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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit Vacates Class Cert Denial in Case vs. Pa. Power Supplier

Named plaintiffs' differing interpretations of a form contract should not bar class certification, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in a suit against a Pennsylvania third-party energy supplier.
12 minute read

The Recorder

Merced Irrigation District v. Superior Court (Hart High-Voltage Apparatus Repair and Testing Co., Inc.)

By | January 24, 2017
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

China Seizes Opportunities in Latin America

As the U.S. talks of walls, China is building bridges in North America's backyard.
31 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Landau v. Viridian Energy PA, LLC, PICS Case No. 16-1477 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 30, 2016) McHugh, J. (34 pages)

By | December 09, 2016
In this class action involving deregulation of retail electricity, the court granted in part defendant's motion to dismiss the complaint but denied defendant's request to strike plaintiff's class allegations.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Justices OK FOP Benefits Admin's Use of Funds in Union Election

A nonprofit corporation's actions are authorized if they are not clearly unrelated to its purpose, or prohibited by law, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said in a decision allowing the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police's benefits administrator to spend money endorsing a candidate for the union's president.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Groups Challenge Cuomo Energy Pricing Plan in Court

Two groups have sued over the state's plan to require electric ratepayers in New York to support nuclear power plant operations in the short term to allow the state to improve power supplies from renewable energy sources in the long term.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Family Court Help Center Hits Its Stride

In Philadelphia, over 85 percent of custody litigants proceed pro se. The majority of these litigants cannot afford counsel, and rely on the court's Intake Unit to assist with filing pleadings. While this is sufficient in some instances many pleadings beyond the basics are not available and the volume is such that litigants often are given appointments to return to the Intake Unit months in the future. In an attempt to alleviate these problems and provide litigants with much needed information on the custody process, Administrative Judge Margaret T. Murphy, members of the family law section of the Philadelphia Bar Association, and attorneys at the public interest firms Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) and Women Against Abuse Legal Center (WAA) established the Family Court Help Center. The Family Court Help Center opened as a collaborative effort of the above on April 6, 2015, with a ­ribbon-cutting ­ceremony and has served approximately 2,544 litigants since its inception.
15 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In The Matter of the Petition of S. Jersey Gas Co.

By | November 10, 2016
Certificate of Filing Not Condition Precedent to Board Approval of Gas Pipeline
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Critics Ask Supreme Court to Block Solar Amendment

Opponents of a controversial solar-energy ballot initiative asked the Florida Supreme Court to again review the ballot language and to strike down the proposed constitutional amendment.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Merrill Creek Reservoir c/o Project Direct v. Harmony Twp.

By | November 03, 2016
Tax Assessments of Merrill Creek Reservoir Properties Affirmed
7 minute read

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