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Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Bender
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Case Number: 18-0138
Suppression motion properly denied where defendant was observed in high-crime area immediately after report of gunshots, and thereafter immediately attempted to evade police, providing reasonable suspicion to engage in a stop and investigative detention. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Ott
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Case Number: 18-0139
Commonwealth excused from due diligence in bringing defendant to trial under Rule 600 where defendant had notice to appear and willfully failed to appear, and was not otherwise apprehended on the same charges. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stevens
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Case Number: 18-0142
Debtor not entitled to strike or open confessed judgment where debtor failed to allege or provide evidence that lender was engaged in organized criminal or racketeering activity in charging debtor an annual interest rate exceeding the limit set in the RICO statute, but remand necessary to determine availability of offset for merchandise seized by lender. Order of the trial court affirmed, case remanded for rehearing.
Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stevens
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Case Number: 18-0132
The evidence was sufficient to support defendants robbery conviction where he injured the victim while both punching her in the head and taking her purse, as the commonwealth was not required to elicit from the victim testimony regarding her precise level of pain. The appellate court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.
Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stevens
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Case Number: 18-0134
The DNA evidence produced at trial strongly implicated defendant as a possessor of a gun found in the basement of his approved residence and the fact that other family members may have also handled the gun did not preclude defendants constructive possession. The court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.
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Publication Date: 2018-02-13
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stevens
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Case Number: 18-0137
Foster parent lacked standing to intervene in dependency hearing, after being decertified as a foster parent and failing to take any steps toward adoption, but was merely entitled to notice of hearing and an opportunity to be heard. Order of the trial court affirmed.
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Practice Area: Products Liability
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Elliot
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Case Number: 18-0117
Defendant drug companies were not entitled to JNOV in plaintiffs failure to warn action because plaintiffs expert used a generally accepted scientific process to conclude that defendants drug caused plaintiffs gynecomastia, the trial court properly instructed the jury on combined negligence and properly refused to instruct the jury on plaintiffs future damages claim and the evidence fully supported the jurys decision but the coordinating judge erred in granting a global motion barring punitive damages claims. Affirmed in part, r
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 18-0108
Minor sexual abuse victim properly permitted to testify via CCTV where trial court heard testimony from treating psychotherapist that victim suffered from depression and PTSD, feared facing her abuser in court, and accordingly would be negatively impacted in her ability to testify by defendants presence. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
Publication Date: 2018-02-06
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Strassburger
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Case Number: 18-0101
The trial court did not err in terminating mothers parental rights where mother and her two children had an undisputed bond, but the record supported the conclusion that the bond was unhealthy given mothers mental health problems, continued drug use and ongoing criminal problems. The appellate court affirmed an order terminating mothers parental rights.
Publication Date: 2018-01-30
Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Legal Malpractice
Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Lazarus
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Case Number: 18-0036
Trial court abused its discretion in denying appellants request for a continuance after appellants found out that their expert witness was unable to testify less than three weeks before trial and they were unable to secure a competent witness who would have sufficient time to prepare his testimony for trial because the trial court thus determined the outcome of appellants case. Reversed.
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