If you have ever purchased a home, you likely know that sellers have a duty to disclose information on the condition of the home with a description of any material defects that affect the value of the property. This is usually done through a form the Seller provides when you first look at the house […]

Smart devices connected to the “Internet of Things” can make life in your smart home significantly easier. But when buying or selling a home, those smart devices need to be considered and carefully included in the sale’s agreement and disclosures. What is the Internet of Things? The Internet of Things refers to the system of […]

With the evolution of technology and video surveillance equipment becoming both less expensive and more concealable, the use of these devices in personal care and assisted living facilities has become more prevalent. Whether they are installed by the facility to monitor patient safety and employee conduct or set up by residents and their families to […]

On January 19, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) granted a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to the project known as the PennEast Pipeline.  In this project, a consortium of utility providers is proposing to construct this 108 mile natural gas pipeline from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to Mercer County, New Jersey.  In the Lehigh […]

On July 26, 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Health made available the long-awaited online application process for physician certification under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Program. In order to obtain certification, a physician must: Demonstrate to the DOH by training or expertise that he or she is qualified in treating one of the “serious medical conditions” […]

Medical Marijuana is one step closer to reality with recent temporary and draft regulations published by the state of Pennsylvania.

Recently, the United States Supreme Court issued a long awaited and significant decision relating to the “implied certification theory” under the False Claims Act.

On July 29, 2016, President Obama signed into law H.R. 3700 also known as the “Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act,” which amends the process used by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to determine qualification for a low-interest mortgage with FHA insurance.  Most significantly, it lowers the owner-occupancy requirement from 50 percent to 35 percent.  Current […]

The medical marijuana law has different impacts for interested parties – physicians and potential growers and dispensers.

The medical marijuana law has different impacts for interested parties – physicians and potential growers and dispensers.