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Publication Date: 2022-11-28
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge McCaffery
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Case Number: 1527 MDA 2021
Appellant juvenile appealed her delinquency adjudication for cyber harassment of a child and transmission of sexually explicit images by a minor after appellant goaded mentally challenged juvenile to lift her shirt and expose the bottom of her breasts on Instagram Live and court rejected appellant's argument that nudity under 18 Pa.C.S. §6321 required a fully exposed breast and found appellant's course of conduct was intended to harass victim. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2022-11-28
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Murray
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Case Number: 984 WDA 2021
Orphans' court properly clarified orders denying appellant's motion to dismiss estate's action, imposed sanctions and directed appellant to pay the previously agreed-upon settlement and court awarded additional counsel fees due to appellant's obdurate, dilatory and vexatious conduct. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2022-11-28
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Biotechnology
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 24 EDA 2021
Appellant appealed the dismissal of his complaint asserting appellee breached a settlement agreement that resolved appellant's wrongful termination claims and court found trial court erred in sustaining appellee's preliminary objections to appellant's breach of settlement agreement and Wage Payment Collection Law counts and properly dismissed appellant's misrepresentation and unjust enrichment counts. Reversed in part and affirmed in part.
Publication Date: 2022-11-21
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Dubow
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Case Number: 316 WDA 2022
Trial court erred in imposing incarceration for parole violation of failure to pay fines and costs without first conducting an ability-to-pay hearing, even though defendant had been found guilty of other parole violations as well. Judgment of the trial court reversed, case remanded for further proceedings.
Publication Date: 2022-11-21
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Panella
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Case Number: 1279 EDA 2021
Motion to suppress erroneously granted where police were permitted to seize illegal firearm under plain view doctrine after seeing the gun through an open window during a lawful traffic stop. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
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Publication Date: 2022-11-14
Practice Area: Personal Injury
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 2115 EDA 2021
Sheriff's return of service indicating the non-existence of an address was conclusive on its face to render a petition to strike or open default judgment meritorious as it was apparent that defendant was not afforded notice of the proceedings. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
Publication Date: 2022-11-14
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Bender
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Case Number: 38 WDA 2022
Lack of a mens rea element in a statute did not make a crime a strict liability offense in the absence of statutory language doing away with mens rea, requiring retrial where the trial court failed to instruct the jury on the mens rea element. Judgment of sentence affirmed in part and vacated in part, case remanded for retrial.
Publication Date: 2022-11-07
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Food and Beverage | Retail
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Lazarus
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Case Number: 2219 EDA 2020
Trial court properly denied defendants' motion to transfer venue on the basis of forum non conveniens because, while defendant showed inconvenience, there was no showing of oppressiveness and trial court's decision did not rise to the level of overriding or misapplying the law and was not manifestly unreasonable. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2022-11-07
Practice Area: Privacy
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Olson
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Case Number: 726 WDA 2021
Trial court erred in denying criminal defendant's request to seal his competency petition, where the petition included mental health treatment records that put the petition within the category of "all documents" subject to confidentiality under the Mental Health Procedures Act. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.
Publication Date: 2022-11-07
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Colins
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Case Number: 94 WDA 2022
Defendant Miller Transporters appealed the denial of its motion for arbitration in plaintiff truck driver's action for injuries he suffered while inspecting a tanker-trailer he was to transport for Miller under an equipment lease and transportation agreement and court found inclusion of claims that arose out of "operations pursuant to this Agreement" in the agreement showed a clear intent to encompass all claims arising out of plaintiff's work under the agreement. Reversed and remanded.
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