Court Denies Defendant's Motion to Extinguish Fine

Court approved proposed class action settlement in consumer protection case where settlement was product of arms-length negotiation and would provide adequate relief to the class. Plaintiff's motion for preliminary class settlement approval and class certification granted.

A law firm, who was sued for failing to remit payments pursuant to a loan, successfully proved on appeal that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a motion for a new trial.

A district attorney, who sought mandamus relief from the supreme court, failed to prove to the court that the attorney followed the proper procedure on appeal.

Court Did Not Err in Preventing Father from Therapeutic Visitation

Challenge to legality of sentence due to purported failure to allege element of convicted offense in criminal information constituted a cognizable claim under the PCRA, rendering petition filed 20 years after judgment of sentence patently untimely. Order of the trial court affirmed.

Narrowly tailored restriction on public release of information regarding national security investigations does not violate First Amendment

The trial court granted plaintiff's request for equitable partition of a motor home jointly owned with defendant. The trial court ordered the vehicle's sale, with the proceeds to be equally distributed between plaintiff and defendant.

Motion to exclude psychologist's expert testimony denied where their opinion was based on direct examination and psychologists were trained to evaluate the reliability of the interviewee's self-assertions, and the failure to consider alternative explanations for psychological injuries merely went to the weight of the opinion testimony. Parties' cross-motions to exclude expert testimony denied.

Court Finds Probate Court's Decision to Remove Fiduciary from Estate to be Arbitrary and Capricious