October 1, 2026
Blog, Insights & Impact Business Blog
By:
Timothy M. Hazel
A follow-up to “The Push to Modernize the MPC” Our earlier post surveyed the reform wave gathering in Harrisburg — Senate Resolution 211’s fact-finding mandate, by-right allowances for duplexes, triplexes, and accessory dwelling units, statewide caps on density, setback, and parking rules, tighter SALDO review clocks, appeal-bond reform, and new... Read More
September 8, 2026
Blog, Insights & Impact Business Blog
By:
Mark T. Sottile
, Scott A. Coffina
If you’re a regular reader of our firm’s blogs, you might recall our April 23, 2026, article on a $17 million settlement concerning allegations that IBM’s diversity practices violated the False Claims Act. More recently, on August 25th, the Department of Justice announced another False Claims Act resolution, with Deloitte... Read More
September 3, 2026
Blog, Family Law Blog
By:
Carla Schiff Donnelly
I have been practicing Family Law for more than 25 years and just recently completed my first annulment case. The Court annulled the marriage, finding that it had been induced by fraud. When I researched the issue, the vast majority of the cases were from the late 1800s and early... Read More
August 27, 2026
Blog, Insights & Impact Business Blog
The Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq. (“MPC”), has served since 1968 as the foundational framework governing land use planning, zoning ordinances, subdivision, and land development decisions for municipalities across Pennsylvania. However, amid a growing housing crisis and persistent development delays, state lawmakers and executive agencies are... Read More
August 26, 2026
Blog, Insights & Impact Business Blog
By:
Frank H. Stoy
The proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies in all walks of life, including the legal profession, is hardly news. At this point, you might even find the topic exhausting. That said, the use of AI—and its real-world implications in the courtroom—must not be ignored. Just last week, we received yet another... Read More
August 4, 2026
Blog, Insights & Impact Business Blog
By:
Michael S. Robinson
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’... Read More
July 9, 2026
Blog, Insights & Impact Business Blog
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... Read More
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... Read More
June 29, 2026
Blog
By:
Frank H. Stoy
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Monsanto Company v. Durnell, holding that the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (“FIFRA”) expressly preempted state-law failure to warn claims where state law would have required Monsanto to add a cancer warning to its RoundUp weedkiller label. Although the... Read More
June 17, 2026
Blog, Family Law Blog
By:
Robert D. Weinberg
The worst moments in a divorce or separation process often occur during the physical separation of the parties. In Pennsylvania, parties can be legally separated but remain in the same residence. This dynamic has pros and cons; one benefit is that the status quo remains in place until further decisions... Read More
