• In Re: A.S.D.

    Publication Date: 2017-12-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bender
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1807

    Trial court erred in denying a name change petition filed by transgendered person, where petitioner had met statutory prerequisites for name change. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Stahl

    Publication Date: 2017-12-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bender
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1767

    Motion for judgment of acquittal in rape trial properly denied where victim testified to being severely intoxicated and passing out during the sexual encounter at issue, which was sufficient to demonstrate the victims lack of consent. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Krishnan v. The Cutler Group, Inc

    Publication Date: 2017-10-24
    Practice Area: Business Torts | Civil Appeals | Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Presiding Judge Bender
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1599

    Trial court correctly found for appellees in their common law fraud, breach of contract, breach of warranties and UTPCPL claims against home builder for defective stucco because the evidence supported the breach of warranties claim, the UTPCPL claim was not time-barred and appellees did not need to prove all the elements of common law fraud to state a claim under the UTPCPL catchall provision but trial court abused its discretion in calculating appellees attorney fees by limiting the award based on the contingency agreement.