Dec 7 2017 AFFIRMED Commonwealth Court Opinion (00737455xC305A) In a precedential opinion issued on December 7, 2017, the Commonwealth Court handed municipal authorities two important victories when dealing with customers who refuse to pay their assessments.  In Warwick Township Water and Sewer Authority v. Warwick Realty Co., L.P., — A.3d — (2017), 2017 WL 6043644,…

          Rudolph Clarke Managing Partner Michael Clarke and attorney Lauren Gallagher worked to ensure that a Montgomery County sewer conveyance system remained under municipal ownership. In guiding the Borough of Conshohocken Authority in its successful bid for the West Conshohocken sewer conveyance system, Mike and Lauren helped prevent significant increases in…

Rudolph Clarke attorney Lauren Gallagher won a significant victory for the Northampton, Bucks County, Municipal Authority, successfully arguing that an appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was not justified in a case against the owners of 11 non-residential properties. Pennsylvania law allows the Authority to recover the costs of construction from properties benefitted by the…