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Category: Legal

Banking/Finance

Judge offers temporary cease-fire in loan fight between bank, flooring firm

After listening to both sides of a loan dispute yesterday morning, a Dauphin County judge outlined a potential truce and asked attorneys to put it in writing.Harrisburg-area flooring supplier Frontier Surfaces claims it is on the brink of financial collapse following efforts by regional lender Mid Penn Bancorp to collect on a $4 million loan to the company.Mid Penn […]

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Legal

Court backs denial of Hershey-area development

A state appeals court last week upheld a decision by local officials to deny a mixed-use development that included a proposed Sheetz store in Derry Township, Dauphin County. Dubbed Governor’s Crossing, the project was proposed for the southwest corner of West Governor and Fishburn roads south of downtown Hershey. But in November 2023, supervisors in Derry Township […]

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Construction

Regional contractors clash over hospital project

A York contractor claims it has not been paid in full for work it performed earlier this year on a multimillion-dollar project to expand a local hospital.In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in York County court, Kinsley Construction LLC says it was hired by other contractors in 2024 to provide concrete for the foundation of a new surgical […]

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Banking/Finance

Flooring firm levels new charges in loan dispute

A regional bank allegedly relied on false premises to seize $1.6 million in inventory from a Harrisburg-area flooring company, according to a legal complaint filed by the company against the bank.The complaint, filed last week in Dauphin County court against Mid Penn Bank, is the latest salvo in a dispute over an alleged loan default by the […]

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Energy

Court declines to reconsider solar case

Gratz Borough will not be getting another day in court for its long-running case against a proposed solar project – at least not in Commonwealth Court.In a short note last week, the appeals court said it would not reconsider arguments in a zoning-related dispute over the project.The decision is the latest legal setback in the […]

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Construction

WellSpan, Inch settle sports center lawsuit

WellSpan Health and Inch & Co. reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed last week by WellSpan over a proposed sports complex on which they have been partnering, according to a WellSpan spokesperson and an Inch & Co. executive. The settlement includes transferring ownership of the sports complex site to WellSpan, according to health system spokesperson Ryan Coyle. […]

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Banking/Finance

Bank, business owner spar in court over loan

The owner of a Harrisburg-area flooring company and a regional bank are trading allegations in Dauphin County court over the status of a $4 million loan. Mid Penn Bank claims the loan is in default and is seeking a judgement of just over $4 million, plus interest, according to court filings. Scott Appel, founder of flooring manufacturer and […]

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Food

Lawsuit accuses high-profile Lancaster chef of misusing restaurant funds

A lawsuit is accusing one of Lancaster’s culinary stars of misappropriating money earned by the restaurant and bakery that he and a partner opened nearly a decade ago.The restaurant is Bistro Barberet & Bakery, which has garnered international acclaim since opening in 2015 at 26 E. King St. in Lancaster.In the lawsuit filed this week, the […]

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Health Care

Device maker settles federal charges

Diopsys Inc., a medical device company based in Middletown, has agreed to pay up to $14.25 million for allegedly violating state and federal laws by submitting false claims to Medicaid and Medicare, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.Diopsys, which was formerly based in New Jersey, developed a device that […]

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