FLB Secures Dismissal of De Facto Taking Claim Against the City of Allentown
The owners of Plaza at 835 West Hamilton Street brought an eminent domain proceeding against the City of Allentown, arguing that the City caused them to lose a major tenant and default on their mortgage. As a consequence, the building owner claimed that they suffered a “taking” of their property for which they sought “just […]
FLB Secures Jury Verdict on Behalf of the City of Allentown
A Lehigh County jury found in favor of the City of Allentown, in a case stemming from a slip and fall on a City street. Shareholder Maraleen D. Shields represented the City during the two-day trial. The plaintiff claimed that she tripped and fell on a crack in a street resulting in permanent injury and […]
FLB Obtains Favorable Ruling as N.J. Court Denies Injunction
St. Luke’s Warren Hospital awarded exclusive contracts to two separate groups for the provision of general surgery and orthopedic surgery at its facility and closed its Department of Surgery and Department of Orthopedics to physicians outside of these groups. Eight physicians and Coordinated Health challenged the decision in Court and requested that an injunction be […]
Credit and Collections: Collect Smarter, Not Harder
As the economy has continued to grow steadily, the Great Recession of 2008 has become a distant memory. As a result, people have been taking on credit and debt again in droves. Inevitably, this credit expansion leads to individuals defaulting on payments, ignoring collection calls and possibly filing bankruptcy – a frustration with which […]
FLB Prevails for City of Allentown in $5 Million Arbitration
Shareholders Douglas J. Smillie and Maraleen D. Shields recently won an arbitration on behalf of the City of Allentown in a dispute brought by Lehigh County Authority (“LCA”) and several suburban sewer authorities (Coplay-Whitehall Sewer Authority, Salisbury Township, South Whitehall and South Whitehall Township Authority and Lower Macungie Township), claiming that the City intentionally over-charged […]
I Can Collect My Attorneys’ Fees, Right?
As an attorney in our litigation group, this is a question that we hear practically every day. And, it’s a question that’s often asked at inception of representation and is especially relevant in the context of filing a lawsuit.
Corporations Registering To Do Business In Pennsylvania Consent To Being Sued In Pennsylvania
On September 25, 2018, the Pennsylvania Superior Court in Murray v. American LaFrance, — A.3d —, 2018 Pa. Super. 267 held that foreign corporations registered to conduct business in the state automatically consent to being sued in Pennsylvania’s courts. This decision, along with the Court’s decision in Webb-Benjamin, LLC v. International Rug Group, LLC, — […]
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We recently inherited my daughter’s cat, Luna, after she graduated from college. I’ve since learned that one thing that cats do is stand on you as you’re watching TV.
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The increased tendency of workers to move from job to job, along with the ease and speed of transferring massive amounts of data, has made it more difficult than ever for businesses to secure their greatest assets – confidential information, intellectual property and trade secrets – and prevent them from getting into the […]
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 […]