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  • O'Reilly v. Irvine

    Publication Date: 2024-04-12
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 2023-SU-0659

    Defendants filed preliminary objections to plaintiff's amended complaint. The court sustained in part and overruled in part defendants' objection regarding scandalous and impertinent material, and it overruled defendants' objection regarding specificity.

  • Datts v. Little

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-0786

    Court denied defendant's post-verdict motions challenging the sufficiency of the evidence presented at trial as well as a post-verdict order correcting the awarded damages to the plaintiff. Specifically, the court noted defendant failed to properly preserve their arguments for appeal. The court further noted the need to correct the awarded verdict was due to a clerical oversight and cited precedent allowing the court to exercise its discretion to correct the record to properly reflect the amount of the awarded verdict.

  • Commonwealth v. Cordier

    Publication Date: 2022-02-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-0143

    The court held the evidence presented by the Commonwealth was not sufficient to establish a prima facie case for the charge of endangering the welfare of children. Motion for habeas corpus granted.

  • Falling Creek Inv., Inc. v. Broncano-Damian

    Publication Date: 2022-01-24
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 22-0027

    Defendant was not entitled to summary relief on plaintiff's claim for anticipatory breach of a real estate agreement of sale where there were genuine issues of fact regarding the specific terms of the deal, including the date for the contractually required closing. The court denied defendant's motion for summary judgment.

  • Hartlaub v. Topper

    Publication Date: 2019-11-11
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court, Campbell County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1272

    The court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because a federal court retained jurisdiction over issues relating to the violation of local ordinances. Mandamus relief was not proper in this case, because it involved the township's discretionary authority. The court dismissed plaintiffs' complaint.

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  • Vella v. Hopkins

    Publication Date: 2019-10-21
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1216

    The court denied plaintiff's motion for a new trial because the jury did not ignore the court's instructions, and the verdict was not against the weight of evidence.

  • Abbottstown Borough v. Moore

    Publication Date: 2018-04-17
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning | Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
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    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0346

    The plaintiff borough was entitled to relief in this zoning ordinance enforcement action, including almost $23,000 in attorney fees, where defendants acknowledged receipt of an enforcement notice and their failure to file an appeal from that notice within 30 days of receipt. The court granted plaintiffs motion for partial summary judgment.

  • Commonwealth v. Lacoste

    Publication Date: 2018-03-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge Campbell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0192

    On a criminal defendants pre-trial motions, the court ruled that: 1) defendant was entitled to have defense subpoenas sealed until the time of trial; 2) defendant could confront the commonwealths witness regarding his parole status; and 3) defendant could introduce evidence regarding decedents prior bad acts.