• Nwachan v. HomeGoods, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Shreeves-Johns
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2269 EDA 2021

    Court denied a motion for reconsideration/appeal after a complaint filed in Pennsylvania was dismissed following a forum non conveniens motion arguing the wrongful death action should be litigated in Delaware. The court held that the motion was properly granted due to the fact that the product was purchased in Delaware, where defendant-appellee was also incorporated. Therefore, the court held that there was greater access to evidence and witness in Delaware and that Delaware State Courts were better situated to apply their own laws.

  • Von Sick v. BPG Inspection LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-09-19
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Allen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 001570

    The court refused to enforce an arbitration agreement within a written contract against the plaintiff-wife where she had not signed the agreement and neither plaintiff, husband and wife, had the power to act as agent for the other spouse merely due to their marital relationship. The court recommended affirmance in part.

  • Haines v. Frank

    Publication Date: 2022-09-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 171202397

    Court denied plaintiff's appeal from an order denying post-trial relief where plaintiff argued the jury's lump sum award did not accurately consider his mental anguish. The court found plaintiff had voluntarily signed a jury slip agreeing to a lump sum award and therefore was precluded from arguing he disagreed with the division of the award. The court further found plaintiff had tactically chosen not to present evidence of his mental health at trial as he knew this would open him up to cross-examination on several issues that would u

  • Santiago v. Philly Trampoline Park LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-09-19
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Foglietta
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 02154

    Plaintiffs, father and daughter, were not parties to an agreement signed by their wife and mother, respectively, since parents do not possess the authority to release a minor's claims merely because of the parental relation and husband and wife cannot act as an agent for the other merely due to their marital relationship. The court recommended affirmance of its order denying a motion to compel arbitration.

  • Harris v. Burgmann

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Roberts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0985

    The successor judge overturned a jury's verdict finding that a SEPTA officer was not protected under governmental immunity. The court noted the jury's verdict was inconsistent, as the jury had found that three other officers, with no distinguishable facts, were not liable for similar actions. The court further noted that the officer was clearly acting within the scope of his employment and entered JNOV in defendant's favor.

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  • Philadelphia Cmty. Dev. Coal., Inc. v. Philadelphia Redevelopment Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Butchart
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0987

    Court affirmed the court's order denying a motion to dismiss a matter due to mootness where a property subject to an Act 135 conservatorship request was demolished and vacated prior to the court's ruling on the matter. The court found that because Act 135 allowed conservatorships to proceed where property was vacant, the matter was not moot.

  • Munawar v. Toll Brothers, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Discovery
    Industry: Construction | Federal Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0986

    Court affirmed an order compelling the production of documents defendant corporation claimed were confidential due to the fact that the SEC had previously requested the documents. The court reasoned that because defendant produced the documents to the SEC they waived confidentiality by turning them over to potential adversaries.

  • Faulkner v. Philadelphia Dist. Attorney's Office

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Fox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0897

    Petitioner was not entitled to the attorney general's intervention in the underlying criminal matter under the Commonwealth Attorneys Act since she failed to follow the procedures set forth in that Act and also filed her request prematurely, before substantiating a conflict of interest claim. The court recommended affirmance.

  • Shedrick vs. Watson

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Foglietta
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0899

    Court requested the superior court affirm the court's order dismissing a claim against a police officer alleging the officer did not have probable cause to search the plaintiff after discovering contraband next to plaintiff inside an automobile. The court disagreed with plaintiff's argument that constructive possession was historically not found in automobiles and ruled that based on clear precedent, constructive possession may be found in automobiles, or any location for that matter, depending on the set of facts.

  • Pennsylvania SPCA v. Calalng

    Publication Date: 2022-09-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Roberts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0898

    The Pennsylvania SPCA demonstrated that the seizure of 19 animals from respondent's unsanitary residence was warranted and that its discounted claim for the cost of boarding the seized animals was reasonable. The court recommended affirmance of its order directing respondent to pay costs.