• Boyer v. 1718 Spring Creek Rd. Operations, LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1221

    The court dismissed the suit against all defendants because of a valid, binding arbitration agreement and the lack of proof of plaintiff's mental incompetency at the time she signed the arbitration agreement. Complaint dismissed.

  • Lehigh County v. Lehigh County Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1223

    The court denied plaintiff's petition to vacate an arbitration award because plaintiff was not justified in forcing defendant to use her sick leave, personal time, comp time and/or vacation time to attend medical appointments related to a work injury. Petition dismissed.

  • Rodriguez v. Hanna

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1225

    Defendant, the Lehigh County sheriff, had authority under the Pennsylvania Firearms Act to investigate plaintiff's record of criminal conviction and to revoke his firearm permit after finding that his character and reputation were such that plaintiff would be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety. The court denied plaintiff's appeal.

  • Mertz v. Sturtevant

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1220

    The court found that the admissions made in defendant's guilty plea to the charge of aggravated assault supported a grant of summary judgment in plaintiff's civil case against defendant on the issues of liability and causation because the operative facts in the criminal and civil cases were identical. Partial summary judgment granted to plaintiff.

  • McEllroy v. Allentown City

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1224

    All gross receipts that petitioners received for their for-profit daycare center, including monies received through the Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts Program, were appropriately included as gross or whole volume of business and were, therefore, taxable under Allentown City's taxation code. The court denied petitioners' appeal.

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  • Manwaring v. St. Luke's Orthopaedic Care

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1218

    The court denied plaintiffs' motion to discontinue as to less than all parties because plaintiff did not have written consent from all parties, the remaining defendant would be prejudiced, a discontinuance would contradict plaintiffs' original claim that defendant doctor was an agent of the defendant who was to be discontinued and remaining defendant had a cross claim pending against defendant who was to be discontinued. Motion to discontinue denied.

  • Daniels v. Olexa

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1219

    The court held that plaintiff's complaint was factually insufficient where plaintiff did not refer to actual misrepresentations about mold on the subject property made by defendant. Complaint dismissed.

  • Thomas v. Korpics et al

    Publication Date: 2021-11-08
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1222

    Plaintiff, the decedent's girlfriend as well as the personal representative of his estate, could not sue defendants in her individual capacity where the estate suffered any alleged harm as a result of a purported conversion, not plaintiff. The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment.

  • Commonwealth v. Caraballo

    Publication Date: 2021-11-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Steinberg
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-1075

    Defendant's timely rule 1925(b) statement did not equate to issue preservation where his muddled filings complaining about his six different attorneys were not specific enough for the court to identify the issues he was raising and whose alleged ineffectiveness he was pursuing. The court recommended affirmance.

  • Kim v. Weishaupt

    Publication Date: 2021-08-23
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
    Judge: Judge Johnston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0779

    Plaintiff was not entitled to a new trial or a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, because conflicting evidence existed regarding the cause of plaintiff's injuries.