Filter This View

  • Berk v. Equifax, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-03-09
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Diamond
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0251

    While expressing misgivings about the viability of Bane v. Netlink, Inc., the court of common pleas followed that case and held that by producing registrations authorizing the defendant corporations to do business in Pennsylvania, plaintiffs made a sufficient showing that the court had general jurisdiction over them. The court denied defendants' motion to dismiss but granted a motion to transfer.

  • United States v. Weyerman

    Publication Date: 2020-01-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Diamond
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 20-0049

    Defendant moved to suppress evidence of child pornography found on his computer when law enforcement executed a search warrant and court found probable cause supported the warrant and defendant's challenge to algorithm FBI used to help identify him was meritless since testimony showed the algorithm was reliable and defendant presented no evidence to impugn it. Motion denied.

  • U.S. v. Griffin

    Publication Date: 2018-10-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Diamond
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1182

    Court erred in sentencing defendant as career offender when prior robbery convictions did not qualify as violent felonies because defendant was not conclusively convicted on those prior offenses for intentionally or knowingly inflicting bodily injury during the crime. Motion to vacate sentence granted.

  • Robinson v. Allstate Property & Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Diamond
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0144

    Court granted summary judgment for insurer in plaintiffs action for fire damage to her house caused by fire set by her mentally ill hus-band because policy excluded intentional damage, co-insured husband intentionally set the fire and the fact that his actions were irrational had no bearing on coverage under the policy. Motion granted.