• Commonwealth v. Krzan

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 1638 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered on his jury trial conviction of certain sex crimes. The court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in permitting Commonwealth to introduce evidence of appellant's pre-arrest silence where appellant's trial testimony created the impression that he had spoken with police about the allegations against him prior to his arrest.

  • Whitaker v. Lu

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1698 MDA 2023

    The court quashed the attempted appeal by appellants from the judgment of possession entered by the trial court in favor of appellees because the judgment of possession was not a final and appealable order.

  • In re Adoption of C.P.D.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge King
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 719 EDA 2024

    Minor child's father, pre-adoptive parents, and adoption agency cross-appealed certain of the trial court's orders concerning child's adoption and father's parental rights. The court vacated the trial court's orders denying confirmation of mother's and father's consents to adoption where mother and father neither revoked their consents in writing within thirty days nor petitioned to challenge the validity of their consents on the basis of fraud or duress within sixty days.

  • Commonwealth v. Black

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 1601 EDA 2023

    Commonwealth appealed the trial court's order denying its petition to refile charges against appellee. The court reversed and remanded for trial, holding that Commonwealth's evidence regarding appellee's blood test results, his driving, the accident he caused, and his behavior afterward was sufficient to set out prima facie cases of aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence and aggravated assault by vehicle.

  • Commonwealth v. Kapellusch

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Murray
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    Case Number: 129 WDA 2024

    Appellant appealed the post-conviction relief court's denial of his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act. The court affirmed, holding that the PCRA court did not err in declining to deem appellant's version of facts admitted where Commonwealth failed to answer appellant's PCRA petition as ordered by the PCRA court.

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  • Commonwealth v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    Case Number: 791 MDA 2022

    Commonwealth appealed the trial court's order granting appellee's post-sentence motions for discharge or alternatively for a new trial on weight-of-the-evidence grounds. The court reversed, affirmed the grant of a new trial, and remanded for further proceedings, holding in pertinent part that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in concluding the jury's verdict shocked its conscience in light of the trial court's review of alternative theories for victim testimony accusing appellee of sexual molestation.

  • Hoss Land Co. v. Thorson

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1551 MDA 2023

    Court found trial court did not abuse its discretion in entering default judgment as a sanction for defendant's willful failure to comply with discovery obligations and withholding records necessary to determine the amount owed on the mortgage at issue. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • In the Interest of: R.B.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 230 EDA 2024

    Court found no error in admitting children's school records obtained from the school district under the hearsay exception for records of a regularly conducted activity. Judgment of the trial court affirmed.

  • Rice Drilling B, LLC v. Scott

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Olson
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    Case Number: 854 WDA 2023

    Trial court erred as a matter of law in sustaining coal owners' preliminary objection asserting improper venue and transferring the case to Greene county because venue in Allegheny county was proper on appellants' breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation and abuse of process claims relating to oil well drilling. Vacated and remanded.

  • Sensenig v. Greenleaf

    Publication Date: 2024-09-20
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
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    Case Number: 876 WDA 2023

    Trial court erred in denying appellants' petition for reimbursement from neighbors for proportional expenses for repairing an easement across appellants' land because under the plain and unambiguous language of the settlement agreement and easement deeds, the easement owners and appellants agreed and covenanted to share the costs of any "maintenance." Reversed.