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  • Piazza v. Young

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Brann
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    Case Number: 19-1086

    Defendant fraternity members moved to dismiss claims brought against them by parents of pledge who died as a result of hazing and court found defendants had a duty of care, breached it and breach caused pledge's injuries but court also found Pennsylvania declined to extend liability based on the social host doctrine to cases in which the defendant was under 21 and dismissed the civil conspiracy claim. Motion granted in part and denied in part.

  • State Auto Property & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Woods

    Publication Date: 2019-06-24
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Brann
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    Case Number: 19-0728

    Defendant moved for summary judgment in insurer's action over an apartment fire and court found that insurer's expert's conclusions, based on his observations, investigation and known facts, that the fire was the result of cigarettes was sufficient prima face evidence to survive summary judgment. Motion denied.

  • Robb v. Lock Haven Univ. of Pennsylvania

    Publication Date: 2019-05-27
    Practice Area: Education Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Brann
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    Case Number: 19-0611

    Both parties moved for summary judgment in plaintiffs' action asserting Title IX violations by university in its women's athletic opportunities and the court denied the motions because the evidence of a participation gap under prong one did not support summary judgment, university's evidence did not satisfy prong two and issues of material fact prevented summary judgment on prong three. Motions denied.

  • Russell v. Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-22
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources | Environmental Law
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Brann
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    Case Number: 19-0065

    Defendant moved for summary judgment in plaintiffs' private nuisance action over noise, dust pollution and water contamination from defendant's natural gas wells and the court found that defendant's wells permanently changed the condition of the land. Plaintiffs had but one action to recover for their past and future harms and plaintiffs' action was barred by the statute of limitations since they filed the action more than two years after their claims accrued. Motion granted.

  • Whelshans v. Sessions

    Publication Date: 2018-03-27
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Brann
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    Case Number: 18-0331

    Court granted the police commissioners motion for judgment on the pleadings in plaintiffs action seeking the restoration of his private right to possess a firearm since the same issue had been litigated in plaintiffs favor in state court but court denied federal defendants 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss because plaintiff sufficiently stated a claim. Granted in part and denied in part.