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The Case of the “Famous Chicken”: Pay Attention at Baseball Games!
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by briankoeberle.
It has been a long-standing doctrine in sports law that spectators at a baseball game assume the risk of potentially getting hit by foul balls. The application of the assumption of risk doctrine thereby serves as a complete bar to recovery for damages caused by a foul ball. This doctrine has even been extended to [...]
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Homeowners Associations Have the Upper Hand!
Posted on 01. Sep, 2009 by briankoeberle.
Mad at your homeowners association? Considering not paying your annual assessment pending resolution of the dispute? You might want to think twice. Homeowners Associations (HOA’s) have gained a lot of power under Pennsylvania Law in the past decade or so. Since the adoption of the Uniform Planned Community Act (UPCA) in 1997, Pennsylvania law now [...]
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Defective Subdivision Plans Can Create Future Headaches
Posted on 25. Aug, 2009 by briankoeberle.
Recently I settled a case involving a defective subdivision plan that should be of interest to homeowners living – or contemplating buying a home – in a recorded subdivision plan. The developer in question bought the residue of a rural residential resort property out of bankruptcy court in the mid 1970′s. In 1978 the developer [...]
