July 7, 2010
On July 13, 2010, I will again be serving as a faculty member for the Seminar “Landlord Tenant Law; Beyond the Basics”, which will be held in Harrisburg. This is the second year that I have served
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Landlord Tenant Law: Beyond the Basics
By Julie Miller
On July 13, 2010, I will again be serving as a faculty member for the Seminar “Landlord Tenant Law; Beyond the Basics”, which will be held in Harrisburg. This is the second year that I have served on the faculty…
“Fumo disclosure on addictions could pay off”
Main August 22, 2009″Fumo disclosure on addictions could pay off”The title of this post is the headline of this local article discussing the possibility that a prominent defendant, who received a federal sentence already considered lenient, may be able to…
Comparing white-collar apples and drug dealing oranges at sentencing
Main July 17, 2009Comparing white-collar apples and drug dealing oranges at sentencingThis local article, headlined “Lawyers question Fumo’s sentence: The former state senator appears to have gotten off easy for misusing $2.4 million in taxpayers’ money, defense attorneys…
Harrisburg City Council Proposes “Life Partnership Registry”
Typically a full time employee is afforded the benefit of health insurance by an employer. A full time employee is usually able to cover a spouse and children at an additional cost. However more and more companies have been extending…
Butter Is Poison And We Should Tax It, Says Professor
Every year the Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Diary Promotion Program sponsor the “butter sculpture” at the Harrisburg Farm Show. This year, the buttery likenesses of Benjamin Franklin and the Liberty Bell were big hits. At the end of the…
D.C. Circuit Affirms SEC Findings of Scienter Involving Underwriter of Municipal Bonds
The D.C. Circuit recently affirmed, in SEC v. Bradbury, 2008 WL 108728 (D.C. Cir. Jan. 11, 2008) an SEC order that held a broker-dealer that acted as an underwriter for a municipal bond offering was liable for securities fraud. The…
Chocolate Class Cases Commence
According to a local news report, direct purchasers of chocolate from Hershey, Mars, Cadbury Schweppes, and Nestle have started filing price-fixing cases and pleading for class action treatment. Venue. Two of the cases are pending in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, federal…
Widener Law School Symposium on Crimtorts
By joetort
On February 25, 2008, Widener University School of Law’s Harrisburg, Pennsylvania campus is hosting a symposium entitled, Crimtorts. Speakers include Deans Linda Ammons (Widener), Susan Raeker-Jordan (Widener), and Kenneth Simons (Boston U.); and Professors Martha Chamallas (Ohio State), Michael…
Junior Property Scholars Conference – February ’08
By propertyprof
On February 8 and 9, 2008, I’ll host a works-in-progress conference for junior property scholars at Widener Law School in Harrisburg, PA. I’m pretty flexible on the definition of “junior property scholar,” though the basic rule of thumb is teaching…