Is Your Child Making Progress on the IEP?

The IEP is a multi-page document that contains a significant amount of information about your child and the school’s plan for ensuring that he/she makes meaningful educational ...

Meet the Newest KADMF Board Member

We congratulate Patrick M. Hitchens, Esq. in being appointed as a Board Member of the

Class Actions: The State Court Action Is Alive & Well

State court class actions remain a viable vehicle in Pennsylvania.  But, they still take a backseat to the federal case.  Let’s consider the...

U.S. Supreme Court Issues Unanimous Opinion On Special Education Legal Standard

On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District regarding the appropriate level of educational benefit that school...

Homeowners Policies Do Not Cover Floods

Our team was recently getting ready for trial.  Part of the process included preparing "points for charge"  -- these are concise statements of the law the parties propose for the Judge to read to...

March Doesn’t Have to Be All About Madness!

Pennsylvania Court Takes Measure of Depreciation in Homeowners’ Claims

Depreciation remains legal in the Keystone State (as it should be).  A recent opinion from our Superior Court – Pennsylvania’s intermediate appellate court – reinforced this simple topic, but...

NON-PROFIT STATUS ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH FOR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION

Is a non-profit trust company automatically entitled to a property tax exemption when...

Supreme Court to Hear Transgender School Bathroom Rights Case in March

The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear arguments in a major dispute on transgender rights on March 28, 2017. Gloucester County School Board v....