In the discussion, Rieders discusses implications of these clauses on consumer protection and how they impede Americans’ right to trial by jury provided the Seventh Amendment. Read the article here or listen to the discussion in full here.
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POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS (PPT files)
PAJ Winter Member Meeting January 2018
Medical Malpractice: Current Issues and A View from the Bench September 2018
Annual Update of the Law November 2017
Medical Malpractice Case Law Update November 2017
Medical Malpractice – Critical Issues in Current Practice November 2016
The Year in Review PBI June 2016
Annual Update of the Law March 2016
Pennsylvania Uniform Arbitration Act 2016
PBI’s Section 1983 Claims November 2015
New Face of Strict Liability Law in PA December 2014
Patient Safety Authority March 2014
Lycoming Law Association March 2014
Philadelphia Bar Association December 2013
8th Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar November 2013
PADC Annual Meeting June 2013
Annual Update of the Law May 2013
PAJ Annual Update of the Law October 2012
Annual Update June 2012
Med Mal Seminar April 2012
Hot Legal Topics Aug 2011
PRESS RELEASES
AND DEVELOPMENTS (PDF files)
Clifford A. Rieders Appointed to Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rules Committee May 2019
Cliff Rieders Was a Featured Speaker at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar on Legal Updates March 2019
Cliff Rieders Named Super Lawyer 16th Year in a Row February 2019
North Central Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association and North Central Pennsylvanians for a Brighter Future January 2019
Attorney Cliff Rieders Moderates Pennsylvania Association for Justice Arbitration Forum January 2019
The Best Lawyers in America September 2018
Current Issues and a View from the Bench August 2018
Law Day Speaker: Think Outside the Branches of Government May 2018
Press Release March 2018
Cliff Rieders Presents at the 2017 Annual Medical Malpractice Seminar in Philadelphia November 2017
Cliff Rieders Presents to Lycoming Law Association November 2017
Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority September 2017
Williamsport Attorney Granted Another Trial Advocacy Board Certification July 2017
Local Attorney Speaks About Arbitration and Consumer Rights May 2017
Press Release – Super Lawyers Jan 2017
Press Release – Med Mal Seminar Nov 2016
Press Release – Cliff Rieders Profiled ZOA Report Fall 2016
Press Release Oct 2016
Press Release Super Lawyers May 2016
Press Release – Med Mal Seminar Nov 2013
National Ranking for Hospitals for Pennsylvania Dec 2012
Press Release July 2013
Attorney, Manager Present Web Seminar (The Express, Lock Haven, PA)
Connecting Moses and the Fourth of July July 2011
2 Attorneys Named Super Lawyers July 2011
Settlement of Death Actions June 2011
Healthy Healthcare Feb 2010
When Athens Fell? Jan 2010
How Healthy is Healthcare? Jan 2010
The Health Care Dilema; Or Is It? July 2009
Elect or Appoint; Who should run municipal Government? July 2009
Declining Medical Malpractice Claims, Increasing Medical Errors June 2009
Judge Muir: A Living Legend
Birth Trauma Case Provides Care for Infant and Family
Travis and Rieders Named Super Lawyers 2004
Rieders Attends American Law Institute meeting
People and Places: Updates on the Frye/Daubert test
by Cliff Rieders
Trial Lawyers Support Doctors on Whistleblower Protection
by John M. Humphrey, President
March 28, 2003: Sexual Harassment Claim Upheld By Judge
Court Sacks Lawmakers’ End Runs
by Cliff Rieders
Failure to do proper diagnostic testing to reveal the aneurysm
Settlement of Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm Settlement
Doe v. Surgeon Without Vascular Subspecialty
Laser surgery contraindicated by keratoconus
Construction Foreman Doe v. Ophthalmologist Eye Surgeon
North Central Pennsylvania
Court of Common Pleas Lycoming County
Settlement September 2003
Failure To Biopsy For Endometrial Cancer
Settlement of Estate of Doe v. OB/GYN
Central Pennsylvania
March 28, 2003: Law Firm Awards Scholarships
September 24, 1999: Jury Awards Largest Medical Malpractice Verdict in the Middle District of Pennsylvania
June 22, 2005: Law Firm Awards Scholarships
Pennsylvania’s Patient Safety Authority: An Overview
by Cliff Rieders
Jane Doe vs. Plastic Surgeon
by Cliff Rieders
OP-ED ARTICLES by Clifford Rieders (PDF files)
August 2019
Mar-A-Lagowood Comes to Montoursville
Leaving the Nest
A National Day of Mourning
Is it Time to Amend the Constitution of the United States?
Clash of Interests Concerning Religion Versus Gay Rights
July 2019
Amazon Gets Bitten
Control Over Communication
Cross or Crossroads?
