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West Branch Reg'l Auth. v. Force, PICS Case No. 17-0258 (C.P. Lycoming Feb. 6, 2017) Anderson, J. (4 pages).

By | March 16, 2017
Due process and equal protection arguments did not apply where a prior owner of the property incurred unpaid sewer charges and the municipality did not impose a lien for those unpaid charges until after another party had purchased the property.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Attorney General Bondi Holds Out Hope in Decades-Old 'Water Wars'

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected later this week to review a recommendation that would deny Florida relief in its decades-old water dispute with Georgia, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the case is not over yet.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Landowners, Energy Co. Spar Over Gas Drilling in Residential Zone

Fracking, constitutional rights and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's sweeping decision in Robinson Township v. Commonwealth were all part of the arguments several property owners raised before the high court Wednesday in their attempt to block a natural gas well from coming into their town. But for at least one justice the issue might come down to a big case of NIMBY, or "Not in My Back Yard" concerns.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cuomo Elevates Member of Utility Board to Chairman

Gregg Sayre was named by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday as new head of the state Public Service Commission, New York state government's utility-regulating agency.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Greely v. W. Penn Power Co., PICS Case No. 17-0263 (Pa. Super. Feb. 13, 2017) Stabile, J. (15 pages).

By | February 24, 2017
The trial court erred in conducting an individualized factual assessment of whether an electrical supplier owed a duty of care to a third-party installer lawfully working on the supplier's utility pole. Summary judgment reversed, case remanded.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

In-House Counsel Profile: Alex Dimitrief

"There are still times where I can be a valuable sounding board for my team, so my primary goal is to be there for them when they need me."
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Con Ed to Pay $153 Million to Settle Explosion Claims

By | February 17, 2017
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the settlement over a 2014 gas explosion in East Harlem that killed eight people and injured about 50 was the highest payment for a gas safety incident in New York state history.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Romeo v. Pa. Pub. Util. Comm'n, PICS Case No. 17-0212 (Pa. Commw. Feb. 8, 2017) Brobson, J. (14 pages).

By | February 17, 2017
State was not precluded from requiring property owners to allow electric utility company to install smart meters, but commission erred in dismissing complaint simply because complainant could not personally testify as to the health and safety effects of smart meters. Order of the PUC affirmed in part, reversed in part, case remanded.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Gurecka v. Carroll, PICS Case No. 17-0209 (Pa. Super. Feb. 3, 2017) Bender, P.J. (16 pages).

By | February 17, 2017
Court properly granted an implied easement and permanently enjoined appellants from interfering with the repair and use of a sewer line that ran under their property and serviced appellee's property because the sewer was in existence before their predecessors-in-title bought the property. Affirmed.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Abrams v. PGW, PICS Case No. 17-0112 (C.P. Philadelphia Jan. 11, 2017) Fletman, J. (7 pages).

By | February 07, 2017
CIVIL APPEALS
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