PA Commonwealth Court
Oct. 11 en banc session of Commonwealth Court argued cases about a non-residents' sports facility usage fee, the legality of software for Pennsylvania Skill Games, a statue of Christopher Columbus on land owned by the city of Pittsburgh, and responsibility for transportation of students to specific charter schools.
Sept. 13 en banc session of Commonwealth Court featured these arguments: out-of-state dentist licensure reciprocity; concrete factory height zoning variance; judicial employee supervision; unemployment compensation for self-employed; and license to carry a firearm denial
PA Superior Court
Aug. 9 en banc session of Superior Court featured these arguments: insurance investigation failure to preserve evidence; a proceeding involving a minor consolidated with another case and if that preliminary hearing should have be recharacterized as a trial; medical malpractice corporate liability; and same sex marriage parental rights.
PA Supreme Court
Sept. 12 en banc session of Commonwealth Court featured these arguments: drug overdose death emotional distress damages; hearsay evidence presented at preliminary hearing and PSEA standing in outsourced job pension funding case.
Sept. 13 en banc session of Supreme Court featured these arguments: Philadelphia gun ordinance state preemption; dual enrollment program and collective bargaining agreements; and limited partnerships with arbitration clauses.
Sept. 14 en banc session of Supreme Court featured these arguments: prevailing wage for publicly funded private institution; privileged religious communications; malpractice by children's legal guardian; and right to speedy trial.