Will the Moon Excitement Dissipate?
June 2019
Edwin Kosik – More than the “Kids for Cash” Judge
Unanswered Questions in Mitchell vs. Shikora
The Rockefellers’ Boys Anti-Semitism
May 2019
Left Meets Right – An Unholy Alliance
Keep Democracy Alive!
The Quirky Pennsylvania Constitution
Feeding Frenzy Over Impeachment
Religion Versus Gay Rights: What Do the Courts Have to Say?
Despicable Times
April 2019
The Jewish Dilemma, Or Not?
March 2019
How it Feels to be a Political Football
What the Boeing 737 Max 8 Says About America
Is George Orwell’s Big Brother Here at Last?
February 2019
Public Surveillance in the Age of Big Brother
January 2019
Opulent America
November 2018
Citizenship by Birth
Were the Pilgrims Celebrating Sukkot?
October 2018
Secrets of Life
The Triumph of Bigotry
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania Creates Mischief
September 2018
Rules of Credibility
Loving America
August 2018
Confusion as National Policy
July 2018
Is Telling the Truth Good for Patient Safety
Disorder at the FBI
When Airport Security is Insecure, Part II
June 2018
Is Telling the Truth Good for Patient Safety
Children as Political Tools
Stormy Times, Stormy Men
Losing Focus
Whose Rights Are Violated?
Dancing With the Devil
Free Exercise or Due Process?
May 2018
Does the Supreme Court of the United States Protect Terrorists?
War As Propaganda
Cry of the Heart
Separation of Powers
April 2018
The Internal Revenue Service Can Help to Prevent Terrorism
From Memorials to Independence
Hybrid Thinking and Medical Devices
March 2018
Passover and Freedom
Why Does He Stay in Gaza?
February 2018
What Exactly Is “Due Process?”
A Remarkable Life
Gerrymandering Elections: Who Has the Right to Decide
Is it Time to Amend the Constitution
January 2018
United Nations Relief and Works Agency: Savior or Demon?
Gal Gadot: Super Woman or Super Jew?
United Nations Relief and Works Agency: Savior or Demon?
Where There Is Smoke, Is There Always Fire?
December 2017
Nursing Homes Need to Play by the Same Rules
Is There a Right to Disrupt School Board Meetings?
Nursing Homes Need to Play by the Same Rules
The Op-Ed The New York Times Will Not Publish
“Lefty” Travis A Lawyer’s Life
The Power of the FBI
Jerusalem: The Eternal City
November 2017
Putting Terror Out Of Business
October 2017
The Hazards of School Sporting Events
September 2017
Sounding The Shofar
When the Government Competes With the Private Sector
When Airport Security is Insecure
Who’s Pulling the Strings
August 2017
Pro-Israel and Anti-Semitic at the Same Time
Shomron and Beyond
People, Politics and Polarization
July 2017
More Healthcare Recovery Hurdles
Home Rule or Politics as Usual
Money In Healthcare
Patient Power
June 2017
The Paris Deal
Clash of Titanic Egos
April 2017
Patient Safety in Pennsylvania
Majority Rules
March 2017
Déjà Vu All Over Again
Punitive Damage Discovery Twenty Years After the Adoption of Rule 4003.7
February 2017
Land of Miracles
Original Interpretation
A Shot in the Foot
January 2017
Democracy in Action
Memories of Clinton Smith
The Independent Credo
The Unspoken Tragedy of History
December 2016
Can the President Be A Bigot
Fretting Over the Chinese
November 2016
The Downfall of Privacy
The Times They Are a-Changin’
October 2016
September 2016
A Dog’s Life
Technology and the Rule of Law
The Passing of Tom Raup
August 2016
Have Contempt for No One?
Hypocrisy at the Olympic Games
Is There a Reason to Vote for Trump?
The Fall of Great Empires
July 2016
June 2016
Gun Control versus ISIS Control?
May 2016
Can a Family Practice Physician Punt to a Specialist?
Who is The Lesser Evil?
April 2016
Sanders and Trump Twin Brothers
March 2016
The Enemy is Us
Love is a Partnership
February 2016
Hollywood in History
The Passage of Justice Antonin Scalia
January 2016
The Middle Eastern Pot Boils
Save Me From Myself
December 2015
What is Democracy?
Police Chases and the Constitution
November 2015
Nation of Refuge
Allen Ertel: The Passing of a Great Character
October 2015
Teaching Hatred
Mighty Oaks from Small Acorns
September 2015
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 and Legal Ramifications
Iran and “The Bomb”
August 2015
The First Outdoor Mediation in Pennsylvania?
