• Commonwealth v. Roscoe

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge McHugh
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    Case Number: CP-09-CR-0003810-2020

    The court denied appellant's motion for post-conviction relief on the grounds that there was ample evidence "in the record to support that the plea was entered knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently."

  • Maisonet v. Heidenberg Prop., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5931 CV 2019

    Fact issues precluded entry of summary judgment in favor of a restaurant franchisee, its landlord, and the landlord's property manager where a customer slipped and fell on black ice, a dangerous condition that defendants may have failed to detect and clear in the restaurant's parking lot. The court denied defendants' motions for summary judgment.

  • Commonwealth v. Lombardo

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    Case Number: 229 OF 2021

    The court denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence on the grounds that under 16 P.S. § 1440(b), the detective assigned to the case was authorized to practice in the jurisdiction. The court further denied defendant's habeas corpus petition on the grounds that there was sufficient evidence to support a prima facie case for holding plaintiff on her drug possession and distribution related charges.

  • Shockley v. Nguyn

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Street
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    Case Number: 00124

    The court denied plaintiff's motion for reconsideration following a jury verdict in her favor. Although plaintiff argued that the award was not supported by her demonstration of chronic pain, medical bills, and loss of income, the court disagreed and noted that plaintiff had every opportunity to prove up her damages claims during trial but failed to adequately present her case.

  • Sterba v. Daniels

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
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    Case Number: 5396 CV 2022

    In plaintiff's suit for possession of real property occupied by defendants, the parties' pleadings failed to establish key facts surrounding plaintiff's alleged agreement to transfer ownership of her deceased son's property. The trial court denied plaintiff's motion for judgment on the pleadings.

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  • Wojciak v. Pustova

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    Case Number: 5716 CIVIL 2022

    Defendants could not assert a counterclaim for invasion of privacy in plaintiffs' suit to eject them and recover possession of residential real property. The trial court sustained plaintiffs' preliminary objection to the invasion of privacy claim. To the extent defendants failed to plead a separate counterclaim with sufficient particularity, the court sustained plaintiffs' preliminary objection and allowed defendants to re-plead the claim.

  • Peruto v. ShinglesLaw LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Fletman
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 03560

    The court found that they committed no error when it vacated an order dismissing plaintiff's claims on the grounds that a previous litigation existed between the parties that was not accurately dismissed due to the court's failure to address defendants' counterclaim in their order.

  • In re LS

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
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    Case Number: 2022-6821

    The court terminated mother and father's parental rights, finding that clear and convincing evidence existed under 23 Pa.C.S. §2511(a)(1), (2), (5), and (8) due to the parents' relinquishment of parental duties, failure to make progress in the court-ordered plans, and failure to remedy their incapacities.

  • Kalahari Resorts, LLC v. Kraemer Bros., LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Construction | Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3976 CIVIL 2022

    Neither the gist of the action doctrine nor the economic loss doctrine required dismissal of a commercial property owner's negligence and other non-contractual claims against its architects, general contractor and subcontractors arising out of alleged construction and material defects in its facility's roofing system. The trial court overruled defendants' preliminary objections to plaintiff's complaint.

  • In re KS

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2022-6820

    The court terminated mother and father's parental rights, finding that clear and convincing evidence existed under 23 Pa.C.S. §2511(a)(1), (2), (5), and (8) due to the parents' relinquishment of parental duties, failure to make progress in the court-ordered plans, and failure to remedy their incapacities.