Appellant challenged the trial court's order denying her appeal from a decision of appellee Zoning Hearing Board of the Municipality of Bethel Park. The court affirmed, holding that appellant's issues concerning the term "kennel" as used in the municipality's zoning ordinance were not properly before the court where appellant argued, for the first time on appeal, that her property was not a "kennel."

Handdown List released on:July 24, 2024

Court reverses and remands damages judgment in wrongful death case for recalculation because trial court failed to apportion damages properly per statutory requirements

Project qualified for infill development exemption to environmental review where third-party report declared site had no value as rare species habitat

Court allowed plaintiff to pursue breach of contract and implied covenant claims alternatively where there were factual disputes over whether defendant had retracted its repudiation and which remedy plaintiff elected in response to defendant's actions.

Endangered Species Act's citizen-suit notice requirement is non-jurisdictional claims-processing rule that can be waived and forfeited

Decision & Orders on Motions decided on:June 18, 2024

Petitioners are a poultry producer and local farmers and growers.

Case Dismissed; Plaintiff Failed to Show Landlords Were Aware of Tenants' Violent Dog

Arrest Record Is Not Sealed, Expunged; Jurisdiction Under 'Schnitzer', 'Kokkonen' Lacking