Donald Trump and the Abortion Bill
Donald Trump and the Borscht Belt
Political Correction or Good Manners?
July 2015
June 2015
Obergefell v. Hodges; The Constitution in Support of Social Engineering
Boycotting Israel & Jewish Interests Is And Should Be Illegal
March 2015
Is The Seventh Amendment To The United States Constitution Guaranteeing The Right To Trial By Jury In Civil Cases Passe?
The Aftermath
Dispatch from Israel – The Electoral Process
Patient Safety; Pennsylvania as the Tail or the Head
Why I Changed Parties
February 2015
A Pastor’s Life
Majority Leader John Boehner Laughs all the way to the Polls
President Barack Obama’s Letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Letter to President Barack Obama
January 2015
Traveling with Tradition
Apologies for Terrorists
A Tale of Two Rabbis
December 2014
Can’t Wait for my Cuban Cigars
Debate on American Healthcare
November 2014
Thus Sprach the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
The Rise and Future of Rick Mirabito
The Totality of History
Arab Death Squads
As The World Turns
October 2014
A Woman of Accomplishment
Malcolm Muir; The Movie
The Passing of a Consummate Newspaperman
The Limits to Art
September 2014
Good Terrorists v. Bad Terrorists
July 2014
Humanitarian Aid to Terrorists
Under Fire Again
June 2014
Bush and Obama – Partners in Failure
Greecing the Wheels for Prayer
The Death of a Neighbor
May 2014
Some Needed Financial Relief for Students
April 2014
A Glimmer of Hope for Employee Rights
The Right to Buy Politicians
March 2014
Let’s Make a Deal
The American Law Institute Restatement Third Grinds Out Yet More Proposal
January 2013
Taking My Name In Vain
Families and Nations
December 2012
Guns to Protect, or Guns to Kill?
Guns, Missiles and Culture
Local Love What You Love About Small-Town PA
The Usurping Democracy
November 2012
Angst of a Parent
Blowing in the Wind
Okay, Okay, So I Was Wrong
The End or Beginning of the World
October 2012
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes a Crack at the Progeny of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
Teiku and Political Discourse
August 2012
I Did It For My Country!
Man on the Moon
Rubik’s Cube in the United States Supreme Court
The Politics of Hurricane Season
July 2012
Politics as Usual?
Shall the Good Perish With the Bad?
June 2012
May 2012
Medical Malpractice Cases Continue to Disappear
Dueling Constitutions
April 2012
Congress Rewrites the American Constitution
March 2012
Cut Spending or Raise Taxes?
Guns and the Holocaust
February 2012
Have We Suffered Enough?
Venue Wars
My Government My Boss
Taking a Look at Cruise Ship Regulations
The New Nationalism
Race to the Bottom
Death of the American Constitution
Confessions of a Fence Sitter
January 2012
November 2011
Who Is Steve Moff?
Why I Love the Occupy Wall Street Crowd
Money and Sex
Right of Passage
September 2011
Drill (Carefully) Baby, Carefully Drill
Is Prophecy a Lost Art?
The Calm Before the Storm
Constitution Day is About the Rule of Law
May 2011
April 2011
April 2011
February 2011
The Birth of Democracy in the Middle East
January 2011
MARCH 2008
Alexander Hamilton Wins
Confronting a Clergyman
FEBRUARY 2008
DECEMBER 2007
Wrong Site Surgery
Chinese Labor In The American Future?
Treason; A Presidential Prerogative?
NOVEMBER 2007
Lawyers Revolting or Revolting Lawyers?
SEPTEMBER 2007
AUGUST 2007
JUNE 2007
Supreme Court Conservatives & Big Government
Democracy Worshiper & Pat Buchanan
MAY 2007
APRIL 2007
Health Grades
Hip Hop As A Mirror of Our Times
Major New Research
MAY 2006
Third Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study
Patient Safety Authority Annual Report 2005
Claims, Errors and Compensation Payments in Medical Malpractice Litigation
Uncle Ernie’s Answer
APRIL 2006
DECEMBER 2005
NOVEMBER 2005
OCTOBER 2005
Intelligent Design and Intelligent Judging
SEPTEMBER 2005
The Bible as Law
Protecting Those Most In Need
AUGUST 2005
JULY 2005
Supreme Court – Supreme Decisions
PA Economy League and Medical Malpractice
The Old Man At The End Of The Dock
Letter To The Editor: Mona Charen and Trial Lawyers
Letter To The Editor: In response to Christopher T. Miller
John Roberts and Big Government
Medical Malpractice Insurance, An Update
JUNE 2005
Solomon and The Supreme Court
Now, the Other Side of the Hospital Move Story
Rejection of Slots – The Right to Raise Taxes
Medical Malpractice Law in the United States
Deep Throat and Me
MAY 2005
Was World War II Worth It?
