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  • Bowman v. Rand Spear & Assoc. P.C.

    Publication Date: 2020-07-20
    Practice Area: Judges
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 20-0763

    The trial court did not err in finding that plaintiff failed to carry her burden to establish substantial doubt about the trial court's ability to preside impartially where she was unable to produce any evidence establishing bias, prejudice or unfairness. The superior court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v.Bright

    Publication Date: 2020-07-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 20-0696

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to disclose the identity of two confidential informants involved in a supervised drug buy where he failed to explain how testimony from these informants could have aided in his defense. The superior court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v.Anderson

    Publication Date: 2020-06-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 20-0669

    The trial courtproperly denied defendant's untimely Post Conviction Relief Act petition where he filed the petition more than a year after his judgment of sentence became final without pleading or proving any exception to the PCRA time-bar. The superior court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • SDO Fund II D32, LLC v. Donahue

    Publication Date: 2020-06-29
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 20-0686

    Appellant argued trial court erred by not striking or opening the confessed judgment and court found trial court properly found a prior judgment did not exhaust the warrant of attorney because the plain language of the guaranty empowered fund to confess judgment as many times as necessary until it received payment in full. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Zeno

    Publication Date: 2020-05-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 20-0526

    Lifetime Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act requirements imposed upon an offender who committed crimes while a juvenile constituted cruel and unusual punishment. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

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  • K.N.B. v. M.D.

    Publication Date: 2020-02-10
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 20-0132

    Protection order under the Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act affirmed where plaintiff presented credible testimony of a non-consensual sexual encounter with defendant and that she sought a protective order to avoid the apprehension and fear of continuing to encounter defendant. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Matthews

    Publication Date: 2020-02-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 20-0104

    Conviction partially vacated and judgment remanded for resentencing where influenced in part by unconstitutional enhanced criminal penalties for refusal to submit to a warrantless blood test. Judgment of sentence vacated, conviction vacated in part, case remanded for resentencing.

  • Commonwealth v. Price

    Publication Date: 2020-01-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 20-0005

    Denial of suppression of evidence reversed and remanded where traffic stop and search was based solely on 911 report that defendant was in possession of a firearm, with no further information indicating defendant was illegally possessing a firearm or otherwise engaged in illegal activity. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded.

  • Cragle v. O'Brien

    Publication Date: 2020-01-06
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1513

    Medical malpractice plaintiff was not entitled to adverse inference instruction where plaintiff failed to expressly ask for altered/destroyed record instruction and where both parties agreed that the events described in allegedly-altered portions of records did not happen. Judgment affirmed.

  • Smith v. Cordero

    Publication Date: 2019-12-02
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1401

    Trial court erred in denying estate's motion to strike two jurors in a medical malpractice case where voir dire was conducted by court clerk and jurors expressed the view that medical malpractice suits had affected the cost and availability of medical services. Judgment vacated.