By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire [email protected] Memes are everywhere on social media. Sometimes funny, sometimes mean, but almost always using a picture with a title or statement taken out of context. So, while most memes are harmless, lawsuits have arisen over certain memes involving taking either a person’s image or likeness and either putting them […]
By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire At times in everyone’s life there will be disputes either with family, neighbors, or business associates where you just cannot see eye-to-eye on. When it involves substantial money, rights or property, you may think that a lawsuit is the only answer. But there could be a much more efficient and […]
By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Creditors have better memories than debtors.” But how long can a creditor wait to collect a debt? And what means can a creditor use to collect old debt? In a victory for consumers, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a debt collection […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently held that, pursuant to the plain language of the Sovereign Immunity Act (“Act”), the General Assembly waived PennDOT’s immunity as a bar to damages caused by dangerous guardrails affixed to the Commonwealth’s real estate on the side of a highway. The case is […]
By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire Ruth Loomis: [the Justices posing for a group photograph] Should we smile a little? Justice Dan Snow: Good God, no. Who’d trust a happy Justice? […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire In a unanimous decision on July 5, 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that it is unconstitutional for a taxing authority to appeal the real property tax assessments of only one sub-classification of properties where that sub-classification is by property type, such as a commercial property or apartment complex. In Valley Forge […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] As I was walking out of the courthouse last week, I overheard the conversation of two adults who were leaving ahead of me. Engaged in an obviously heated discussion, the woman bellowed to the man, “I’m going to hire a lawyer and I’m gonna sue … it’s just wrong […]
