• January 31, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Commonwealth Court Strikes Down Ordinance Due to Illegal Spot Zoning

    In a recently published opinion, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Chaffier v. Hellertown Borough Zoning Hearing Board, struck down an attempted change in a property's zoning classification as illegal spot zoning.

    9 minute read

  • March 14, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    New Partners 2022

    The Legal Intelligencer congratulates the new class of partners for 2022.

    42 minute read

  • February 25, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

    The History and Legacy of Black Justices, Judges in Pa.'s Appellate Courts

    Black lawyers and judges were also advocates for a fair, just, impartial and independent judiciary and committed to ensuring that the system of justice in this commonwealth lived up to its constitutional mandates.

    18 minute read

  • Commonwealth v. Caviness

    Publication Date: 2020-12-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Ford Elliott
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-1321

    The appellate court found, in this case of first impression, that the trial court did not have jurisdiction to address an untimely motion for the return of property filed on behalf of defendant's wife as defendant's failure to file such a motion during the pendency of his criminal proceedings resulted in waiver of the issue. The superior court vacated the trial court's order.

  • Federal Trade Comm. v. Vyera Pharms. LLC

    Publication Date: 2020-08-25
    Practice Area: Antitrust
    Industry: Pharmaceuticals
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    Judge: District Judge Denise Cote
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff Federal Trade Commission: Markus H. Meier, Bradley S. Albert, Armine Black Daniel W. Butrymowicz, D. Patrick Huyett, Neal J. Perlman, J. Maren Schmidt, James H. Weingarten, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC. For Plaintiff State of New York: Letitia James, Christopher D'Angelo, Elinor R. Hoffman, Saami Zain, Amy McFarlane, Jeremy Kasha, Bryan Bloom, Office of the New York Attorney General Antitrust Bureau, New York, NY. For Plaintiff State of California: Michael D. Battaglia, Office of the Attorney General of California, San Francisco, CA. For Plaintiff State of Ohio: David Yost, Beth Finnerty, Elizebeth M. Maag, Office of the Ohio Attorney General, Columbus, OH. For Plaintiff Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: Josh Shapiro, Tracy W. Wertz, Joseph Betsko, Stephen Scannell, Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Harrisburg, PA. For Plaintiff State of Illinois: Richard S. Schultz, Office of the Attorney General of Illinois, Chicago, IL. For Plaintiff State of North Carolina: Joshua H. Stein, K.D. Sturgis, Jessica V. Sutton, North Carolina Dept. of Justice, Consumer Protection Division, Raleigh, NC. For Plaintiff Commonwealth of Virginia: Mark R. Herring, Sarah Oxenham Allen, Tyler T. Henry, Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, Richmond, VA.
    for defendant: For Defendants Vyera Pharmaceuticals, LLC and Phoenixus AG: Stacey Anne Mahoney, Sarah E. Hsu Wilbur, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, New York, NY., Scott A. Stempel, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C. Steven A. Reed, Francis A. DeSimone, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA. Noah J. Kaufman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, One Federal Street, Boston, MA. For Defendant Martin Shkreli: Christopher H. Casey, Esq., A.J. Rudowitz, Esq., Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, PA. Edward T. Kang, Kandis L. Kovalsky, Kang, Haggerty & Fetbroyt LLC, Philadelphia, PA. For Defendant Kevin Mulleady: Kevin J. Arquit, Albert Shemmy Mishaan, Kenneth R. David, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20cv706

    UTPCPL Claim Fails to Adequately Allege Shkreli's Anticompetitive Conduct Was Fraudulent

  • Pennsylvania State Corr. Officers Ass'n v. Commonwealth

    Publication Date: 2020-07-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Brobson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0737

    Association challenged arbitrator's denial of correction officer's heart and lung act benefits claim for injury that occurred on steps leading to entrance of correctional facility and court found arbitrator's award properly derived its essence from the CBA because whether claimant's injury occurred in the performance of his duties was within the terms of the CBA and arbitrator's award could be rationally derived from the CBA. Affirmed.

  • Pennsylvania State Corr. Officers Ass'n v. Commonwealth

    Publication Date: 2020-07-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Brobson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0737

    Association challenged arbitrator's denial of correction officer's heart and lung act benefits claim for injury that occurred on steps leading to entrance of correctional facility and court found arbitrator's award properly derived its essence from the CBA because whether claimant's injury occurred in the performance of his duties was within the terms of the CBA and arbitrator's award could be rationally derived from the CBA. Affirmed.

  • June 17, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Commonwealth Court Sees Spot Zoning, Overturns Industrial Rezoning

    The Commonwealth Court recently upheld such a challenge in Allen Distribution v. West Pennsboro Township Zoning Hearing Board, No 524 C.D. 2019 (Pa. Commw. Ct. May 11, 2020), finding that West Pennsboro's decision to change the zoning of two parcels constituted illegal spot zoning.

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  • Allen Distribution v. W. Pennsboro Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd.

    Publication Date: 2020-05-25
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Transportation
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0523

    A township zoning board did not err in holding that two rezoning ordinances constituted invalid spot zoning where the ordinances were enacted to accommodate the plans of one landowner, not to enhance the public's health, safety and general welfare. The commonwealth court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Ogundere

    Publication Date: 2020-05-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Cumberland County
    Judge: Judge Masland
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-0471

    Police lacked probable cause to stop defendant's vehicle on suspicion of a Motor Vehicle Code violationas the arresting officer's mistaken belief that defendant was in violation of a license plate lighting requirement could not form the basis for probable cause. The court granted defendant's motion to suppress evidence.