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The Legal Intelligencer

Former Water Utility Exec Joins McNees Wallace

McNees Wallace & Nurick has brought on a longtime water company executive as a lawyer in its financial services and public finance practices.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Smith v. Borough of Montoursville, PICS Case No. 17-0783 (C.P. Lycoming Apr. 27, 2017) Gray, J. (11 pages).

Plaintiffs stated sufficient facts to raise a jury question regarding a municipality's immunity and duty of care concerning a municipal water system. Plaintiffs also stated sufficient facts to challenge the constitutionality of an ordinance requiring payment for repairs to a water service line. The court overruled all of the borough's preliminary objections.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

American Electric Power Service Corp. v. Commonwealth, PICS Case No. 17-0791 (Pa. Commw. May 4, 2017) Pellegrini, J. (20 pages).

The Board of Finance and Revenue properly found that petitioner, a company that makes wholesale sales of electricity to customers in Pennsylvania, was subject to the utilities gross receipts tax under the Tax Reform Code of 1971 and that the resale exemption did not apply. The court affirmed the majority of the Board's order.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

FPL Seeks Approval of Plan to Shut Down Coal-Fired Plant

Florida Power & Light asked state regulators to give approval by Dec. 1 of a plan to shut down a jointly owned coal-fired power plant in Jacksonville.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Central Valley Gas Storage LLC v. Southam

4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suits Challenge State's Deal to Close Indian Point Nuclear Plants

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino has filed two suits challenging the agreement Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Astorino's opponent in the 2014 race for governor, made with Entergy to close the Indian Point nuclear reactors.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Supreme Court Sides With State in TV Tax Fight

The Florida Supreme Court upheld a law that set different tax rates for cable and satellite television services, overturning a lower-court ruling that could have had major financial ramifications for the state.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Electrocuted Trespasser's Suit Against Metro-North Moves Forward

A federal judge in Connecticut has declined to dismiss a suit against Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. and associated defendants on behalf of a man who was electrocuted while trespassing on railroad property.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Electrocuted Trespasser's Suit Against Metro-North Moves Forward

A federal judge in Connecticut has declined to dismiss a suit against Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. and associated defendants on behalf of a man who was electrocuted while trespassing on railroad property.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Property Owners Challenge Eminent Domain for Pipeline

Most people agree that infrastructure projects are necessary, including certain natural gas pipelines.However, this does not mean that every pipeline should be approved.
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