• Commonwealth v. Miller

    Publication Date: 2023-01-23
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry:
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 343 C.D. 2022

    Court found no error in revoking a license to carry firearms and denial of an application for a new license to carry a firearm where license holder had been arrested for terroristic threats and his prior history of criminal arrests and domestic violence issues indicated insufficient character that disqualified him from holding an LTC. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Luxury Asset Lending, LLC v. Philadelphia Television Network, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-01-02
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Federal Government | Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Patrick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 00074

    The court affirmed the judgment of the Superior Court denying a motion to enforce orders vacating receivership and requiring restoration of assets for claims arising out of a Federal Communications Commission litigation. Although appellants argued the matter should be overturned due to the court's failure to make appropriate findings of fact, the court noted that under Federal Law, the FCC was not subject to the court's jurisdiction and therefore the court was not required to make findings of fact or retain jurisdiction over the FCC's

  • Rosato v. Bookstaber

    Publication Date: 2023-01-02
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Chester County
    Judge: Judge Binder
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2018-12580-PF

    The court held that the sheriff's office should bear the costs of running a clearance check and/or transporting a firearm that was to be retrieved by the defendant. Although the parties initially disagreed as to who should bear the costs, the court reviewed the plain language of 23 Pa.C.S.§6801, finding that the sheriff's office was required to reimburse the costs of transport and/or associated administrative fees.

  • In re V.A.H.

    Publication Date: 2022-12-26
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1501 MDA 2021

    Trial court properly found appellee's petition for expungement of her involuntary commitment record under 18 Pa.C.S.A. §6111.1(g)(2) was barred by the statute of limitations but erred in ordering expungement under art. I, §1 of the Pennsylvania constitution because art. I, §1 did not create an independent cause of action and properly granted appellee's request to have her firearms rights restored. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.

  • Bold v. Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing

    Publication Date: 2022-12-05
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Wojcik
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 784 C.D. 2020

    Finding intoxicated individual seated in driver's seat of running vehicle was sufficient to conclude they were in actual physical control of the vehicle, supporting an arrest for DUI and demand for chemical testing under the implied consent law. Order of the trial court reversed.

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  • Mir v. Brod

    Publication Date: 2022-11-28
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Slomsky
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:17-cv-04956

    Defendant state medical boards in Pennsylvania, New York and California, members of the state boards, hospitals and doctors moved to dismiss plaintiff's action for tort claims and for an injunction over the revocation of his medical license and court found sovereign immunity, claim preclusion and issue preclusion barred his claims. Motions granted.

  • Jack v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Transp., Bureau of Driver Licensing

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1358 C.D. 2021

    Trial court erred in overturning driver's license suspension under Implied Consent Law where evidence showed that driver did not give unequivocal, unqualified asset to submit to blood testing, and thus had effectively refused testing. Order of the trial court reversed.

  • Pennsylvania State Police v. Bell

    Publication Date: 2022-11-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Dumas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 917 C.D. 2020

    ALJ properly reversed the Pennsylvania State Police's denial of respondent's firearm application for failure to present evidence of the interstate commerce element as required by §922(g)(9) of the Federal Gun Control Act and §6105(c)(9) of the Uniform Firearms Act but the issuance of Navarro v. PSP, 212 A.3d 26, during the pendency of this appeal required remand to afford the parties an opportunity to present evidence on that issue. Vacated and remanded.

  • Pennsylvania State Police v. Madden

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Dumas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 918 C.D. 2020

    Pennsylvania State Police appealed Administrative Law Judge's reversal of its denial of respondent's firearm application challenge and court found the Uniform Firearms Act expressly adopted the prohibitory language in §922(g)(9) of the Federal Gun Control Act and proof of the interstate element was required to satisfy a firearm application denial under §6105(c)(9) of the UFA. Vacated and remanded.

  • Basnet v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review

    Publication Date: 2022-11-07
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Covey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1099 C.D. 2021

    Claimant failed to prove there was an administrative breakdown that led to her late appeal from the denial of unemployment compensation benefits given a lack of evidence that she sought language assistance services or acted reasonably to learn the status of her appeal but was unsuccessful due to no fault of her own. The appellate court affirmed.