News from 2015

Avoiding Taxes 101: Sell Your House

“Any one may so arrange his affairs that his taxes shall be as low as possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which will best pay the Treasury; there is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes.”[1] If you pay less tax on the money you earn… Read On

Business Cases to Watch in 2015

1.  Insurance: Babcock & Wilcox Co., et al. v. American Nuclear Insurers, No. 2 WAP 2014, 84 A.3d 699 (Pa. 2014) The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will decide a major issue affecting insurers and policy holders. Most insurance contracts provide that the insurance company will handle all litigation defenses with a specific provision granting the insurer control over the litigation… Read On

Top Ten Most Significant Right-to-Know Cases of 2014 … and Coming Attractions for 2015

INTRO:  While the present version of the Right-to-Know Law celebrated its sixth anniversary recently, Pennsylvania’s courts continue to address basic procedural issues resulting from the law’s ambiguities.   The Supreme Court resolved when a RTK request is a “request” and when the five day clock begins to run. The Commonwealth Court continued to define the appropriate procedures for administrative and judicial review… Read On

Public School Employees Entitled to Notice and Opportunity to be Heard in Home Address Appeals

The Commonwealth Court has declared that public school districts must notify public school employees of right-to-know requests for their home addresses. PSEA, et al., v. Com. of Pennsylvania, 396 M.D. 2009 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2/17/15). Public school employees are entitled to participate in OOR proceedings to demonstrate that disclosure of their home addresses will jeopardize their personal safety… Read On


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