Firm Assists Newspaper in Obtaining Access to School Bus Video

Pursuant to Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law, a regional newspaper sought to obtain a copy of a video recording of an incident involving a student and a teacher that occurred on a school bus. The school district opposed the request. The Office of Open Records (OOR) concluded that the video was a public record to […]

FLB Attorneys Named to 2018 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C. is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list. In addition, two attorneys were named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers – Rising Stars Edition. Historically, less than 5% of the lawyers in the state are selected for the coveted distinction of Pennsylvania […]

Court Decides Admissibility and Authentication of Social Media Posts

The words of caution are well known, even if not always heeded: “if you post something to social media, it’s there for everyone to see”; “once it’s on the Internet, you lose all control and have no expectation of privacy”; or “anything shared electronically lives on forever.”  Many cases, and even more personal embarrassment, have […]

Pennsylvania Superior Court Clarifies Fiduciary Duty of Members in LLCs

Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba represents Retina Associates of Greater Philadelphia and its two physician/owners in a suit against Mid-Atlantic Retina and its physician/owners in a dispute relating to a limited liability company (“LLC”) through which the physicians provided retina services at Wills Eye Hospital. The suit contends that the defendants breached a fiduciary owed to […]

FLB Helps “Lehigh Valley Live” Win Right-to-Know Law Case

Recently, Douglas J. Smillie, shareholder and Chair of the Litigation & Trial Practice group represented The Express-Times and lehighvalleylive.com in their Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) request to obtain surveillance video of an Easton Area School District teacher allegedly aggressively disciplining a student on a school bus. The case [Easton Area School District v. Miller, 191 A. 3d 75 (Pa. […]

Courts Continue to Award Damages for Stay Violations

I recently reported on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in In re Lansaw, in which the Court upheld the imposition of sanctions, including the award of emotional distress damages, for violations of the automatic stay.

Appeals Court Allows Final Chapter 13 Payment Beyond 60 Months

Few things in life are certain. Death. Taxes. Chapter 13 plan payments must be completed within 5 years. But wait – the Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a Chapter 13 Debtor can receive a discharge, even if the final plan payment is made after 60 months. In a case of first impression […]