News from 2010

SWB Yankees must provide bids received for concessionaire contract at municipal baseball stadium to Scranton Times-Tribune reporter

After a year and a half wait, a newspaper reporter is one step closer to receiving documents requested pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law.  The Commonwealth Court has issued an opinion affirming a final determination of the Office of Open Records and the order of the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas, both of which directed the SWB Yankees to disclose copies of bids received for a baseball stadium concessionaire contract. … Read On

Recent Office of Open Records Decisions: From Strip Searches to Donor Records

The OOR continues to refine its consideration of a potpourri of Right-to-Know issues and implements with those decisions several recent decisions of the Commonwealth Court. Strip Searches In a decision involving the City of Bethlehem, Dye v. City of Bethlehem, OOR Dkt. AP 2010-0510, the OOR granted in part and denied in part an individual’s request for policies and procedures relating to strip searches and documents and videos regarding such searches from 2000 to the present. … Read On

Nauman Smith Attorney Successfully Represents National Railroad Company

Nauman Smith Attorney Craig J. Staudenmaier successfully represented a national Railroad company recently in a Federal Employer Liability Act case involving an employee who claimed he was injured when a piece of automated equipment he was operating allegedly failed. The employee claimed permanent, career ending back injury. The 5-day jury trial in Dauphin County resulted in a verdict in favor of the Railroad… Read On