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  • Peronis v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2018-10-23
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Fischer
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    Case Number: 18-1273

    Pediatrician moved for summary judgment in plaintiffs' medical malpractice action based on child's death of acute bronchopneumonia associated with massive aspiration of meconium hours after birth because plaintiffs' experts failed to offer evidence that she was negligent but court found there was a dispute as to material facts based on plaintiffs' prima facie case against pediatrician and the dispute as to the time pediatrician was notified of the child's condition. Motion denied.

  • Nicassio v. Viacom Intl, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-05-15
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Fischer
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    Case Number: 18-0573

    Court granted defendants motion to dismiss authors action for copyright infringement, unfair competition, tortious interference with prospective advantage and tortious destruction of intellectual property. Motion granted.

  • U.S. v. Mills

    Publication Date: 2018-04-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Tax
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Fischer
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    Case Number: 18-0397

    Court quashed husbands motion to compel and for a rule 17(c) subpoena seeking discovery in his prosecution for filing false tax returns after wife pled guilty to embezzling $12.9 million from her employer because husband failed to point to specific admissible evidence relevant to the false tax return charges for his rule 17(c) subpoena and his motion to compel sought items relating to the source of the income or the victims failure to uncover the fraud scheme which were not relevant to the false tax filing charges. Motion to quash g

  • Fed. Trade Commn v. Innovative Designs, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-27
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Fischer
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    Case Number: 18-0320

    Motion to disqualify expert for conflict of interest denied where movant failed to identify information movant shared with expert prior to governments investigation and retention of expert. Motion to disqualify expert denied.