Crime in the Big City
HealthGrades Quality Study
APRIL 2005
The Rest of the World Rates Us, But Who Cares?
Reflections on the Holy Father
The Rich Get Richer; Much, Much Richer
Nursing Home Litigation: The Rights of Seniors Slipping Away in their Golden Years
Discipline of Bad Doctors and Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums
New Harvard Statistics
Price Gouging and Inflation
MARCH 2005
Critical Care Nurses Say: Silence Kills
If Only The Public Knew
Flower Children Rule The World
The Case I Lost
FEB 2005
The Patriot Act: Sunset on the Law or Sunset on American Civil Liberties?
From Whom Do Our Kids Learn?
Health Costs Study Shows Wasted Costs
Equality for Women Taken for Granted?
Are we Iraq?
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Cliff Rieders on WKOK’s On The Mark
Listen to Cliff Rieders on WKOK’s On The Mark, where he discusses the many legal aspects of sex discrimination, equal pay, harassment and abuse in the workplace. Cliff talks about his experience handling both sides of these cases and his role in major legal actions that have shaped our current laws on sex discrimination issues. He also offers his thoughts on what victims should consider when coming forward about their abuse.
Cliff Rieders Talks Predispute Arbitration Clauses and Implications for Consumers
Hear Clifford Rieders discuss Predispute Arbitration Clauses at the Philadelphia Bar Association in May of 2017. Cliff Rieders has been a key figure in the drafting of legislation that would protect consumers from unfair arbitration agreements.
These clauses have become widespread in a variety of consumer contracts, including those relating to healthcare facilities, credit cards, cell phones and real estate, to name just a few. In the discussion, Cliff Rieders talks about:
- The role arbitration clauses have traditionally played in our courts
- The constitutionality of arbitration agreements
- The consequences of waiving your 7th Amendment right to a trial by jury
- The role of class action lawsuits in consumer protection.
Interviews:
| Passarello v. Grumbine Jack Humphrey Judge Kenneth Brown Tom Marino His job as US District Court Judge Pennsylvania Bar Association 2/28/05 Phyllis Mundy His job as Superior Court Judge 7/05/05 Dennis Lipkin 7/21/05 Rep. Mike Hanna part of Pennsylvania 8/02/05 Judge Nancy Butts 8/29/05 Beth Lazzara 10/09/05 Judge Mark Bernstein 10/17/05 Marc Galanter 10/24/05 Frank Clemente 11/14/05 Keith Ashdown 11/21/05 Ross Eisenbery 11/28/05 Stuart Greenleaf 12/26/05 Kristin Techgiuden 1/02/06 Deborah Leavy 1/09/06 Lynn Marks 1/16/06 Rep. Steve Cappelli 3/13/06 Marty Berger | 3/27/06 Senator Sean Logan On his career as State Senator4/03/06 Babette Josephs On her career4/10/06 Rick Mirabito On running for 83rd District Rep5/15/06 Garth Everett On running for 84th District Rep5/22/06 Steve Fine Vatican Matters5/29/06 John McCormick Articles on the Health Care System6/19/06 Dr. Anna McKee Chairman, Patient Safety Authority7/10/06 Justice Max Baer The role of Appellate Court8/07/06 Chris Mather The Myth of the Litigation Crisis9/18/06 Kaila Rieders Her trip to Israel10/02/06 Martin J. Hatlie Consumers Advancing Patient Safety10/16/06 Dr. Henry Greenspan Drug withdrawal and what consumers should look for10/23/06 Professor George J. Annas Boston University School of Public Health10/30/06 Alan Kachalia, MD, JD Study of closed malpractice claims11/06/06 Ralph Nurnberger Senior Partner Government Relations11/20/06 Ed Mirzwinski Penn PIRG11/20/06 Linda Sherry Consumer Action12/04/06 Nathanael Greene Senior Policy Analyst-NRDCOn Global Warming12/18/06 Congressman Chris CarneyOn his victory in the election1/08/07 Philipe Ernesto On his book, “Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration”1/15/07 Stephanie Mencimer On her book, “Blocking the Courthouse Door: How the Republican Party and Its Corporate Allies Are Taking Away Your Right to Sue”1/29/07 Bill Marler Food Safety Expert Atty- Voluntary Food Guidelines and Food Safety in General2/05/07 Judge Thomas Vanaski 2/19/07 Maxwell Mehlman “Dishonest Medical Mistakes”2/26/07 Lt. Col. Platte Mooring Author “First: A Citizen-Soldier in Afghanistan” |
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