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  • Patterson v. Shelton

    Publication Date: 2017-12-26
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 1312 C.D. 2016

    Trial court erred in denying appellants motion to quash prior orders in a long standing dispute over the use of church assets because af-ter the appellate court affirmed the trial courts decision that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over appellants nonprofit corporation law claims on the basis that resolution of those issues would require the trial court to interpret religious doctrine, any prior decisions relating to those claims were null and void and the only remaining valid determination in the case was the binding arbitr

  • Gravel Hill Enter., Inc v. Lower Mount Bethel Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-21
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1708

    Adjoining property owners intervening in a land use settlement approval did not waive their right to appeal where such waiver was not explicitly included in the agreed-upon stipulation.. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed in part.

  • Kearney v. Bureau of Profl and Occupational Affairs

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Health Care Law | Regulation
    Industry: Automotive | Health Care
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1666

    Board erred in denying license reinstatement to petitioner who had successfully completed drug court and had his criminal charges dismissed because statements petitioner made to drug court were not admissions of guilt and he was not convicted since after drug court dismissed the charges, petitioners criminal record no longer existed and could not be used to deny reinstatement of his license. Reversed.

  • Haron v. Pa. State Police

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Admiralty | Damages | Regulations
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1540

    CHIRA entitled plaintiff to recover legal costs and fees incurred to correct inaccurate criminal history records maintained by Pennsylvania State Police. Petition for summary relief granted in part and denied in part.