July 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Common Pleas Court Lacks Jurisdiction in Sugar Pesticide Lawsuit, Superior Court AffirmsThe Superior Court rejected the plaintiffs' argument that the defendants were connected to Pennsylvania via a "stream of commerce."
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
July 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Appeal Fails in Challenge to Law Allowing Involuntary Commitment of Sex OffendersAfter the appeal was filed to the Superior Court, the state Supreme Court ruled that involuntary commitment for sex offenders was not punitive.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
July 15, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Class Action Against Bethlehem Landfill Unearthed on AppealThe Third Circuit rejected the district court's reasoning that because the odors constituted a public nuisance affecting the "whole community" instead of "some particular person," it couldn't be considered a private claim under Pennsylvania law.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
July 10, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Defender Association Held Immune in Parents' Lawsuit Over Child SeparationThe Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas held in an apparent issue of first impression that court-appointed guardians ad litem are immune from malpractice suits.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
7 minute read
July 09, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Superior Court Denies Attorney Fees for Doctor's Breach of Contract AppealThe Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the denial of attorney fees for lawyers representing a doctor in an appeal from a collection of judgment proceeding stemming from his breach of contract case against his employer.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
July 09, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Court Rejects Toll Brothers' Argument That Arbitrator Ignored Law Firm's Alleged OverbillingToll Brothers argued that Horn Williamson, which represented homeowners in litigation over defective homes, employed unreasonable billing practices and that the arbitrator refused to hear evidence to that point by declining to admit invoices related to the firm's representation of other homeowners.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
July 09, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Courts Can't Order Detainment of Immigrants to Thwart DeportationThe Appellate Division's ruling examines the state bail reform law's interaction with federal immigration law.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
4 minute read
July 06, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal
Ice Melt Supplier's Suit Against Municipal Cooperative Isn't Worth Its Salt, 3rd Circuit SaysA split panel affirmed a ruling in favor of the Morris County Cooperative Pricing Council, which awards and executes contracts for products and services so its members can obtain volume discount.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
4 minute read
July 02, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Superior Court Upholds Attorney Fees Based on Lawyer's 'Frivolous Appeals'The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld a ruling granting attorney fees to State Farm Insurance due to the insured's lawyer's "vexatious" conduct in conducting "frivolous appeals" in an insurance dispute.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read
July 02, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer
Court Upholds Dismissal of Fentanyl Overdose Case Against Pharmacy"By participating in the scheme to obtain the fentanyl, and by illegally possessing the fentanyl ... the decedent was 'an active, voluntary participant in the wrongful conduct or transaction(s) for which [appellant] seeks redress,'" Judge Victor Stabile wrote.
By P.J. D'Annunzio
3 minute read