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Delaware County Council sues to block sale of regional water authority to Aqua Pennsylvania
MEDIA – Delaware County is now suing to halt the creation of a trust fund agreement connected to Aqua Pennsylvania’s recent purchase of the Delaware County Regional Water Control Authority, which would be the water’s company biggest privatization of a public water and sewer system statewide. -
Supreme Court upholds $1.8 million fine against HIKO Energy for overcharging electric customers
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a more than $1.8 million fine the state's Public Utility Commission levied against an energy company for overcharging consumers. -
Supreme Court resolves jurisdictional agreement, regulations in Philadelphia taxicab case
PHILADELPHIA - An ongoing battle between Pennsylvania transportation authorities and taxicabs in the Philadelphia area was settled in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Oct. 17. -
Plaintiff's near two-year delay in pursuing complaint against Aqua Pennsylvania leads to denial of its amendment
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court upheld the denial of amendment to a plaintiff’s complaint against the Aqua Pennsylvania water company, charging the lack of specificity in his allegations and undue delay of nearly two years in filing for said amendment, led to that very same denial. -
Commonwealth Court upholds panel ruling in American Electric tax exemption case
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a previous ruling from a three-judge panel of the same court that found American Electric Power Service Corp.’s sale of electricity to the Letterkenny Industrial Development Authority (LIDA) is not tax-exempt, according to an opinion authored by President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt on March 15. -
Parents of boy who ran onto train tracks and was struck settle lawsuit against CSX for $250K
MEDIA – The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas earlier this year signed off on a $250,000 settlement regarding a then-11-year-old boy who was hit by a train in Darby on his way to school even though the crossing gates were down and its lights were flashing. -
Commonwealth Court sides with cab company over disputed fine
PHILADELPHIA - The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has overturned a lower court ruling that upheld a fine imposed by the Philadelphia Parking Authority, Taxicab and Limousine Division against Germantown Cab Co. -
Commission's pipeline ruling expands complaints over safety
A Sept. 15 ruling opens the door for private parties to bring complaints against pipeline companies for alleged safety violations in Pennsylvania, virtually expanding "the universe of 'pipeline inspectors.'" -
Commonwealth Court approves higher customer utility surcharges to finance infrastructure repair
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a decision reaffirming the ability of utility companies to charge a greater surcharge on customers’ monthly bills to cover infrastructure improvements. -
Pa. attorney specializing in appellate issues to receive James S. Bowman Award by Pa. Bar Assoc.
Kevin J. McKeon, a partner with the Harrisburg law firm of Hawke -
Commonwealth Court panel reverses trial court in eminent domain case involving PPL Electric
A Pennsylvania utility has come out on the losing end in the appeals stage of an eminent -
West Penn Power Co. drops appeal of $109 million wrongful death verdict, largest such award in state history
A western Pennsylvania power company has decided not to appeal a $109 million jury -
Commonwealth Court reverses PPA decision denying license to Phila. limo service
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has reversed a decision by the Philadelphia -
Commonwealth Court: certain natural gas pipeline records not public
A state appellate court panel reviewing an appeal from a journalist who sought certain records from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has determined that records relating to the safety of natural gas pipelines are not public.