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Political subdivisions need only be reasonable, not Herculean, in their attempts to locate records to be produced in response to public records request.

A relator filed a mandamus action to compel the City of Sheffield to produce documents in response to a public records request. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

Plaintiffs lacked prudential standing to assert claims because their complaint alleged only damages suffered by non-party companies.

The district court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss in an action asserting claims for breach of fiduciary duty and legal malpractice. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

The en banc Third Circuit concludes citizens with prior felony convictions for welfare fraud are among ‘the people’ protected by the Second Amendment.

In 1995, Bryan David Range pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement to obtain food stamps in violation of Pennsylvania law and faced up to five years’ imprisonment. Following the conviction, Mr. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

Third Circuit holds Uber drivers are not exempt from Federal Arbitration Act and are subject to binding arbitration.

The Third Circuit joined the First and Ninth Circuits in holding that Uber drivers are not exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) and, therefore, are subject to binding arbitration.  Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2023 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent developments of interest to our readers.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that claimant’s dram shop claim arose out of maintenance or use of a motor vehicle; therefore, employer was precluded from subrogating its payment of Heart and Lung Act benefits against claimant’s settlement of the claim.

In this case, the claimant, a police officer, sustained multiple injuries when his patrol car was struck by an intoxicated driver’s vehicle. The employer accepted liability for the injuries. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp, Vol. 27, No.