A former truck driver for Philabundance has seen a $500,000 malicious prosecution verdict in his favor upheld once more, as the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied allocatur in his case.

The justices declined to take up an appeal by the Philadelphia nonprofit, which allegedly held back certain information from law enforcement in a theft investigation, causing Manuel Burgos to spend over three months in jail for criminal charges that were later thrown out.

In a nonprecedential opinion filed in January, the Superior Court said the verdict against Philabundance, Chaundra Loesch, William Clark and Melanie Jumonville should be upheld. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius was also a defendant in the underlying case, but did not appeal the verdict. Affecting several of the questions raised was the court's finding that omission of information would constitute false statements for the purpose of malicious prosecution.