Trial court erred in denying inmate's in forma pauperis petition and holding his claims were frivolous because inmate's complaint was timely, he did not have to comply with the statutory notice provision in 42 Pa. C.S. §5522(a)(1) and factual development was needed to determine if correction officers' alleged actions were within the scope of their employment so as to entitle them to sovereign immunity. Reversed.

Court Orders Hearing to Review Civil Fines for Continued Zoning Noncompliance

Impaired driving defendant moved to suppress evidence of his vehicle stop by a Pennsylvania State Trooper. The court granted the motion where defendant's three momentary and minor touches of painted lane lines over the course of three minutes on a dark and winding road did not establish reasonable suspicion that he was driving under the influence.

Defendants moved to compel arbitration of plaintiff's suit for breach of contract. The court denied defendants' motion where the contractual arbitration clause in the parties' original agreement was superseded in pertinent part by later contractual amendments agreed upon by the parties.

Court granted defendant summary judgment on literal infringement where making a component of device removable to satisfy the patent claim scope would irreparably damage the device, which meant the device could not reasonably literally infringe upon the patent.

Real estate owners, who had their property condemned by the state via settlement, successfully proved to the court that they had the right to repurchase the land.

Petitioner Lawrence County Children and Youth Services filed a petition for the involuntary termination of parental rights of the natural mother and natural father of A.H. Mother voluntarily relinquished her parental rights. The court denied the petition as to the father, finding petitioner failed to prove the statutory grounds for involuntary termination of father's parental rights father.

Relator was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death.

Court of Appeals Decision Awaited in Sentence Reduction Motion

State Secrets Privilege Applies to Materials Sought Withheld, Substituted Under CIPA