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Commonwealth Court now hearing disciplinary case centered on Allegheny County jail guard
PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County has appealed the case of a former prison guard who claimed an arbitrator overstepped the authority of her role in punishing her for alleged dereliction of her duty in failing to notice the death of an inmate, to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Harrisburg gun owners can challenge legality of three city firearms ordinances
HARRISBURG – An appeals court ruled that a group of Pennsylvania gun owners have standing to challenge the legality of three out of five City of Harrisburg ordinances that regulate the use, possession, ownership and transference of firearms, as they pursue their litigation against the city, mayor and police chief. -
Court: Redacted Kurtztown University list complied with open records request
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled that the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) erred when it directed Kutztown University to provide an unredacted version of a list identifying members of a search committee tasked with finding an assistant director of campus services. -
Retired Lower Merion Township officers owed more in pensions, appeals court rules
HARRISBURG - A group of Lower Merion Township retired police officers had to pay Social Security taxes on township contributions, an appeals court recently ruled, and therefore those contributions should have been included in their pensions, it said in remanding their lawsuit back to the lower court that ruled against them earlier. -
Appeals court upholds dismissal of tax-assessment complaint – but for other reasons
PITTSBURGH – An appeals court upheld a tax reassessment on a couple's property, backing a lower court's decision to dismiss their complaint – even though the lower court was wrong in its reasoning for dismissal. -
Another chapter written in Reading residents' fight over recycling fee; Court ruling goes the City's way
READING – A years-long battle between Reading and several residents over a new recycling fee was extended after the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Thursday vacated a declaratory verdict for the residents and remanded the case to the Court of Common Pleas of Berk County. -
Appeals court vacates verdict in case between plumbing company, North Versailles Township
HARRISBURG -- A plumbing company may not be responsible for flooding damage to a home after the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania vacated a lower court's decision against it Aug. 13 and remanded the case to the lower court for further consideration. -
Court backs Scranton pension board's payment reduction to those who previously received double payments
On Aug. 1, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a pension payment dispute for the City of Scranton after it overpaid a former city worker in benefits. -
Inmate loses lawsuit claiming he was given wrong medicine
An inmate failed to prove that he was given the incorrect medication, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled in affirming a lower court’s dismissal of his case against a health-care provider and a physician. -
Commonwealth Court smooths case involving Marcellus Shale Coalition, environmental agencies
HARRISBURG -- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ironed out July 22 a case between The Marcellus Shale Coalition and its requests against a number of environmental agencies. -
Commonwealth Court affirms dismissal of class action over Allegheny County's property assessment methodology
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently weighed in on a property reassessment case filed against Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, the city’s school district and the county’s Board of Assessment Appeals and Review, agreeing with a lower court's decision to dismiss the case but disagreeing with portions of that court's ruling. -
Appeals court affirms firing of Philadelphia school worker
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court on June 25 upheld the firing of a Philadelphia school employee. -
Fired worker with fake doctor's note gets job back, thanks to court ruling
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court has upheld an arbitrator’s decision to reduce the penalty of a jailer fired for faking a doctor’s note. -
Appeals court again upholds approval of fracking operation
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals panel again upheld a lower court’s denial of an appeal in a zoning lawsuit concerning a fracking operation. -
Court doesn't give Sierra Club credit for redesign of Lackawanna Co. power plant
HARRISBURG – A Lackawanna County power plant was redesigned after the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit, but that doesn't mean the lawsuit triggered the redesign or that the environmental group is entitled to fees from the state Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court recently ruled. -
Commonwealth Court affirms that class action against Philadelphia Sheriff's Office is 'without merit'
PHILADELPHIA – The dismissal of a class action lawsuit against the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office stemming from the sheriff's sale of a property was affirmed on April 12. -
Probation officer loses wrongful termination case; He was golfing on the job
HARRISBURG – Clarion County was within its rights to fire a Juvenile Probation Officer caught golfing on the job and did not illegally terminate him through reasons of age discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently decided. -
Trade practices law applies to oil companies; AG Shapiro can proceed with lawsuit
HARRISBURG – State Attorney General Josh Shapiro will be allowed to pursue his lawsuit against oil companies being sued for unfair trade practices. -
Commonwealth Court tells board to consider new data in revocation of Reading school's charter
HARRISBURG – A school district, which appealed of an appeal board decision regarding the charter status of a Reading school, has obtained a victory in court. -
Court rules City of Philadelphia must accept arbitrator's decision in setting worker's salary
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania remanded a case back to a lower court after it determined the City of Philadelphia prematurely objected to an arbitration award for an employee’s salary.