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  • Nye v. Shipman

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Gray
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    Case Number: 17-1798

    The court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that the boundary line referenced in a deed included a light pole on the east side of the road, rather than the one on the west side, because the location of the light pole on the east side was more consistent with the acreage specified in the deed.

  • Commonwealth v. Portanova

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
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    Case Number: 17-1799

    The court denied a motion to suppress the results of a chemical blood test where the defendant voluntarily consented to the testing.

  • Commonwealth v. Masker

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
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    Case Number: 17-1797

    The court denied defendants motion to suppress with regard to chemical test results following a traffic stop where the court found no evidence of coercion and defendant voluntarily signed a form consenting to a blood draw.

  • In re: Interest of BNK

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge McCoy
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    Case Number: 17-1793

    The commonwealth failed to follow the Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure in petitioning to withdraw nolle prossed charges against the juvenile defendant and failed to demonstrate grounds for vacating the actions of an assistance district attorney who was authorized to bind the commonwealth in juvenile cases. The court denied the commonwealths petition to vacate nolle prossed charges.

  • Sanchez v. Nikparvar

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Carbon County
    Judge: Judge Matika
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    Case Number: 17-1800

    The court held that a party waived his right to appeal where the court previously ordered him to file a concise statement of errors regarding issues on appeal, and he failed to do so.

  • In re: Estate of Kuntz

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Damages | Trusts and Estates
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
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    Case Number: 17-1794

    Appellant, an auction company allegedly damaged when a court halted an auction sale, could not recover equitable relief since it failed to properly preserve such a claim in this suit and came before the court with unclean hands regarding its knowledge of the alleged breaching parties. The court recommended affirmance of its order denying appellant relief.

  • Croucher v. Sims Automotive et al

    Publication Date: 2017-12-12
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Corporate Entities | Personal Injury
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Northampton County
    Judge: Judge Baratta
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    Case Number: 17-1780

    Plaintiffs complaint failed to sufficiently state a cause of action for piercing the corporate veil of the defendant corporations where it merely recited the four elements necessary to demonstrate such a claim but failed to set forth substantiating facts. The court overruled defendants preliminary objection to allow for discovery.

  • Commonwealth v. Hunter

    Publication Date: 2017-12-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lovecchio
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    Case Number: 17-1789

    Defendant failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to warrant consideration of the effectiveness of counsel at the post-sentencing stage, and no new evidence supported his motion for a new trial. The court denied all of defendants post-sentence motions.

  • Wyatt v. Tommys Pizza, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Employment Compliance
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge George
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    Case Number: 17-1783

    An employee exhausted her administrative remedies prior to filing a discrimination lawsuit where she submitted a verified questionnaire regarding her employment discrimination claims and insisted that the agency act on the issues raised in her questionnaire.

  • Commonwealth v. Gawne

    Publication Date: 2017-12-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Northampton County
    Judge: Judge Koury
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    Case Number: 17-1781

    Defendant, who ingested Tylenol with codeine prior to entering a guilty plea, failed to establish that the plea was not knowing, intelligent and voluntary where he appeared alert and attentive before the court and gave intelligent answers demonstrating his comprehension of the proceedings. The court recommended affirmance of an order denying defendants motion to withdraw his plea.