The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Blaine A. Lucas and Alyssa E. Golfieri | December 20, 2018
Pennsylvania municipalities are “creatures of the state” and thus may only exercise those powers expressly and implicitly delegated to them by the General Assembly. One area in which municipalities have been delegated authority is the regulation of land uses.
By VerdictSearch | December 20, 2018
On July 26, 2015, plaintiff Robert Cook, in his early 60s, was driving on Oak Avenue at its intersection with Central Avenue, in Upper Darby.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 20, 2018
An appeals court panel has ruled that a judge overseeing a whistleblower case involving alleged retaliation of an employee who reported racial discrimination misapplied the law in dismissing the lawsuit.
By VerdictSearch | December 20, 2018
In May 2010, plaintiff Lacey Povrzenich, 14, underwent a kidney transplant after having been diagnosed with end-stage renal failure, in Pittsburgh.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lawrence J. Persick | December 20, 2018
Recently the Pennsylvania legislature addressed one of these situations—and made things right—with the passage of HB-983, which along with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's signature on Oct. 24, became Act 102 of 2018.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | December 20, 2018
I am a lawyer and I think I have hurt my client's case. There could perhaps be malpractice. I still may be able to resolve the case, but I am not sure. I don't think the client will ever know of my omission. Do I have any duty to tell the client?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By David G. Mandelbaum | December 20, 2018
The Commonwealth Court recently provided new guidance on the extent to which the Environmental Rights Amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution gives municipalities or agencies additional powers or imposes on them additional obligations.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | December 20, 2018
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments over which factors are required to disqualify someone from possessing a firearm.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | December 19, 2018
A split three-judge Superior Court panel on Wednesday determined that an attorney and former Allegheny County councilman should be granted a new hearing regarding whether an Allegheny County judge had improper communications with his former attorney and a court employee about the case.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By Zack Needles | December 19, 2018
A big part of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's job is to resolve heated debates—but this year, it seemed like those debates were more heated, more often than usual.
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