Insights & Impact the Pietragallo Law Blog

Tax Appeal Season Is Here: Allegheny County’s Lower Assessment Ratio Could Cut Your Property Taxes

August 4, 2026

By: Michael S. Robinson , Aaron M. McDonough

Think your property tax bill is too high? Allegheny County property owners have a limited window to do something about it. The deadline to file a real estate tax assessment appeal for the 2027 tax year is September 1, 2026 — and this year, the numbers are working in owners’ favor. Here’s why. The common... Read more »

How to Avoid Failure to Promote Claims

July 9, 2026

By: Mark T. Sottile

If you have read some of our previous legal blogs, you know that the vast majority of single plaintiff employment litigation is precipitated by an adverse action, most often a termination. When an employee is terminated—purportedly for an illegal reason—they may have a claim for economic damages like back pay and front pay, which flow... Read more »

Business Divorce in E-Commerce: Who Gets the Brand When the Founders Split?

July 8, 2026

Blog, From Boardroom to Courtroom: Business Disputes in Pennsylvania

By: Matthew R. Barnes

A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. A business divorce is the breakup of co-owners in a closely held company. Whether amicable or contested, it always involves unwinding shared control over assets, customers, and decision-making. In e-commerce companies, the brand is... Read more »

Founder Disputes: Key Considerations When Founders Clash

June 10, 2026

Blog, From Boardroom to Courtroom: Business Disputes in Pennsylvania

By: Matthew R. Barnes

A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. Many fast-growing companies are founded by friends, family, or colleagues. As these companies expand, founder disputes can emerge. Founder disputes are not typical business disagreements. Founders often play many roles (owner, director, officer, employee,... Read more »

Institutional Risk: Supreme Court to Decide Whether Title IX Covers Employee Discrimination Claims

May 21, 2026

Blog, Insights & Impact Business Blog

By: Jesse Marra

On May 18, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether Title IX gives employees of federally funded educational institutions a private right to sue for sex discrimination in employment. The case, Crowther v. Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, No. 25-183, will resolve a long-running circuit split with direct consequences... Read more »

PA Supreme Court Limits Consumer Protection Claims: Key Takeaways from Halpern v. Ricoh USA, Inc.

May 6, 2026

Blog, From Boardroom to Courtroom: Business Disputes in Pennsylvania

By: Matthew R. Barnes

A recurring series exploring shareholder disputes, partnership conflicts, membership fights, and business breakups in the Keystone State. Follow the series here. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently limited the scope of the Commonwealth’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL). Any company selling goods or services to Pennsylvania consumers should understand its obligations under the... Read more »