• Krump v. Goldsleger

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Evidence
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Powell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01434

    The court requested that the Superior Court deny plaintiff's appeal of the court's refusal to grant a judgment notwithstanding a jury's verdict or alternatively, a new trial. The court concluded that they properly denied plaintiff's request to admit evidence of photos that did not pertain to any of his injuries on the basis that the evidence was not relevant nor probative.

  • Morehart v. Germania Country Store & Lodge, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Carlucci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CV-22-01040

    The court granted defendant's request to transfer the matter to the county where plaintiff sustained injuries and where the corporation was headquartered. Although plaintiff sought to bring the claim in a county where defendant routinely traveled to purchase inventory, the court concluded that this activity was incidental rather than necessary to defendant's purpose of operating a retail store.

  • Reynolds Iron Works, Inc. v. Lundy Constr., Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Manufacturing
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Carlucci
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 20-00,730

    The court refused to grant defendant leave to file tardy crossclaims in this case, which was already scheduled for trial, as such relief would likely prejudice the other parties under circumstances wherein a continuance might not remedy that prejudice. The court denied defendant's motion for leave to file new crossclaims

  • Freeman v. Akiladelphia Creative Contracting, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Fletman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 00486

    The court requested that the Superior Court affirm the court's decision to grant a request to void an arbitration clause on the basis that the court properly ruled that the arbitration clause was void for failure to meet the drafting requirements under the Home Improvement Act §517.7(d).

  • Watson v. Baby Trend, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-02-27
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Consumer Products | Manufacturing
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 210802189

    The defendant company's activities within Philadelphia County failed to meet both the quality and quantity prongs of the venue analysis where the evidence indicated that the company had no direct connection with the county and that its direct to consumer sales in Philadelphia represented just a fraction of its total sales. The trial court recommended affirmance.

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  • Commonwealth v. Moore

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CP-41-CR-0000798-2020

    The court refused to dismiss criminal charges pending against defendant based on Pa.R.Crim.P. 600 where the commonwealth had acted with due diligence and many of the delays in this matter, including those related to the suspension of Rule 600 during the COVID-19 pandemic, an overcrowded docket and a lack of judges, were beyond the prosecution's control. The court denied defendant's motion.

  • Brown v. Monroe County Tax Claim Bureau

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5781 CV 2022

    The court granted plaintiff landowner's petition to set aside an upset tax sale on the grounds that the tax bureau failed to present any credible evidence that they complied with the notice and service requirements under 72 P.S. §§5850.602 and 5850.607a of the Real Estate Tax Sale Law.

  • Soulen v. Kungl

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5949 CIVIL 2021

    The court entered summary judgment in defendants' favor finding that although plaintiffs sought to expand the geographical area of an easement, plaintiffs improperly advanced their argument under the doctrine of boundary by consent, which, only applies to disputes regarding property boundaries rather than easements.

  • Commonwealth v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Butts
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: CR-1070-2021

    The facts offered in support of the commonwealth's search warrant did not contain enough information to demonstrate a fair probability that money used by detectives in a controlled buy of heroin would be found within the residence of someone not involved with the heroin seller and his criminal behavior. The court granted defendant's pre-trial motion to suppress.

  • Fabri v. Car Lotta Car Sales, LP

    Publication Date: 2023-02-20
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Automotive | Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
    Judge: Judge Nealon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22 CV 1271

    The court directed the parties to submit their claims and disputes to binding arbitration due to the clear and unambiguous language contained in an arbitration clause provision of an installment sales contract. As the court noted that the claims were subject to arbitration, they held that they lacked jurisdiction and authority to decide the remaining issues in the preliminary objections.