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  • J.A.M. v. Lagenbach

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Fletman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0800

    Attorney appointed by the juvenile court as guardian ad litem to two minor children was immune from civil damages in this legal malpractice action.

  • Commonwealth v. Bradley

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bender
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0905

    When a defendant is being sentenced for a non-violent crime, a single prior conviction for a non-enumerated crime of violence does not alone constitute a history of past violent behavior so as to trigger ineligibility for the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive Act program; therefore, the trial court erred in finding defendant ineligible for the program. The superior court vacated defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • In re: Estate of Stoughton

    Publication Date: 2020-08-03
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0720

    The respondent executrix did not meet her burden of proving fair and reasonable attorney fees incurred on behalf of the estate where she produced redacted legal invoices that prevented the court from determining what, if any, relevant services were rendered to benefit the estate. The court of common pleas issued an order surcharging respondent for attorney fees.

  • Bowman v. Rand Spear & Assoc. P.C.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-20
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0763

    The trial court did not err in finding that plaintiff failed to carry her burden to establish substantial doubt about the trial court's ability to preside impartially where she was unable to produce any evidence establishing bias, prejudice or unfairness. The superior court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • Carr v. Michuck

    Publication Date: 2020-07-13
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Olson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0722

    Plaintiff failed to demonstrate that counsel's actions and the procedural posture of the case, wherein plaintiff failed to file a post-trial motion prior to an appeal, involved non-negligent circumstances; however, his motion for leave to file a post-trial motion nunc pro tunc was a legal nullity because the prothonotary failed to comply with the notice requirements of Pa.R.Civ.P. 236. The superior court vacated and remanded.

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  • Dechert LLP v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Cmty. & Econ. Dev.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-06
    Practice Area: Tax
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Crompton
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0701

    Keystone Opportunity Zone Act permitted businesses to move from expired subzones into active zones in the same municipality and continue to receive the tax benefits granted by the act. Petitioner's petition for review granted.

  • Legal Access Plans, LLC v. Millinghausen

    Publication Date: 2020-05-11
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0432

    Trial court properly dismissed petition to confirm arbitration award where another trial court had ordered the parties to arbitration and therefore had venue over all appeals from that arbitration award. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Altman

    Publication Date: 2020-05-11
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Mundy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0483

    Court agreed that disbarment was warranted where attorney was found guilty of violations of multiple rules of professional conduct for having a sexual relationship with a client while representing her and engaging in business transactions with her. Exceptions denied.

  • Rock v. Russo

    Publication Date: 2020-05-11
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0355

    Where defendant, a New York attorney, and his affiliated law firm undertook representation of a client injured in Pennsylvania, they availed themselves of the forum state and established sufficient minimum contacts to support in personam jurisdiction. The court overruled defendants' preliminary objection.

  • Legal Access Plans, LLC v. Millinghausen

    Publication Date: 2020-04-27
    Practice Area: Business Torts
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0432

    County trial court correctly denied petition to confirm arbitration award in deference to the jurisdiction of another county trial court that had ordered the parties to arbitration. Order of the trial court affirmed.