Legal Opinion

L.B. Foster Co. v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 31, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAHERTY, Judge.

L.B. Foster Company (Foster) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) denying Foster’s request for a preliminary injunction to prohibit Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) from awarding a contract to a competitive bidder, Progress Rail Services (Progress), on the grounds that Progress’ bid did not comply with the Pennsylvania “Buy American Act,” 1 (the State Act) because a majority of the steel contained in its bid was produced in a foreign country, even though those steel products were available from…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Roberts v. School Dist. of ScrantonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Philadelphia Suburban Corp. v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Lewis v. City of HarrisburgCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Lutz Appellate Printers, Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Property & SuppliesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Quaid v. Philadelphia Tax Review BoardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Santoro v. MorseSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. TIG Specialty Insurance v. KokenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. COTE v. SCHNELL INDUSTRIESDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2021
  4. United Blower, Inc. v. Lycoming Cty. Water & Sewer Auth.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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