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  • Melendez v. Mo

    Publication Date: 2024-08-16
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Levin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 01939

    Defendants filed post-trial motions after a jury awarded medical malpractice damages in favor of plaintiff. The court denied the motions, holding in pertinent part that defendants' requests for judgment notwithstanding the verdict were waived for improper motion practice and briefing.

  • Nelson-Cole v. Bank of Am., N.A.

    Publication Date: 2023-01-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Levin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 210901087

    Court affirmed the decision of the trial court granting defendant's motion to dismiss on the basis that plaintiff failed to cure multiple deficiencies in their first and second amended complaint. While the court noted that pro se plaintiffs should be held to a less stringent standard, the court agreed that plaintiff had been granted enough leeway to cure the deficiencies in the complaint and failed to do so.