By P.J. Dannunzio | January 10, 2018
The Commonwealth Court has ruled that connecting an Amish couple's property to a municipal sewer system using an electric pump does not violate the couple's religious freedom.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | January 5, 2018
Arbitration, whether compulsory or voluntary, is commonplace these days as a less expensive and more efficient resolution to litigation than trial. Litigators in Pennsylvania are familiar with the Court of Common Pleas Compulsory Arbitration Program for cases with an amount in controversy of $50,000 or less.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Wayne Pollock | January 5, 2018
Throughout 2017, I was riveted by developments in three high-profile criminal prosecutions that were covered extensively by this publication and other media outlets in the region: former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams; Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian (who was at the helm of an Amtrak train on May 12, 2015, when it derailed), and the members of the Penn State fraternity facing criminal charges in connection with the death of sophomore pledge Timothy Piazza. Whenever there were developments in these cases, I consumed as much media coverage as I could. I checked out what people were saying on social media.
By Victoria Hudgins | January 4, 2018
Sen. Lisa M. Boscola, D-Lehigh, said she will introduce a bill that would allow homestead property owners to deduct their real estate taxes from their state income taxes, in light of the new local and state tax deduction cap of $10,000.
By Victoria Hudgins | January 4, 2018
According to a state representative, franchisors with operations in Pennsylvania shouldn't be considered joint employers, despite a 2015 National Labor Relations Board ruing.
By Michael Riccardi | January 4, 2018
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week beginning Jan. 1. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess and were scheduled to return to session on Jan. 22.
By Samuel C. Stretton | January 4, 2018
I represent a commercial client in several matters. I am also holding for that client monies in my escrow that I've recovered for the client, but the client has not asked me to distribute the monies yet. For some reason, my client has become upset with me and refuses to pay my legal fees on the unrelated other cases. Can I deduct that fee out of the other monies I am holding for the same client?
By VerdictSearch | January 4, 2018
On Sept. 10, 2013, plaintiff Martha Martin discovered water damage to her home, on Lafferty Ave., in Pittsburgh. She found that a toilet had leaked, causing a significant amount of water to flood in her house. She had been away from her home since April of that year. The water allegedly damaged ceilings, walls, carpeting and personal property.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. Dannunzio | January 4, 2018
A split Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that prosecutors from the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office violated the Constitution by removing a black member of the jury pool in a robbery case based on race.
By Ben Seal | January 4, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review whether a plaintiff can circumvent a state agency's right to enforce a statute by seeking to do so through common-law damages claims.
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