An independent receiver is now overseeing the beleaguered Governor’s Square apartments in Uptown Harrisburg. Under a court order finalized in late August by a Dauphin
A local lawsuit related to a data breach at insurance and employee benefits brokerage Alera Group has prompted a local lawsuit. The lawsuit is not targeting Illinois-based Alera, however. It was filed last month against Members 1st Federal Credit Union, based in Hampden Township, Cumberland County. Filed in Cumberland County by a Members 1st employee, the lawsuit […]
Federal authorities have filed a pair of complaints against Daryl Heller alleging that the Lancaster County business owner defrauded investors in an ATM network that operated as a ponzi scheme. The charges, from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, echo accusations made over the […]
A York County winery is back open after facing yet another court order to shut down. In a brief decision Friday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court cleared Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in Lower Windsor Township to reopen while it pursues its appeal of a long-running case over its right to operate. Lower courts have consistently ruled […]
A new lawsuit aims to implicate former business partners of Daryl Heller in the alleged ponzi scheme at the center of his legal troubles. The class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court this week, accuses Jerry Hostetter, Mir Jafer Ali “Buck” Joffrey, Randall Leaman and Dave Zook of helping Heller carry out the scheme, which the […]
Restaurants in Pennsylvania overcame a key obstacle in their long-running effort to recover tens of millions of dollars in fees from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board that the restaurants argue they never should have been charged. In a 31-page ruling last week, a Commonwealth Court judge said the restaurants could pursue a class-action lawsuit against the […]
It took a York County judge about 25 minutes to approve the closure of a business that has operated for more than 20 years. Barring any last-minute legal twists, Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in Lower Windsor Township must close “immediately” under an order approved at a hearing yesterday morning before Court of Common Pleas Judge Matthew […]
A state court rejected an appeal from a York County winery fighting orders that it shut down. The decision last week by Superior Court of Pennsylvania forestalls one of the last legal avenues available to Moon Dancer Vineyards & Winery in its long-running battle with neighbors who want the venue to cease operations. The neighbors — Amanda […]
A Pennsylvania appeals court sided last week with a corporate taxpayer that claimed state tax authorities were wrong to reject its petition for a refund. The company, a subsidiary of California-based electric utility Edison International, sought a refund for state taxes it paid in 2008 after an IRS audit in 2017 reduced its federal taxable income. […]
Business owner Daryl Heller has blamed several factors for the collapse of Paramount Management Group, the Lancaster-based ATM network that imploded last year in a morass of lawsuits. Those factors include rising interest rates, declining ATM usage and tighter regulatory requirements for the cash-dispensing machines, according to a report released this week by an examiner appointed […]