2/15/2019 Harrisburg, PA. This week we completed a non-jury trial against a real estate brokerage company. We alleged the company negligently failed to supervise one of its agents. This was a type of Real Estate Br...
Read MoreVerdict Against Fraudulent Real Estate Agent
Verdict against real estate agent for fraud
Read MoreWhat the Heck is Tacking?
We just successfully finished an interesting trial on the subject of Tacking. Our client lost patience with his next door neighbor. About 20 years ago the daughter of the longtime neighbor moved in and doubled the size of the home and expanded her ...
Read MoreAdephia Gateway Easement Language
12/13/2017 Adelphia Gateway is relying on easement language in easement created by other companies. In most cases the easement was with Interstate Energy Company. The language in those older easements allows the operator to put in a pipeline for...
Read MoreStucco Verdict against Remediation Contractor
Tupitza & Associates, P.C. obtained an $813,000 verdict for clients on June 21, 2017, against stucco remediation contractor Atlantic Remediation and Restoration Contractors, LLC. (“ARRC”) and its principal, Harry Weatherby. The ver...
Read MoreCFPB issues $3.5M Kickback Fine
February 2, 2017 The CFPB, (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) this week ordered Prospect Mortgage to pay a $3.5 million fine for improper mortgage referrals. The CFPB called it a kickback scheme. There are three reasons why the mortgage company ...
Read MorePipeline Eminent Domain Condemnation
Pipeline Eminent Domain Condemnation Action on this issue is needed immediately. Most of the amicable settlements between Sunoco Pipeline, L.P., and property owners over right of way agreements related to the Mariner East pipelines are on the book...
Read MoreBobbie Kalia Meets with Senator Dinniman
As part of her duties as 6th District Leader for the Humane Society of the United States, Attorney Bobbie Kalia recently met with leaders in Harrisburg to promote issues related to animal rights. Bobbie is a senior associate of ...
Read MoreSunoco Logistics Mariner East Pipeline
PIPELINE TO IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA PROPERTY OWNERS This past year, 2015, has been a trying year for property owners living near the existing Sunoco pipeline. The line goes from Marcus Hook, Delaware County, PA to Washington County, PA. The existing ...
Read MoreChallenge of Gas Lease- No Extension of Term
Wayne and Mary Harrison challenged the validity of their gas lease with Cabot Oil & Gas, and Cabot claimed such challenge in the courts acted to repudiate the lease thus entitling it to relief which extended the term of the lease. The case was t...
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