Max Mitchell

March 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A nonprofit that partnered with a university to construct, lease and operate student housing is not tax-exempt because it does not qualify as a purely public charity, a Monroe County Court of Common Pleas judge has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

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March 04, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A trial court will need to re-examine a property owner's claim that a school district's construction projects caused damages under the common-enemy rule after the Commonwealth Court determined the district could be considered negligent, despite the local township granting approval of the project.

By Max Mitchell

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February 25, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Unable to achieve consensus on the General Assembly's use of the word "fail" in Pennsylvania's Dog Law, an evenly split state Supreme Court could not decide whether or not a charge of failing to keep a dog secured should be treated as an absolute liability offense.

By Max Mitchell

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February 25, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Communications between government agency board members and accounting firms contracted to conduct an audit of the agency at issue will not be considered discoverable public records, a Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas judge has ruled in an issue of first impression.

By Max Mitchell

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February 25, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A police officer who broke his leg while chasing a man caught urinating on someone else's property may pursue personal injury claims against the man who fled, the state Superior Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

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February 24, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania courts distributed more than $455 million in fees, fines, costs and restitution in 2013, with a record amount of funds being collected electronically.

By Max Mitchell

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February 21, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state Supreme Court has denied the state's bid to reargue the landmark ruling that struck down amendments to Pennsylvania's Oil and Gas Act as unconstitutional.

By Max Mitchell

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February 20, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The three former Penn State administrators charged with covering up the crimes of Jerry Sandusky are pointing to the alleged conduct of Cynthia Baldwin and state Office of Attorney General prosecutors as reasons their cases should be dropped, according to new filings that the parties submitted to the court.

By Max Mitchell

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February 19, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has been barred from invoking attorney-client privilege before an investigating grand jury, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

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February 18, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

A roofer's suit against a building owner, which stems from a fall through a rare skylight thought to be more than 100 years old, will be allowed to proceed after the state Superior Court determined the action fit the exceptions to the premises liability law.

By Max Mitchell

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