Category: Newsletters
Zoning Variances: Use and Dimensional
Local zoning laws typically regulate the types of uses that can be established in a given area, as well as the physical characteristics of structures located with a given zoning district. Zoning ordinances typically divide a municipality into various zones, including residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural… Continue reading
Consent Exceeded
A recent case involving pro football star Bill Romanowski illustrates the limits of “consent” as a defense in a personal injury case in the context of professional sports. In sporting events, whether professional or amateur, players are generally deemed by law to have consented to… Continue reading
Latin Lovers 2004
Like doctors and other professionals, attorneys are licensed by the various states to practice within the state’s borders. A doctor licensed in New Jersey generally cannot practice in Pennsylvania unless also licensed here. The same goes for attorneys. Sometimes a court in one state will… Continue reading
New Years Resolutions
Here are some important goals you might want to set for the coming new year: Make a Will, or review your existing Will and check it for needed revisions. Prepare a Living Will, otherwise known as an “advance medical directive.” For older clients especially, prepare… Continue reading
Litigation Update: Valley Forge Golf Course and The Barnes Foundation
The Valley Forge Golf Course in King of Prussia, PA (Upper Merion Township) and the Barnes Foundation in Merion, PA, have been the subjects of long-running litigation for decades, “since the mind of man runneth not to the contrary.” One has been resolved finally, it… Continue reading
The Implied Warranty of Habitability In Residential Leases
Many residential leases provide that the leased premises are either taken in “as is” condition or are silent as to condition. When no reference is made to the condition, the presumption is that the tenant has inspected the leased premises and has accepted the premises… Continue reading
Increase In Unified Credit/Annual Exclusion
The applicable credit amount (formerly the unified credit or the exemption equivalent credit) allowed in computing estate taxes for estates of decedents dying in 2004 is $555,800. This applicable credit amount exempts $1,500,000 from estate tax liability in 2004. The applicable exclusion amount for estate… Continue reading
What’s on Your Invoice?
We handle a variety of collection cases for commercial clients, and one of the common problems we encounter is the use of sales invoices which are either incomplete, lacking the proper or necessary terms, or containing ambiguities which only serve to foul up the collection… Continue reading
BBC&B Update
We would like to welcome Elena Gray to our BBC&B family. Elena lives in Royersford. Pennsylvania. She and her husband Ken have two children. Elena joins us as secretary to Curt Ward and Kenny Butera. Kevin Palmer marked twenty years of practicing law at the… Continue reading
Crash Course in Auto News
Have you ever been tempted to purchase a motor vehicle from a friend or at auction — but not insure it until it was repaired and road-worthy? Be careful. Persons who own registered but uninsured automobiles in Pennsylvania run certain surprising risks.The purpose of the… Continue reading