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Publication Date: 2023-04-10
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Panella
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Case Number: 1055 EDA 2022
Trial court violated defendant's Sixth Amendment rights by disqualifying chosen counsel for alleged violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct when counsel made pretrial statements to the media, where trial court's disqualification appeared to be punitive in nature rather than focused on preventing any prejudice to the commonwealth's ability to have a fair trial. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded for new trial.
Publication Date: 2023-04-10
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Murray
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Case Number: 1209 WDA 2021
Trial court in bench trial had sufficient basis to reject insanity defense based on defendant's admission on the date of her crimes that she fled from police because she did not want to get in trouble or go to jail, which supported an inference that she understood the legal or moral wrongness of her actions. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
Publication Date: 2023-04-10
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
Industry: Transportation
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Pellegrini
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Case Number: 826 EDA 2021
Relation back doctrine could render complaint filed by estate's personal representative timely even though personal representative had not yet been appointed, where personal representative was decedent's spouse and nominated as executor by the decedent's will, such that appointment was reasonably certain. Order of the trial court affirmed.
Publication Date: 2023-04-10
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 298 WDA 2022
Trial court did not violate right to counsel by failing to conduct waiver colloquies where appellant voluntarily and intelligently chose to plead guilty and his history of dilatory conduct through the exercise of his constitutional rights warranted a finding of forfeiture of the right to counsel. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
Practice Area: Labor Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Bowes
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Case Number: 1473 MDA 2021
Trial court properly dismissed appellant's action asserting union's promulgation of a schedule of fees in connection with its representation of non-members like appellant in the context of various employment grievances constituted a violation of the duty of fair representation because the mere fact of implementing a fee schedule did not show a violation of the duty of fair representation and appellant failed to show union acted arbitrarily, irrationally or fraudulently. Affirmed.
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Publication Date: 2023-04-03
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stevens
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Case Number: 1019 MDA 2022
Sentencing for conviction for violation of driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked DUI related statute was constitutional where motor vehicle code did not prohibit use of crime code's statutory sentencing maximums. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
Publication Date: 2023-04-03
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Bowes
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Case Number: 2615 EDA 2021
Trial court properly denied defendant's motion to compel arbitration to resolve the negligence claims of non-signing spouse and children hurt in trampoline park accidents because defendant failed to show signing spouse was the agent of the non-signing spouse and the parent-child relationship did not empower the signing parent to waive minor child's rights to have their claims resolved in a court of law. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2023-03-27
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Sullivan
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Case Number: 2347 EDA 2022
Trial court erred in finding it had subject matter jurisdiction over child custody matter where neither mother, father nor child had resided in Pennsylvania since April 2019 and trial court also erred in holding that father's 2018 petition was unresolved because the unresolved petition at the time of the hearing was father's 2020 petition. Vacated and remanded.
Publication Date: 2023-03-27
Practice Area: Tax
Industry: Retail
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 1453 WDA 2021
Mistakenly charging sales tax on nontaxable items did not create a cognizable claim under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law as collection of tax did not constitute "trade or commerce" and purchasers could seek relief from the Department of Revenue. Order of the trial court reversed.
Publication Date: 2023-03-27
Practice Area: Real Estate
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Construction | Real Estate
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Lazarus
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Case Number: 665 EDA 2022
Court affirmed verdict in breach of contract action where sufficient evidence supported finding that defendant breached contractual obligation by not intending to promptly complete property construction, which prevented plaintiff from closing on the property and making a profit on the sale. Order and judgment of the trial court affirmed.
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