As many of our viewers are aware, Firearms Industry Consulting Group, a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., has spearheaded the opposition to ATF's most recent rulemaking proposal, ATF-41P. Yesterday, we filed our formal Comment in opposition to ATF 41P. With exhibits, it is over 500 pages. You can download a copy here. As we … Continue reading FICG Files Comment in Opposition to ATF – 41P
6th Annual Prince Law Offices Community Meal!
Tomorrow, December 7, 2013, Prince Law Offices, P.C., will host its 6th annual Community Meal at its Reading office, located at 42 S. 5th St., Reading Pa. (the Community Meal will actually be held behind the office, off of Wood St.). Every year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Prince Law Offices hosts this community meal for … Continue reading 6th Annual Prince Law Offices Community Meal!
Erie Litigation Update – En Banc Oral Argument Cancelled by the Court
Today, I received a faxed Order from the Commonwealth Court simply stating, "AND NOW, this 5th day of December, 2013, argument in the above-captioned matter, currently scheduled for December 11, 2013, on the En Banc Argument list at Harrisburg, is cancelled and this appeal shall be decided based on the briefs previously filed." The reason … Continue reading Erie Litigation Update – En Banc Oral Argument Cancelled by the Court
Big Game Hunting Rosters Requirement for PA Hunters – Gone Like Our Paper Licenses? Maybe….
By Tom Beveridge. On November 27, 2013, Governor Corbett signed Senate Bill 763 into law which amends Section 2324 of Title 34 (commonly referred to as the Game and Wildlife Code) effectively eliminating the mandatory requirement of maintaining a "roster" of the individuals who are hunting deer, bear, elk or turkey "together or in unison … Continue reading Big Game Hunting Rosters Requirement for PA Hunters – Gone Like Our Paper Licenses? Maybe….
FICG’s Amicus Brief in McKee LTCF Revocation Results in Overturn of Sheriff David’s Revocation
Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., is proud to announce that the Amicus Curiae Brief of Chief Counsel Joshua Prince assisted Appellant Dennis McKee in securing a victory in his license to carry firearms (LTCF) revocation by Beaver County Sheriff David. In a 33 page Opinion, Judge Tesla overruled … Continue reading FICG’s Amicus Brief in McKee LTCF Revocation Results in Overturn of Sheriff David’s Revocation
Prince Law Offices, P.C. Selected to Draft Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
By Tom Odom, Esq. In January 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the question of whether President Obama exceeded his constitutional authority in purporting to appoint several members of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") without seeking Senate confirmation of the nominees. The NLRB had authority to hear and decide labor … Continue reading Prince Law Offices, P.C. Selected to Draft Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
New PA Supreme Court Case May Change the Landscape of Vocational Litigation
by Karl Voigt A November 21, 2013 opinion from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may have just changed the game in job availability litigation. Since 1996, workers' compensation insurers have been able to try to reduce an injured worker's wage loss benefits by alleging that they can return to hypothetical jobs. In an opinion published in … Continue reading New PA Supreme Court Case May Change the Landscape of Vocational Litigation
Erie Litigation Update
I know it has been a while since I have blogged about the current status of the Erie litigation, 1038 CD 2013, in relation to 18 PA.C.S. 6120. As I have been somewhat inundated with work, I wanted to quickly bring everyone up to speed. I previously blogged about the Motion to Stay Pending Appeal … Continue reading Erie Litigation Update
ATF 41P: IT’S NOT TO LATE TO CONTACT SBA
The SBA is actively examining whether ATF improperly certified compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act. If you are the CLEO of a small jurisdiction or a small business FFL, SBA needs to hear from you NOW. When ATF first announced that it planned to publish the proposed rule that triggered the current rulemaking ATF 41P, … Continue reading ATF 41P: IT’S NOT TO LATE TO CONTACT SBA
Pottstown PAL – IWI Tavor (IDF version) RAFFLE!!!
The Pottstown Area Police Athletic League (PAL) is holding a raffle for an Israeli Weapons Industry (IWI) Tavor IDF Rifle with Mepro 21 Reflex Sight, which was donated by Kenney’s Custom Props, LLC, a Hollywood prop design company and manufacturer of firearms. The IWI Tavor rifle is a 100% ambidextrous, 5.56 caliber bull pup rifle … Continue reading Pottstown PAL – IWI Tavor (IDF version) RAFFLE!!!