Counting Doe

Charles Haws of Barley Snyder filed an injunction before the Commonwealth Court against the Pennsylvania Game Commission to postpone issuing hunting permits for antlerless deer on state game and forest lands.  The injunction was filed on behalf of the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania in an effort to require the state to ensure that the existing herd numbers can support the number of permits that are being issued.  Unified Sportsmen of Pa. v. Pa. Game Commission (427 MD 2007) docket search here.  Read more about the case in  "Organization files injunction against Pa. Game Commission,"  Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (9/16/2007), or in "State sued by sportsmen again over its deer hunting policy," The [Allentown] Morning Call  (9/18/2007).

Lancaster Newspapers puts case 'to bed'

Lancaster Newspapers and Barley Snyder partner George Werner have finally seen the victorious end to Weber v. Lancaster Newspapers (Lanc. Co. CI-98-13401).  The most recent motion in the case was withdrawn by Weber last Thursday, Sept 20, 2007.  By withdrawing the motion for post-trial relief that was filed August 10th, Weber finally put the case, first filed in 1998, to bed.  Read more in Appeal in Newspaper Lawsuit Withdrawn published Sept 23, 2007.