DEP Tool Identifies Permits Needed for Projects
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The state Department of Environmental Protection announced a permit pre-application information tool that allows potential applicants to identify the permits and authorizations that may be needed for a project.
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Philadelphia's Use of Gaming Money to Be Studied
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Philadelphia's use of its share of revenues from licensed casinos will be scrutinized by the General Assembly under a resolution, HR 86, approved by the state House of Representatives.
Executive and Legislative Action
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of May 13. Members of the General Assembly are set to return to session June 3.
Questions & Answers on Professional Responsibility.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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PLW - People in the News - May 21, 2013
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Carolyn Mirabile, partner in the Norristown, Pa., office of Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby and member of the firm's family law practice group, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of Haverford Township about proven tactics for resolving marital conflicts.
Pittsburgh Restaurant Settles Dram Shop Case
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The family of a 7-year-old girl who was killed by a drunken driver has reached a $15.6 million settlement with the driver?s insurer and the Hofbrauhaus restaurant in Pittsburgh, where the driver had been served just prior to the accident.
Drug Agent Can Offer Expert and Lay Testimony in Criminal Trial
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The state Superior Court has ruled in a case of first impression that a single witness may testify as both an expert and a layperson.
Judge Orders Parties to Hire Neutral Expert to Probe Facebook
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Granting limited discovery in a social media dispute, a Lancaster County judge has ordered the parties in a personal injury case to hire a "neutral forensic computer expert" to review the plaintiff's private Facebook page during a 17-day window in which the defendants claim the woman alleging injuries was photographed playing in the snow.
Canoe Tax Pre-empted by Post-9/11 Maritime Security Law
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A trial judge in Pike County said he "strongly" believes a local municipality's "amusement tax" on canoeing is pre-empted by federal law enacted in the wake of 9/11 that prohibits local taxes on vessels and watercraft operating in navigable U.S. waters.
New Rules Proposed for Government Contingency?Fee Contracts
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has taken up a bill that would create new rules for contingency-fee contracts between the state of Pennsylvania and outside counsel, including capping contingency fees at $50 million.
