• Commonwealth v. Williams

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 2725 EDA 2022

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence on his non-jury trial conviction for criminal contempt. The court affirmed, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support appellant's conviction where he admittedly made a "gun" gesture at a testifying witness upon entering the courtroom, even where the gesture was not seen by the witness or the trial court.

  • Commonwealth v. Harris

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 3080 EDA 2022

    Commonwealth appealed the trial court's order decertifying appellee's case and transferring it to the Juvenile Division as a delinquency matter. The court vacated the decertification order where the trial court failed to consider multiple criteria that it was required to evaluate before granting decertification.

  • SpiriTrust Lutheran v. Wagman Constr., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 572 MDA 2022

    Trial court erred in dismissing contract claims on statute of limitations grounds where there were genuine issues of material fact concerning the terms of the parties' contract and whether it contained a statute of limitations/substantial compliance provision that would bar appellant from invoking the discovery exception. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part.

  • Schriver v. Schriver

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 1896 EDA 2022

    Trial court erred in dismissing minority shareholder oppression and declaratory judgment claims because, although appellant appeared to be seeking consummation of payment under the parties' settlement, he also alleged that appellees had disregarded his rights as a minority shareholder and sought judicial declaration of his shareholder status, forms of relief not available at law. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part.

  • Schriver v. Schriver

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Corporate Entities
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 1896 EDA 2022

    Trial court erred in dismissing minority shareholder oppression and declaratory judgment claims because, although appellant appeared to be seeking consummation of payment under the parties' settlement, he also alleged that appellees had disregarded his rights as a minority shareholder and sought judicial declaration of his shareholder status, forms of relief not available at law. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part.

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  • Schwartz v. Kelly Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 755 EDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the denial of its motion to compel arbitration in dispute over teacher's employment and court found the record was inadequate and trial court erroneously resolved a question of fact. Vacated and remanded.

  • 1700 Market St. Assoc., L.P. v. Common Grounds 1700 Market St., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 1314 EDA 2023

    Court correctly granted unpaid rent up to repossession of premises where landlord had followed the statutory eviction procedures and thus could not recover rent after tenant turned over possession. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Five Star Bank & Fin. Inst., Inc. v. Chipego

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Commercial Law
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 2432 EDA 2022

    Bank took an interlocutory appeal from the order denying bank's motion to dismiss the New York branch of a class action for lack of standing and court found trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over the New York branch of the action and that New York plaintiffs had standing to pursue relief against bank in this action over vehicle repossession. Affirmed.

  • Major v. Cruz

    Publication Date: 2024-03-01
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 18 EDA 2023

    Trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of insurer in appellant's action for UIM coverage and court found appellant's car policy's household exclusion was valid and enforceable, UIM coverage in her mother's car's policy, which she was driving at the time of the accident, was the only UIM coverage applicable and the coordination of benefits clause had no effect. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Hinds

    Publication Date: 2024-02-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 1602 EDA 2022

    Trial court properly rejected defense of others justification where defendant attacked unarmed person with a deadly weapon, and thus could not reasonably believe that protectee faced imminent risk of severe injury or death and used unreasonable force to protect the other person. Convictions affirmed, judgment of sentence affirmed in part and vacated in part.