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Court: Liquor License Transfer Denials Immediately Appealable

A business can still appeal directly from a local government's denial of an intermunicipal liquor license transfer, despite the Pennsylvania Liquor Code's prohibition on appeals, a sharply divided Commonwealth Court en banc has ruled in a published opinion.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Harrison v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 17-1112 (Pa. Commw. June 28, 2017) Simpson, J.; (30 pages).

A workers' compensation judge properly calculated an employer's pension offset against workers' compensation benefits based on the maximum monthly amount of pension benefits the claimant could have received, even though claimant opted for a lower monthly rate to provide survivor benefits for his spouse. The court affirmed the decision regarding an offset of claimant workers' compensation benefits.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Wilgro Services, Inc. v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 17-0629 (Pa. Commw. June 28, 2017) McCullough, J. (14 pages).

Claimant's decision to jump from the roof of a two-story building at the end of his work day after another service provider removed a ladder was misguided, but it was not so foreign or removed from his usual employment as to constitute an abandonment of his job. The court affirmed the decision granting claimant workers' compensation benefits.
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The Legal Intelligencer

CMR Constr. of Texas v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Bd. (Begly), PICS Case No. 17-1040 (Pa. Commw. June 26, 2017) McCullough, J. (11 pages).

Uninsured Employer's Guaranty Fund did not relieve employer of its obligation to pay its injured employee's workers' compensation benefits, such that the employer remained liable for penalties in the event a claimant did not receive payment of benefits within 30 days of award. Order of the WCAB affirmed.
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Corporate Counsel

Uber, Twitter and Oracle GCs Sound Off on International Obstacles

A panel of high-powered general counsel for Silicon Valley tech companies explained their current legal priorities in doing business all across the world.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appeals Court Grapples With Hamilton Downs 2-Horse Race

It's clear gambling regulators weren't keen on a horse race between two aging nags on a dirt path, with the race launched by a red rag on a stick. But what's less clear is whether the regulators had the authority to punish a tiny North Florida horse track that ran the race.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Estate of Kirsch v. USA

Estate's Suit for Refund of Tax Overpayment Dismissed as Time Barred Under 26 USC §6511
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New York Law Journal

New York Legal Assistance Group, Inc. v. USA

NYLAG, DOE Granted Part Judgment in Challenge To Withholdings Under FOIA Exemptions 5, 7(E)
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Judge Declines to Open Up Trump Voting Commission Meeting

The commission will hold its first meeting, via livestream, Wednesday.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Bd., PICS Case No. 17-0963 (Pa. June 20, 2017) Wecht, J., Saylor, C. J. (concurring), Baer, J. (dissenting) (27 pages).

Commonwealth court properly held that the general assembly improperly delegated its powers and violated Art. II, §1 when it directed IRE physicians to use the "most recent edition" of the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment in determining a claimant's ratings impairment but court erred in remanding the case because §306(a.2) was unconstitutional in its entirety. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
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