Matthew M. Haar

Select representations include:

• A real estate brokerage company and one of its agents in a lawsuit connected with the sale of a farmstead in Pennsylvania in which the client represented the sellers in the transaction. The buyers sued the brokerage and agent, as well as the buyers’ broker and agent, alleging non-disclosure of restrictive covenants. The buyers claimed fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, and statutory violations of the Uniform Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law and the Real Estate Sellers Disclosure Law. The case ended with a favorable settlement for the client on the fourth day of a jury trial. 
• A contractor in an appeal in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, which ruled that the denial of a bid protest by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services was arbitrary and capricious. 
• A cannabis grower/processor in Pennsylvania in an administrative challenge to the state’s recently issued medical marijuana licenses. An applicant who failed to secure a license filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court that sought to enjoin the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and successful licensees, including the client, from moving forward with the state’s medical marijuana program. The Commonwealth Court ruled in favor of the client, DOH and the other successful licensees, throwing out the challenge. 

Select representations include:

• A health care company in the dismissal of a lawsuit by a policyholder related to denied claims for out-of-network medical services. The policyholder attempted to state claims for unfair trade practices and consumer protection law violations, insurance bad faith, and fraudulent misrepresentation. In addition to reimbursement of unpaid claims, the policyholder sought treble damages, punitive damages and attorney’s fees. The district court judge dismissed all claims against the client. 
• A national insurance company in a multi-billion dollar dispute involving regulatory issues related to the reserves and surplus accumulated by the insurer’s plans. 
• A title insurance company in a favorable decision in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on title insurance coverage and insurance bad faith claims. 
• A life and supplemental health insurer in a coverage dispute.