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Court Finds Utility Co.'s New Rates Discriminatory
A number of residential consumers of electricity in Pennsylvania may be in for a rate hike after an en banc panel of the Commonwealth Court ruled that PPL Electric Utilities Corp.'s new rate structure unfairly placed a burden on its commercial consumers.Barasch, Who Jailed Ex-AG, Wants to Be AG
Democrat David Barasch is best known as the U.S. attorney who took on state Attorney General Ernest D. Preate Jr. in 1995, resulting in Preate's guilty plea to felony mail fraud charges. Now, Barasch hopes to be elected to the office he forced Preate to vacate.Dickie McCamey Opens Cleveland Office
Pittsburgh-based Dickie McCamey has opened a Cleveland office with three litigators from Cleveland-based Gallagher Sharp, including the firm's former products liability practice group chair. In recent years, more Pennsylvania firms have expanded west, some to take advantage of the rise in oil and gas operations.Plaintiff May Gain Access To Expert's Income Reports
Expert witnesses may be required to turn over income tax forms if they are relevant to establishing bias, a Superior Court panel has ruled in an apparent case of first impression.Admitted Drug Tests Entitled to Probative Value Even if Chain of Custody Questioned
Interpreting an amendment to the Unemployment Compensation Law, a Pennsylvania court has ruled that drug test results whose chain of custody is challenged after they have been admitted into evidence should still be given probative value by the fact finder. The panel ruled that the unemployment compensation board erred in concluding there's no difference between � 402(e), which does not address drug tests, and � 402(e.1), which does.Athletic Association's Age Rule Doesn't Violate Disabled Student's Rights
A learning-disabled student barred by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association from playing high school sports because he is 19 years old lost his bid for a federal injunction allowing him to play in a Thanksgiving Day football game. A federal judge said an injunction is an "extreme" remedy and the student will suffer no irreparable harm if he is barred from competitive play.Trending Stories
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