• Krevics v. Duley

    Publication Date: 2022-07-18
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Fayette County
    Judge: Judge Creany
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0724

    Court grants motion to dismiss claims arising from a father's will which failed to bequeath property to his children and instead named his friend as the main beneficiary. Although the daughter of the testator brought a claim for legal malpractice, the court noted Pennsylvania law was clear that only an individual who had an attorney-client relationship with an attorney could bring a claim against a lawyer. In this case, the plaintiff had never had an attorney-client relationship with the attorney who drafted testator's will. The court

  • George v. Palmar

    Publication Date: 2021-05-31
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: Automotive
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Fayette County
    Judge: Judge Creany
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-0503

    The court granted and denied various motions in limine in this case involving a fatal traffic accident.