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Publication Date: 2023-02-20
Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
Industry: Health Care
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Linhardt
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Case Number: CV-19-01803
While plaintiff produced a physician's statement that satisfied the rules of civil procedure regarding certificates of merit because it asserted that deviations from some applicable standard of care likely caused plaintiff harm, that same statement failed to establish the elements of his medical malpractice claim to a prima facie level. The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment.
Publication Date: 2023-02-20
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Tira
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Case Number: 2022-6812
The court granted a petition for involuntary termination of parental rights in a matter involving a 13-month-old child where the parent failed to consistently visit child and make progress towards her court-ordered reunification plan. The court noted that termination was proper under 23 Pa.C.S. §2511(a)(1) due to the parent's failure to perform parental duties and the mother's inability to remediate her mental health struggles under §2511(a)(2).
Publication Date: 2023-02-20
Practice Area: Damages
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Williamson
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Case Number: 6242 CIVIL 2020
The court opined, based on standards set forth in 2021's Spencer v. Johnson, that the superior court would rule that joint and several liability applied to all defendants, without the limitations of the Fair Share Act, unless the plaintiff had some amount of contributory negligence. The court awarded plaintiff $345,866 in damages.
Publication Date: 2023-02-20
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Real Estate
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Linhardt
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Case Number: CV-22-00586
The court overruled plaintiff's preliminary objections to defendant's new matter on the grounds that defendant's contentions were not "scandalous" or intended to harass plaintiff but were instead based on a cognizable breach of contract claim, which was supported by defendant's pleading.
Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Craig
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Case Number: 758 OF 2020
The court denied criminal defendant's appeal in its entirety, finding that the Commonwealth had presented sufficient evidence for the jury to sustain drug possession and distribution charges under 35 P.S. § § 780-113 and 102.
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Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Hodge
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Case Number: 10889 of 2021, C.A.
The court lacked jurisdiction over this matter brought by plaintiffs, trust beneficiaries, given that under 20 Pa.C.S. §711(12), the jurisdiction of the court of common pleas over testamentary trusts shall be exercised by its orphan's court division, which court already issued an order declaring exclusive jurisdiction over related matters. The court sustained defendants' preliminary objections.
Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Practice Area: Election and Political Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
Judge: Judge Steinberg
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Case Number: 2022-C-0608
Respondent was ineligible for an elected position in the 16th Ward in the City of Allentown where evidence established that he used a purported address in that ward as a mere mail drop and, thus, failed to meet the residency requirement for the position. The court recommended affirmance.
Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Hodge
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Case Number: 341 OF 2021, CR
Defendant was not entitled to habeas corpus relief as the commonwealth offered sufficient evidence to make out a prima facie case of the firearms offenses charged, and defendant's affirmative defense of justification was to be addressed at trial. The court denied defendant's pre-trial habeas corpus petition.
Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
Judge: Judge Anthony
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Case Number: CR-1292-2021
The court granted criminal defendant's motion to suppress statements he made while restrained in the back of a police car on the basis that he was subject to a custodial interrogation and did not receive Miranda warnings from the investigating officer.
Publication Date: 2023-02-13
Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Cox
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Case Number: 11142 OF 2017, C.A.
The court granted a motion to dismiss all claims against defendants on the grounds that plaintiffs put forth no evidence that defendants acted fraudulently or presented any false evidence with the intention to induce plaintiff into purchasing a real property.
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