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  • Commonwealth v. Watson

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Sullivan
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    Case Number: 1049 WDA 2022

    Court dismissed appeal from denial of post-sentence motion asserting claims of ineffective assistance of counsel where defendant's claims met neither exception to the rule deferring such claims to Post Conviction Relief Act review. Appeal dismissed.

  • Allegheny Reproductive Health Ctr. v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Human Serv.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Donohue
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    Case Number: 26 MAP 2021

    Court overruled precedent upholding constitutionality of Coverage Exclusion in the Abortion Control Act since the exclusion created a discriminatory distinction between the sexes and thus was presumptively unconstitutional under the Equal Rights Amendment. Orders of the commonwealth court reversed, case remanded.

  • B.C. v. C.P.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 8 WAP 2023

    Appellants appealed the trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss appellee's complaint to establish paternity. The court reversed and remanded, holding that a marital couple's separation prior to the filing of a paternity action does not, per se, preclude application of the presumption of paternity.

  • Siger v. City of Chester

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Wecht
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    Case Number: 12 MAP 2023

    Modifications to financial recovery plan under Act 47 that removed city councilpersons as administrative department heads did not violate the Act's prohibition on changing the form of government. Order of the commonwealth court affirmed.

  • Sullivan v. Werner Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing | Retail
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Mundy
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    Case Number: 18 EAP 2022

    Trial court correctly barred manufacturer/retailer from submitting evidence of industry/government safety standards in design defect strict products liability case where such evidence was relevant to a manufacturer's conduct, while a design defect case focused solely on the characteristics of a product. Order of the superior court affirmed.

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  • HTR Rest., Inc. v. Erie Ins. Exch.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-25
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | Insurance
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Wecht
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    Case Number: 21 WAP 2022

    Trial court erred in ordering coordination of existing and future-filed cases involving business interruption coverage claims against insurer, where coordination rule only permitted coordination of existing actions since the rule allowed later-filing plaintiffs to move for coordination. Order of the superior court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Rizor

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Donohue
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    Case Number: 32 WAP 2022

    Post Conviction Relief Act petition failed where defendant admitted she would have only accepted a plea offer if she had no chance of acquittal, which precluded her from establishing prejudice from trial counsel's alleged deficient advice. Order of the superior court vacated and remanded.

  • Zilka v. Tax Review Bd. City of Philadelphia

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Tax
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 20 EAP 2022

    Because state and local taxes could not be aggregated for purposes of a dormant Commerce Clause analysis, Philadelphia's tax scheme was constitutional where it afforded a credit for local taxes paid by resident who worked in another state, as the city was not obligated to also credit state income taxes paid to the other state. Order of the commonwealth court affirmed.

  • DiNardo v. Kohler

    Publication Date: 2023-12-11
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 22 EAP 2022

    No felony conviction recovery rule barred mental health patient from seeking indemnification and damages arising from the patient's intentional murders. Order of the superior court affirmed.

  • Hangey v. Husqvarna Prof'l Prod., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-11
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Consumer Products | Manufacturing
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Dougherty
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    Case Number: 14 EAP 2022

    Trial court erred in concluding corporation did not regularly conduct business in a venue based solely on the percentage of the corporation's national sales that occurred in the venue, where corporation regularly distributed products through authorized dealers located in the venue. Order of the superior court affirmed.