• Earley v. Gould-Earley

    Publication Date: 2022-10-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: FC-20-20473

    While the parties permanently ceased sharing a bedroom after a troubling incident in August 2014, the court could not rely on that incident to establish a date of separation because most of the rights and duties typically attendant to a marital relationship had been absent from the parties' marriage for many years prior. The court granted in part wife's exceptions.

  • In re: MBS

    Publication Date: 2022-10-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Tira
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2022-6785

    The minor child's natural father, who had no contact with his child after birth and made no inquiries about him, had evidenced both a settled purpose of relinquishing his parental claim to the child and failing to perform his parental duties for the entirety of the child's life. The court granted a petition for involuntary termination of parental rights.

  • Laurel Hill Game & Forestry Club v. Brion

    Publication Date: 2022-08-15
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Mining and Resources | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0810

    Court granted International Development Corporation's request for summary judgment and denied plaintiff corporation's request for summary judgment in case regarding the granting of subsurface rights in a deed tracing back to the 1800's. While plaintiff asserted the deed conveying the property to them merely referenced prior deeds reserving subsurface rights, the court agreed with IDC that the prior deeds were not merely copied but were in fact, incorporated into the deed for the purposes of reserving rights. Otherwise, the court reaso

  • Needsville Little League, Inc. v. Little League Baseball, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-08-15
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0811

    Court granted in part and denied in part defendant's motion for summary judgment in breach of contract claim. Although defendant argued plaintiff's breach of contract claim must fail because plaintiff failed to attach a copy of the alleged breached agreement to their complaint, the court found plaintiff had referenced the alleged agreement with enough specificity to place defendant on notice. The court agreed with defendant, however, that without the entire agreement attached, the court could not glean the nature of the alleged "breac

  • Hamm v. Perano

    Publication Date: 2022-08-15
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lindhart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0809

    Court denied defendants' motion in limine seeking to exclude the expert testimony of plaintiff's medical doctor who was expected to testify as to the possibility that plaintiff would need medical care in the future. Although defendants argued that the "possibility" of medical care in the future was not admissible evidence, the court agreed with plaintiff that under Rule 223 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, the testimony was relevant to her claim for future noneconomic pain and suffering damages.

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  • Cogan House Twp. v. Lenhart

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0753

    Addressing an issue of first impression, the court of common pleas concluded that plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, which was filed between the two portions of a bifurcated trial, was not per se improper. The court granted in part and denied in part plaintiff's motion.

  • Wise v. Wise

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lindhart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0840

    Court denied a preliminary objection and request to dismiss a protection order where the defendant claimed the court lacked personal jurisdiction over him due to his residence in South Carolina. Although plaintiff resided with defendant in South Carolina for a majority of their marriage, they returned to Pennsylvania frequently, and even temporarily moved back at some point. The court found that under Pennsylvania's long-arm statute, defendant had sufficient minimum contacts within the state such that the court had personal jurisdicti

  • Stetts v. Manor Care of Williamsport PA (N.) LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0839

    Defendants could ask potential jurors whether they were aware of plaintiff's law firm and cross-examine plaintiff's experts regarding previous testimony involving the nursing home field; however, the law firm's actions in previous cases were irrelevant to the merits of this case and were, therefore, precluded. The court of common pleas granted in part and denied in part plaintiff's motion in limine.

  • Pysher v. Clinton Twp. Volunteer Fire Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: Non-Profit | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Linhardt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0755

    Respondent, a township volunteer fire company, was subject to the Right-to-Know Law where the evidence regarding the degree of governmental control, the nature of respondent's functions and financial control supported a finding that it was a "local agency" for the purposes of that law. The court ordered a response to petitioner's request.

  • Willburn v. Narcotics Anonymous World Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-07-25
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Legal Services | Non-Profit
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Lindhart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0757

    Court granted request to strike a previously stipulated discontinuance after learning that one of the defendant party's counsel erroneously signed the stipulation due to a clerical mistake.