By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 4, 2017
Pro Se Suit Against Law Firm Over Licensure Of Attorneys Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Trial court erred in holding that action for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress filed by appellants, minor's parents on her behalf, against minor's sexual abuser was time barred because the minority tolling statute suspended the applicable statute of limitations until the minor turned 18. Reversed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Plaintiff was required to produce expert testimony to make out a prima facie case for medical negligence. Defendant was entitled to summary judgment where plaintiff failed to produce its expert report within the time set by the court's case management order.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Under the gist-of-the-action doctrine, plaintiff's legal malpractice suit against defendants sounded in tort and, therefore, the suit was time-barred because it was not filed within two years from accrual as required by 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524. The court granted defendants relief.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
District court erred in abstaining from jurisdiction under 'Younger' doctrine by not first determining whether it had jurisdiction, but dismissal was proper where action was moot. Order of the trial court affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Procedural validity challenge to zoning ordinance upheld where municipality failed to strictly comply with statutory public notice requirements, even though challenging landowner had actual notice of proposed ordinance. Order of the trial court affirmed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
The court properly denied a defendant's motion to set aside a sheriff's sale, because defendant did not timely file his motion to set aside and he failed to properly provide the court with notice of his appeal. Additionally, the court found no irregularities with regard to the sale.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
Addressing an issue of first impression, the court found that a construction company that unsuccessfully bid on a municipal project governed by the Public-Private Transportation Partnership Act lacked standing to challenge the propriety of the selection process. The court affirmed a trial court decision finding that plaintiff lacked standing.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 4, 2017
A plaintiff engaged in improper forum shopping where she named defendants who were not proper parties to the action for the purpose of manipulating the venue rules to create venue where it did not properly exist. The court ordered the matter to be transferred to another county where venue was appropriate.
By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 3, 2017
Acts Occurring in Pennsylvania, Too Attenuated; Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over Plaintiff
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