• Educ. Comm. for Foreign Med. Graduates v. Tulp

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 201001976

    In a §1925(a) opinion justifying the trial court's order granting partial summary judgment to plaintiffs on their claim of wrongful use of civil proceedings, the court noted that the defendant's position that the court should have relaxed its insistence on compliance with the Rules of Civil Procedure because the defendant was pro se and excused defendant's failure to file timely responses to requests for admissions which have not been withdrawn or amended was unsupported and improper.

  • Grinnage v. SEPTA

    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 200401372

    The court, in a §1925(a) opinion, urged affirmance of its order denying Southeast Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's motion for post-trial relief following a jury verdict in favor of a SEPTA passenger who suffered a tear in his bicep muscle when the bus he was riding on as a standing passenger exhibited extraordinary movement that was not covered by the "jerk and jolt" defense urged by SEPTA.

  • Elansari v. Best Buy, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-01-01
    Practice Area: Consumer Protection
    Industry: Electronics | Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 180702492

    The trial court explained its rulings and entry of judgment in favor of defendants after a jury verdict in response to plaintiff's appeal of the court's order rejecting his claims that the defendants Best Buy and Dell violated the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law when they sold him a computer for use in his business. The court, after indulging plaintiff's pro se status, addressed issues raised despite plaintiff's procedural missteps. The court asked that the jury verdict, the court's rulings on the evidence, and it

  • Dailey v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 210300226

    Defendant appealed the court's order denying her motion for post-trial relief. The court recommended confirming the jury's verdict and entering judgment in favor of plaintiffs.

  • Haines v. Frank

    Publication Date: 2022-09-19
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 171202397

    Court denied plaintiff's appeal from an order denying post-trial relief where plaintiff argued the jury's lump sum award did not accurately consider his mental anguish. The court found plaintiff had voluntarily signed a jury slip agreeing to a lump sum award and therefore was precluded from arguing he disagreed with the division of the award. The court further found plaintiff had tactically chosen not to present evidence of his mental health at trial as he knew this would open him up to cross-examination on several issues that would u

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  • Ritchey v. Rutter's, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing | Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0660

    The court refused to transfer this case based on purported evidence of inconvenience as distance alone was an insufficient basis upon which to transfer this matter, and the moving parties' assertion that certain witness would be vital was speculative while the proposed testimony was cumulative and tangential. The court of common pleas recommended affirmance.

  • Galette v. New Jersey Transit

    Publication Date: 2022-06-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0527

    An order dismissing defendant's objection to jurisdiction was appealable only under the constraints of Pa.R.App.P. 311(b), and the record demonstrated that defendant failed to satisfy the requirements of that provision. The court of common pleas recommended dismissal of defendant's appeal.

  • Marshall v. Se. Pennsylvania Transp. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-06-06
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0528

    The court's dismissal of defendant's objection to jurisdiction was appealable only under the constraints of Pa.R.App.P. 311(b), and the record demonstrated that the requirements of that provision were not satisfied in this case. The court of common pleas recommended dismissal of defendant's appeal.

  • Freilich v. Se. Pennsylvania Transp. Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-04
    Practice Area: Government
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0321

    While the imposition in this case of the damages cap applicable to governmental entities under the Pennsylvania Tort Claims Act was profoundly unfair given the plaintiff's severe injuries, the court was bound by the analysis of the state high court majority in Zauflik v. Pennsbury School District as to the validity of the cap. The court granted defendant's motion to mold the verdict.