• In re LS

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2022-6821

    The court terminated mother and father's parental rights, finding that clear and convincing evidence existed under 23 Pa.C.S. §2511(a)(1), (2), (5), and (8) due to the parents' relinquishment of parental duties, failure to make progress in the court-ordered plans, and failure to remedy their incapacities.

  • In re KS

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2022-6820

    The court terminated mother and father's parental rights, finding that clear and convincing evidence existed under 23 Pa.C.S. §2511(a)(1), (2), (5), and (8) due to the parents' relinquishment of parental duties, failure to make progress in the court-ordered plans, and failure to remedy their incapacities.

  • AK Welding, LLC v. Choice Fuel Corp, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Carlucci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-01887

    The court granted the request to strike a breach of contract and unjust enrichment claim agreeing with defendant that plaintiff failed to set forth adequate facts to indicate that defendant engaged in a conspiracy to approve sub-standard work on a welding project. Although the court found plaintiff failed to allege enough facts to support their claims, the court used its discretion to allow plaintiff leave to amend.

  • Morehart v. Germania Country Store & Lodge, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Carlucci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV-22-01040

    The court granted defendant's request to transfer the matter to the county where plaintiff sustained injuries and where the corporation was headquartered. Although plaintiff sought to bring the claim in a county where defendant routinely traveled to purchase inventory, the court concluded that this activity was incidental rather than necessary to defendant's purpose of operating a retail store.

  • Reynolds Iron Works, Inc. v. Lundy Constr., Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Carlucci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-00,730

    The court refused to grant defendant leave to file tardy crossclaims in this case, which was already scheduled for trial, as such relief would likely prejudice the other parties under circumstances wherein a continuance might not remedy that prejudice. The court denied defendant's motion for leave to file new crossclaims

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  • Commonwealth v. Moore

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CP-41-CR-0000798-2020

    The court refused to dismiss criminal charges pending against defendant based on Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 where the commonwealth had acted with due diligence and many of the delays in this matter, including those related to the suspension of Rule 600 during the COVID-19 pandemic, an overcrowded docket and a lack of judges, were beyond the prosecution's control. The court denied defendant's motion.

  • Commonwealth v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CR-1070-2021

    The facts offered in support of the commonwealth's search warrant did not contain enough information to demonstrate a fair probability that money used by detectives in a controlled buy of heroin would be found within the residence of someone not involved with the heroin seller and his criminal behavior. The court granted defendant's pre-trial motion to suppress.

  • Dodson v. Univ. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV-19-01803

    While plaintiff produced a physician's statement that satisfied the rules of civil procedure regarding certificates of merit because it asserted that deviations from some applicable standard of care likely caused plaintiff harm, that same statement failed to establish the elements of his medical malpractice claim to a prima facie level. The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment.

  • In re AL

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2022-6812

    The court granted a petition for involuntary termination of parental rights in a matter involving a 13-month-old child where the parent failed to consistently visit child and make progress towards her court-ordered reunification plan. The court noted that termination was proper under 23 Pa.C.S. §2511(a)(1) due to the parent's failure to perform parental duties and the mother's inability to remediate her mental health struggles under §2511(a)(2).

  • McHarris Realty, LLC v. Sweeting

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV-22-00586

    The court overruled plaintiff's preliminary objections to defendant's new matter on the grounds that defendant's contentions were not "scandalous" or intended to harass plaintiff but were instead based on a cognizable breach of contract claim, which was supported by defendant's pleading.