Legal Opinion

Trib Total Media, Inc. v. Highlands School District

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 5, 2010No. 1588 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge McCULLOUGH.

Trib Total Media, Inc. (TTM) appeals from the August 6, 2009, order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court), which granted Highlands School District’s (District) motion for judgment on the pleadings and dismissed TTM’s complaint with prejudice. The question before us is one of first impression: whether the Highlands School Board (Board) violated the Sunshine Act, 65 Pa. C.S. §§ 701-716, by inviting local business owners to participate in an executive session for litigation purposes to discuss a property tax assessment appeal? 1

TTM is a…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Weaver v. HarpsterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  2. Consumers Education & Protective Ass'n v. NolanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Freundt v. Com. Dept. of Transp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. Kennedy v. Upper Milford Township Zoning Hearing BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Pfister v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  5. Friends of Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School v. Chester County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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