Legal Insights

Owners and managers of commercial property (including leased residential properties) can be held liable under civil negligence claims for harm to persons caused by third party crime.  For example, the…

The Commonwealth Court has sided with the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. ruling that the Department of General Service’s policy of soliciting for competitive sealed proposals is illegal under the…

On May 1, 2006, Governor Rendell signed Act 31 which enacted a new Section 1614 of the School Code to permit participation in High School graduation ceremonies by non-graduating disabled…

After administering the PSSA this spring, your district can look forward to receiving the preliminary results from PDE by August 15, 2006.  At that time, you will know whether your…

Has your school district adopted the required student wellness policy?  Don’t forget that the Federal Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act requires that every district receiving federal funds for breakfast…

In March 2006, the State Police, contending that recording audio could violate the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5701 et seq., executed a search warrant…

On April 30, 2006 the grace period extending the compliance requirements of Act 48 of 1999 expired.  The full impact of Act 48 will take effect this summer, and careful…

The client, a commercial window installer, was pursuing payment of $263,000 from the builder/owner. The client’s claim was that installment payments had stopped, although the job was 90 percent completed.…

While most of us do not like to admit it, at some point in time letting go of the company will inevitably be something that must seriously be considered.  According…

In all public construction projects (State, Local & Federal), in excess of certain monetary limits, the Prime Contractors (those with a direct contract with the Public entity) are required to…

When confronted with concerns of employee theft, Districts have turned to hidden surveillance cameras to obtain the proof to support a termination.  However, to assure that evidence will be considered…

On occasion, it has been argued by taxpayers or their counsel during the course of an assessment appeal brought by a school district that the district’s appeal constitutes “spot assessment”…

The beginning of a new school year brings many challenges for school administrators.  A new school year also results in a flurry of motions and requests from Family Division and…

I.          IF YOUR DISTRICT OPTED OUT OF ACT 72: If your district was among the 390 who elected to opt out of Act 72, your present school operations have not…