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By Scott Flaherty | June 30, 2017
A federal appeals court has cleared Mayer Brown of a proposed class action accusing the firm of negligence and malpractice over a mistake made in 2008 in connection with a $1.5 billion loan extended by JPMorgan & Co. to General Motors Corp.
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By Charles Toutant | June 30, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has thrown out an objector's claim that a $10 million settlement of an environmental class action against Honeywell International was approved without sufficient factual inquiry.
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By Erin Mulvaney | June 30, 2017
The U.S. Labor Department told a federal appeals court Friday that while it intends to revise the Obama-era rule that made millions of workers eligible for overtime pay the agency will continue to defend its authority to create and enforce such a regulation.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Borough could not bring enforcement proceeding of a stop work order and impose fines for violation of the zoning ordinance where a landowner's appeal of that order and violation was pending. Summary judgment reversed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Trial court properly awarded triple damages to tenant in his action against landlord under the UTPCPL because landlord's conduct in refusing to repair a hole in the bathroom ceiling and taking nine months to repair the nonfunctioning heat and air conditioning was the type of intentional or reckless wrongful conduct that warranted treble damages. Affirmed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Trial court erred in dismissing county's action against service providers for failing to collect and remit certain fees under the 911 act because the county had an obligation under the statutory scheme, its ability to meet those obligations was dependent on the service providers charging consumers in compliance with the act and the act did not preclude county from bringing its dispute to a court for resolution. Reversed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Trial court erred in refusing to set aside an upset tax sale because the bureau did not check current telephone directories for the county, as specifically required by §607.1 of the tax sale law, after the certified notice sent to the owner was returned as unclaimed. Reversed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
All the components of a guardrail system, except guardrail post as expressly carved out by statute, were exempt from use tax as building machinery and equipment because all components were included in the common definition of the tax-exempt category of "guardrails." Exemptions granted.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
State agency obligated to request payment of fee upon RTKL requester's request for certified copies of disclosed records, but requester not entitled to relief on his request for certified copies where agency's affirmation of true and correct nature of records was functional equivalent of RTKL's "certification." Order of the trial court affirmed.
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By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 30, 2017
Plaintiff was not a prevailing party and therefore not entitled to entry of the verdict in his favor where he was required to prove he suffered a serious bodily injury but failed to do so. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed in part.
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