By Charles Toutant | July 31, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that a lack of trust and confidence is sufficient cause for members of a municipal council to terminate a township solicitor who has not acted illegally or unethically.
By Michael Booth | July 31, 2017
A mortgage lender participating in New Jersey's foreclosure mediation program may not unilaterally modify the terms of a mediated settlement designed to keep the homeowner in his or her home, the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
By Tony Mauro | July 28, 2017
In disputes over LGBT rights and arbitration, the Justice Department is dueling against other executive branch agencies. Is that kosher?
By Charles Toutant | July 28, 2017
More than 2,100 suits by users of the acne drug Accutane who developed Crohn's disease have been reinstated after an appeals court ruled that expert testimony on behalf of plaintiffs was improperly excluded by the trial judge.
By therecorder | The Recorder | July 28, 2017
C.A. 3rd; C081760 The Third Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that appellate counsel’s “egregious violations of basic…
By Cogan Schneier | July 28, 2017
The appeals court sided with a passengers' group that the FAA should reconsider a petition to regulate aircraft seat sizes.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 28, 2017
Plaintiffs failed to establish a final disposition from which they could take an appeal where the court granted defendants summary judgment on all but one count and transferred that remaining count for resolution through arbitration. The court recommended that plaintiffs' appeal be quashed or, alternatively, that its decision be affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 28, 2017
The Workers' Compensation Appeal Board did not err in its application of Act 46, which designated cancer in firefighters as an occupational disease, since the statute makes clear that any claimant who files a timely claim after the act's effective date is entitled to the benefits of Act 46. The court affirmed the Board's decision affirming in part and reversing in part a workers' compensation judge's ruling.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 28, 2017
PUC properly held that it had no authority over the transfer of "partial rights" to operate a taxi in Philadelphia because the Philadelphia Parking Authority had complete authority over taxi companies providing service within the city and had exclusive authority to grant, deny or impose conditions on the transfer of the portion of operational rights within the city. Affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 28, 2017
In this case of first impression, the appellate court held that a developer's filing of a mandatory sketch plan created a vested right of consideration of the plan as well as any future related zoning applications under the ordinance in effect at the time the sketch plan was filed. The court affirmed a decision granting the developer's application for special exceptions.
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