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  • Commonwealth v. Munoz-Rodriguez

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 1535 MDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the Post Conviction Relief Act court's dismissal of his PCRA petition. The court reversed, holding that appellant was not subject to any registration requirement under Pennsylvania's Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act where he was convicted in Maryland in 2003 for a sexual offense of the third degree.

  • Commonwealth v. Scott

    Publication Date: 2024-10-18
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 1247 MDA 2023

    Evidence was sufficient to convict for drug delivery resulting in death where an alleged common plan to acquire and use drugs did not preclude finding that defendant "transferred" drugs to another individual who died from using them. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Feldman v. CP Acquisitions 25, L.P.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-27
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 501 EDA 2023

    Defendant could not qualify as statutory employer where it was not engaged in the production of timber and there was insufficient evidence of a contract to allow it to qualify as a statutory employer entitled to Workers' Compensation Act immunity. Judgment of the trial court affirmed.

  • 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
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    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.

  • Baclit v. Sloan

    Publication Date: 2024-08-30
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance | Transportation
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 793 WDA 2023

    Defendant commercial vehicle liability insurer appealed the trial court's orders granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and denying its summary judgment motion. The court affirmed, holding that plaintiff, as owner of an insured trucking company, was an "insured" under defendant's policy entitled to receive stacked underinsured motorist coverage under Pennsylvania's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law.

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  • PG Publ'g Co., Inc. v. Pittsburgh Typographical Union #7

    Publication Date: 2024-08-16
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Technology Media and Telecom
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 1035 WDA 2023

    Trial court properly denied appellant's motion for permanent injunction seeking to enjoin unions from "trespassing" on appellant's "private property" at building during a labor dispute because appellant did not establish unions caused property damage, engaged in violence, or seized appellant's property and did not err by determining that the National Labor Relations Act preempted appellant's request for an injunction premised upon Pennsylvania trespass law and that the instant dispute was a labor dispute subject to the Labor Anti-Inju

  • Commonwealth v. Dourlain

    Publication Date: 2024-05-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 1005 WDA 2023

    Trial court erred in finding Ohio's physical control of a vehicle while under the influence statute was substantially similar to Pennsylvania's DUI statute for purposes of grading a subsequent offense where Ohio's statute proscribed conduct not covered by Pennsylvania's DUI law. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Alceus

    Publication Date: 2024-05-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 534 MDA 2023

    Trial counsel was ineffective in failing to call character witnesses in a he said/she said case where identity and credibility were central issues.

  • In the Interest of A.R.A.

    Publication Date: 2024-05-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 15 EDM 2024

    Juvenile court properly considered petitioner's treatment, supervision and rehabilitative needs in sending him to a secure detention center after he was twice adjudicated delinquent. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Rivera

    Publication Date: 2024-03-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Beck
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    Case Number: 1000 MDA 2023

    Defendant appealed from the trial court's judgment of sentence after his jury conviction of multiple counts of trafficking in individuals and related crimes. The court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting Commonwealth's expert testimony on human trafficking and sexual violence victim dynamics pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §5920 where defendant was accused of human trafficking involving sexual servitude and related crimes.