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Parents of young man shot and killed outside Philly social club claim its negligence led to the tragedy
PHILADELPHIA – The parents of a young man killed in an altercation at an area social club two years ago are taking legal action against the club for its alleged vicarious negligence, which one of the defendants maintains is a baseless claim. -
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA: Former Director Of Marketing And Merchandising For Pa-Liquor Control Board Sentenced To Two Years’ Probation And Six Months’ House Arrest For Honest Services Fraud Scheme
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James H. Short, Jr., age 53, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the former Director of Marketing and Merchandising for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PA-LCB) was sentenced on July 31, 2018, to two years’ probation and six months of house arrest by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo, for a scheme to defraud the state, its citizens and the PA-LCB of their right to his honest services as a public official through bribes, kick-backs and concealing information. -
Commonwealth Court upholds dismissal of former PLCB employee's discrimination claim
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a Dec. 8, 2016 State Civil Service Commission order dismissing a discrimination and retaliation claim filed by a former probationary seasonal liquor store clerk against the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, according to an opinion entered Sept. 25. -
Mark Emmett has a grumbling problem
If a person refuses to accept responsibility for his own actions, how can he blame someone else for them? -
Commonwealth Court upholds firing of Liquor Control Board district manager
HARRISBURG — The state Commonwealth Court on May 10 turned back an argument from a Liquor Control Board district manager who was fired for gambling during work hours and claimed his employer made no accommodation for his gambling addiction. -
Attorney: Liquor Control Board opinion not consumer-friendly
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in October issued a legal advisory opinion about the ability of breweries, wineries and distilleries to purchase and sell limited winery and distillery products carried in state stores and whether they may be eligible for wholesale discount. -
Union president having 'crisis of confidence' over governor's signing of Pa. liquor modernization bill
HARRISBURG – A union local president said he was perplexed that Pennsylvania's governor earlier this week signed a Republican-sponsored liquor reform bill to allow beer and wine sales in state-licensed grocery stores, restaurants and hotels into law. -
Happy-hour violations can lead to severe penalties
HARRISBURG—Happy hour laws govern how alcoholic drinks can be discounted or promoted at restaurants, breweries, wineries or hotels; however, violating those laws can be costly and even result in a suspension of a business' liquor license. -
Federal court finds former restaurant owners not liable for illegal boxing match broadcast
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has ruled a pair of former restaurant owners cannot be held liable for the illegal exhibition of a televised boxing match at their former establishment nearly four years ago. -
Plaintiff suing Philly liquor store, state liquor control board will need new counsel
A plaintiff originally looking to file suit against a Philadelphia liquor establishment and the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is required to seek new legal representation. -
Judge won't transfer lawsuit alleging bottles of vodka leaked
A bottling company’s motion to transfer a lawsuit filed against it by a Pennsylvania vodka manufacturer to federal court in Minnesota has been denied, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said in a decision this week. -
Commonwealth Court approves PTSD benefits for victim of gunpoint robbery
HARRISBURG - A Bucks County liquor store manager will receive full benefits and back pay after the state Commonwealth Court ruled he was eligible for Workers' Compensation stemming from the mental trauma he suffered during a gunpoint robbery in April 2008. -
Former PLCB employee claims race was factor in termination
A former licensing analyst for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has filed a wrongful -
PLCB accused of 'reverse' discrimination in suit filed by longtime maintenance worker
A longtime employee of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the agency over claims that he was discriminated against on the basis of race. -
Commonwealth Court affirms ruling denying private club's liquor license renewal application
Pennsylvania’s junior appellate court has upheld a trial court’s ruling that affirmed the state Liquor Control Board’s decision not to grant a liquor license renewal to a private club that has been the subject of police activity and other problems. -
Longtime DRPA general counsel to retire
The Delaware River Port Authority has announced the retirement of its longtime general counsel, a Philadelphia resident and former city prosecutor who has headed the legal department at the bi-state agency for more than two decades. -
Judge grants summary judgment to Pa. state police in case of job applicant's lawsuit over tattoo policy
A federal judge in Harrisburg last week granted summary judgment to the Pennsylvania State Police in a case in which an applicant seeking a job as a Liquor Enforcement Officer claimed he was discriminated against because of a tattoo.