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  • Commonwealth v. Heaster

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Chief Judge Stevens
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-1534

    Defendant waived his claim that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to apply the use, as opposed to the possession, of a deadly weapon sentencing enhancement in violation of the parties plea agreement by failing to present it in a post-sentence motion or lodge any objection during his sentencing hearing. The court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.

  • In the Interest of: N.C., a minor

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 17-1535

    Juvenile court erred in ordering treatment for sexual delinquent act, where no evidence supported juvenile courts finding that appellant failed to admit his wrongdoing in prior treatment or that the lack of such admission negatively impacted his rehabilitation. Adjudication of delinquency reversed.

  • Roseboro v. Lincoln Univ.,

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Education Law | Employment Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: Judge Tucker
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    Case Number: 17-1545

    Court granted defendant universitys motion to dismiss fired professors pre-termination procedural due process claim because it was time-barred but denied the motion to dismiss professors post-termination due process claim.

  • Commonwealth v. Wise

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Shogan
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    Case Number: 17-1543

    Trial court properly found appellant guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer when she drove off after officer told her to pull over because appellants argument that a pursing police officer applied to both fleeing and attempting to elude lacked merit since the statute was clear and unambiguous. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Stevens

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Worthington
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1312

    The commonwealth could offer the testimony of an accounting expert in case involving alleged theft by skimming since his comparison of cash-to-check ratios over time to investigate the alleged theft was a generally accepted methodology in the relevant field of accounting. The court denied defendants motion to preclude expert testimony.

  • Alexander v. Tutor Perini Corp.

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Construction
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Robreno
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    Case Number: 17-1531

    The defendant general contractor was immune from suit as a statutory employer where it was responsible for the overall construction project since the fact that it did not perform concrete work did not preclude a finding that such work was part of defendants regular business. The court granted defendants motion for summary judgment.

  • Good v. Frankie & Eddies Hanover Inn, LLP

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Insurance Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Insurance
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Musmanno
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    Case Number: 17-1539

    Trial court did not err in applying lower insurance policy limit under each occurrence limit, though not referenced by the policy, where the only reasonable interpretation was for each occurrence to mean the lower each common cause limit referenced in the policy. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Lycoming Co. v. Heimbaugh

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Information Governance and Compliance | Public Records
    Industry: Accounting | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Anderson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-1496

    The county was required to provide copies of requested records under the Right to Know Law where the requesting party sufficiently identified the records requested, and the documents constituted financial records under the statute.

  • Haron v. Pa. State Police

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Admiralty | Damages | Regulations
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1540

    CHIRA entitled plaintiff to recover legal costs and fees incurred to correct inaccurate criminal history records maintained by Pennsylvania State Police. Petition for summary relief granted in part and denied in part.

  • Commonwealth v. Melvin

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1530

    Pursuant to Pennsylvania precedent following the U.S. Supreme Courts 2012 decision in Miller v Alabama, the court rejected defendants claim that his sentence to 30-years-to-life for a homicide committed while he was a juvenile was illegal.