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The Legal Intelligencer

Cellucci v. Laurel Homeowners Ass'n, PICS Case No. 16-0869 (Pa. Commw. July 6, 2016) Simpson, J. (35 pages).

Trial court properly denied owners' recusal petition in dispute between owners and homeowners association over assessment fees but erred in dismissing owners' declaratory judgment. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Lindros Taxi LLC v. Phila. Parking Auth., PICS Case No. 16-0870 (Pa. Commw. July 1, 2016) McCullough J. (11 pages).

Trial court erred in upholding parking authority's issuance of citations to taxicab companies for allowing a driver, who had a valid taxicab certificate but whose driver's license had been suspended, to operate its taxis. Reversed.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Supreme Court Rules Ex-Hartford Mayor Perez Entitled to New Trials

The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that overturned the convictions of ex-Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez on bribery and extortion charges.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sandy-Related Suit Against Utilities Allowed to Proceed

An appeals court has ruled that Long Island Power Authority and National Grid are not immune to lawsuits filed by property owners alleging the utilities' negligence sparked electrical fires during Hurricane Sandy that damaged their properties.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suit Over Ex-Buffalo Officer Who Preyed on Women Falters

The city of Buffalo and its police department cannot be held liable for improperly retaining an officer who preyed sexually on women he encountered through his duties, a divided state appeals court has ruled.
5 minute read

The Recorder

California Sea Urchin Commission v. Bean

4 minute read

The Recorder

Center for Biological Diversity v. Department of Fish and Wildlife

4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Lawyer Seizes Home-Town Advantage in Chrysler Appeal

James Butler of Butler, Wooten & Peak told the appeals court he was at last year's trial in Bainbridge. His opponent couldn't say the same.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Siding With Facebook, Circuit Says Computer Hacking Law Covers Spammer

A social-media aggregator breached the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by scraping Facebook-user data without permission, Judge Susan Graber wrote in the Ninth Circuit's second recent decision interpreting the controversial law.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Appellate Tips for Pennsylvania Family Lawyers

You may be wondering why, as a family lawyer, you need appellate advice. After all, most of your cases settle. Of the cases that do go to trial, only a few of them are appealed to the Superior Court. So why worry about an appeal? Because you are likely to have an appeal to deal with sometime soon.
20 minute read

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