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  • Irizary v. M&R Prop. Inv. Mgmt., LLC

    Publication Date: 2019-01-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-1572

    Defendants failed to timely file post-trial motions, so the issues raised in their appeal were waived. The court held the appeal should be quashed and affirmed the court's decision.Plaintiff was a counselor at defendant Citywide Community Counseling Service, Inc. In November 2014, a male patient suddenly entered plaintiff's office and began attacking her. She screamed and attempted to fight him off. The attacker fled when another person responded to plaintiff's screams. Police later arrested the attacker. Plaintiff sustained physical

  • Pasceri v. Karp

    Publication Date: 2018-05-15
    Practice Area: Contracts | Wage and Hour Litigation
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0522

    A plaintiff was not entitled to supplemental attorney fees under the Wage Payment and Collection Law while the underlying judgment was still on appeal. The court denied the additional attorney fee request, without prejudice.

  • Barrie v. Brooks

    Publication Date: 2018-04-03
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Premises Liability
    Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0343

    Defendants were not entitled to open a default judgment where proper service was effectuated by serving the documents on the person in charge at defendants address, and where defendants failed to present a meritorious defense.