Peacock Tales
Volume 19, Number 1 · January 2009Brief Notes
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that a homeowners' association was not liable for a pit bull attack in a driveway of the development.
The Federal Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that a trade/vocational school may be liable for a student's reckless driving where a student souped up his car at the school.
Senate Bill 908 signed by Governor Rendell in October of 2008 requires persons who sell, for a fee or commission, other person's property on an online bidding platform (i.e. Ebay) to register with the State Board of Auctioneers Examiners.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that an agoraphobic (an abnormal fear of being in open or public places) college professor does not qualify for an Americans with Dis- abilities Act or Family Medical Leave Act claim.
The Third Circuit Federal Court of Appeals held that a woman cannot be fired over having an abortion.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held that midwives are not subject to regulation as delivering babies is not surgery or the practice of medicine.
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that paramedics are not subject to the firefighters' exemption for overtime pay.
The Minnesota Court of Appeals held that where a criminal defendant attacked his public defender in court, he is not entitled to a new attorney, having forfeited his right to counsel.
The Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas has ruled that a dog owner who was unaware of the prior aggressive behavior of his dog could not be sued on the basis of safety concerns of a particular breed.