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  • Lowman v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Labor Law | Transportation
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Leavitt
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    Case Number: 18-0146

    The board erred in finding that claimant was disqualified for benefits under §402(h) when he began driving for Uber while awaiting the determination of his claim because the board incorrectly framed the analysis as claimant was either self-employed or an employee of Uber and focused on claimants relationship with Uber rather than on whether claimant took any steps to establish an independent business. Re-versed.

  • Johnson v. Keystone Quality Transp. Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
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    Case Number: 18-0145

    Court denied defendants motion for summary judgment in plaintiffs gender discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation action based on her supervisors sexual harassment and physical assault because defendants counsel admitted the existence of genuine issues of material fact with respect to each element of plaintiffs hostile work environment claims and there was no evidence in the record to support defendants self-serving testimony that plaintiff abandoned her job. Motion denied.

  • Commonwealth v. Motley

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bender
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    Case Number: 18-0135

    Defendants sentences for his two robbery convictions were illegal where the commonwealth adhered to the requirements for invoking the application of 42 Pa.C.S. §9714, addressing sentences for second and subsequent offenses, but the trial court failed to impose the mandatory minimum sentence. The court vacated defendants judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v. Raglin

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bender
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    Case Number: 18-0138

    Suppression motion properly denied where defendant was observed in high-crime area immediately after report of gunshots, and thereafter immediately attempted to evade police, providing reasonable suspicion to engage in a stop and investigative detention. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Wright

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Ott
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    Case Number: 18-0139

    Commonwealth excused from due diligence in bringing defendant to trial under Rule 600 where defendant had notice to appear and willfully failed to appear, and was not otherwise apprehended on the same charges. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Robinson v. Allstate Property & Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Diamond
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    Case Number: 18-0144

    Court granted summary judgment for insurer in plaintiffs action for fire damage to her house caused by fire set by her mentally ill hus-band because policy excluded intentional damage, co-insured husband intentionally set the fire and the fact that his actions were irrational had no bearing on coverage under the policy. Motion granted.

  • Gur v. Nadav

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0142

    Debtor not entitled to strike or open confessed judgment where debtor failed to allege or provide evidence that lender was engaged in organized criminal or racketeering activity in charging debtor an annual interest rate exceeding the limit set in the RICO statute, but remand necessary to determine availability of offset for merchandise seized by lender. Order of the trial court affirmed, case remanded for rehearing.

  • Commonwealth v. Davison

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0132

    The evidence was sufficient to support defendants robbery conviction where he injured the victim while both punching her in the head and taking her purse, as the commonwealth was not required to elicit from the victim testimony regarding her precise level of pain. The appellate court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.

  • Lanzisera v. Northslope III Owners Assoc., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
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    Case Number: 18-0121

    The board of a planned residential community acted improperly when it decided to reduce the number of corporate directors without membership involvement and approved of the re-siding project without giving members notice of the capital expenditure. The court granted plaintiff partial relief.

  • In re: Remicade Antitrust Litig.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Antitrust | Class Actions
    Industry: Biotechnology | Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Joyner
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    Case Number: 18-0143

    Court appointed single-firm structure for interim class counsel where risks of increased costs and difficulty in managing multi-firm structure outweighed any benefits multi-firm structure had in effectively serving prospective class. Plaintiffs application to appoint interim class counsel granted.