September 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Commonwealth Court Upholds Zoning Regulations Affecting Gas DrillingThe activity now focused on development of the Marcellus Shale formation may or may not rise to the level of a "gas rush," but if not, it's not far off.
By Martin J. Doyle and Bruce P. Bowen
9 minute read
May 02, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Practical Implications of the 2011 ALTA Survey Standard RevisionsEffective Feb. 23, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the National Society of Professional Surveyors Inc. (NSPS) jointly revised the "Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ASCM Land Title Surveys," commonly known as the "ALTA Standards."
By Martin J. Doyle and Bruce P. Bowen
10 minute read
August 13, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
Ab Initio Doctrine Limited by Judicial Code AmendmentsIn May of this year, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rendered a decision in Messina v. East Penn Township that solidifies the limitations imposed by recent amendments to the Judicial Code to the ab initio doctrine, as applied to land use cases.
By Bruce P. Bowen and Martin J. Doyle
10 minute read
March 30, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer
Residential Lenders, Investors Face Foreclosure Difficulties in Pa. and N.J.In another installment of the never-ending saga of foreclosure troubles throughout the United States, residential lenders and mortgage-backed securities investors in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are facing increasing difficulties attempting to exercise their foreclosure remedies when borrowers default.
By Bruce P. Bowen, Martin J. Doyle and Ross E. Bruch
11 minute read
March 15, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer
3rd Circuit Addresses What Constitutes 'Good and Marketable' TitleA recent 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case illustrates once again the traps waiting to snare the unwary seller of real property in Pennsylvania.
By Bruce P. Bowen And Martin J. Doyle
8 minute read