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Uber Fined $98,000 for Underreporting Lobbying Expenditures in Albany

New York's state ethics and lobbying regulators fined ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc. $98,000 for failing to report $6.3 million in lobbying expenses in its biennial registration report.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Alderwoods (PA), Inc. v. Pa. Public Utility Commission, PICS Case No. 17-0839 (Pa. Commw. May 10, 2017) Hearthway, J. (8 pages).

Petitioner's application for review in the Commonwealth Court's original jurisdiction was premature where the matter was still before the public utility commission and, thus, petitioner failed to exhaust its administrative remedies before seeking review in the court's appellate jurisdiction. The Commonwealth Court granted defendants' preliminary objections and dismissed the petition for review in the court's original jurisdiction.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge: Negligence Suit Over Electrical Fire Not Fit for PUC

A trial court, not the Public Utility Commission, is the appropriate jurisdiction for a negligence lawsuit against PECO Energy Co. stemming from a home fire, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.
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The Recorder

Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation v. California Regional Water Quality Control Board

C.A. 4th; D070171 The Fourth Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the trial court properly applied the independent standard of…
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The Recorder

Ogunsalu v. Superior Court (California Commission On Teacher Credentialing)

5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ciccone v. The City of N.Y.

Property Owner Granted Reargument, Dismissal of Personal Injury Action
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The Legal Intelligencer

Greenberg v. McGraw, PICS Case No. 17-0800 (Pa. Super. May 5, 2017) Bender, J. (28 pages).

Judicial privilege extended to witness in state professional board investigation where board performed quasi-judicial function and privilege necessary to encourage witness participation in contemplation of judicial proceeding. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Kimberly Clark Corp. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Bd. (Bromley), PICS Case No. 17-0802 (Pa. Commw. May 4, 2017) Covey, J. (38 pages).

Workers' compensation claim petition properly granted where WCJ credited medical expert testimony opining that employee's death was caused by exposure to chemicals at employer's facility. Order of the WCAB affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Hickey v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review, PICS Case No. 17-0792 (Pa. Commw. May 4, 2017) Simpson, J. (8 pages).

Claimant was not entitled to relief from the denial of her untimely appeal of a decision by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review where she failed to rebut the presumption that a properly addressed determination on her claim for benefits reached her in due course of mail. The court affirmed the Board's decision denying her benefits.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Mance v. U.S. Parole Commission

Parole Revocation Denied Habeas Relief; USPC Required to Deny Sentence Credit Retroactively
3 minute read

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