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  • S.M.C. v. C.A.W.

    Publication Date: 2019-11-04
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-1307

    Trial court did not abuse its discretion in holding that it was in child's best interest for appellant to be liable for child support based on the doctrine of paternity by estoppel because appellant had a long-term in loco parentis relationship with child that began when child was an infant, he held himself out as the child's father for years, formed a close emotional bond with her and listed her as a dependent on his tax returns. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Caulk

    Publication Date: 2019-10-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-1228

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant's motion to preclude evidence of the death of a confidential informant and, instead, accommodated the needs of both parties by allowing the jury to hear evidence of the CI's death but not the cause. The appellate court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • TTSP Corp. v. The Rose Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-1078

    Trial court abused its discretion in overruling buyer's preliminary objections to seller's complaint and erred in failing to transfer the parties' PPA dispute to an independent accountant because trial court erroneously decided an issue of procedural arbitrability and invaded the province of the arbitrator. Reversed.

  • Commonwealth v. Casey

    Publication Date: 2019-09-16
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 19-1090

    A single petition for permission to appeal orders from multiple docket numbers was denied where petitioners were required to file separate petitions for each docket. Petition denied.

  • S.C.B. v. J.S.B.

    Publication Date: 2019-09-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-1065

    Trial court erred in entering child custody order that incorporated by reference its consideration of some §5328(a) factors from a prior order because incorporation by reference of a previous and outdated analysis of the factors was not sufficient and erred in ordering mother to pay her share of the GAL fees without holding a hearing. Vacated and remanded.

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  • Matenkoski v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2019-07-15
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Automotive | State and Local Government
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0818

    Trial judge properly granted a preliminary injunction barring appellants from operating an automobile repair and restoration business at their residence because the commercial business was in violation of local zoning ordinances and the time and manner restrictions were well within the trial court's discretion. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Handley

    Publication Date: 2019-07-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0806

    The superior court rejected defendant's argument that schedule I of the Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act was unconstitutional in that it included marijuana, a substance recognized under the Medical Marijuana Act as having the potential for medical use. The appellate court affirmed defendant's judgment of sentence.

  • Driscoll v. Arena

    Publication Date: 2019-07-01
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 19-0761

    Trial court erred in striking appellant's confessed judgments because appellees' petitions were untimely, appellees' counsel's errors did not provide a compelling reason for noncompliance with rule 2959(a)(3) and trial court erred in holding that the four-year statute of limitations applied because the notes were under "seal." Vacated and remanded.

  • In the Interest of: Z.N.F.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0721

    Trial court did not abuse discretion in finding no conflict between child's best interests and legal interests in involuntary termination of parental rights proceeding where advocate ascertained child's preferred outcome of proceeding to the extent possible, given child's immaturity and inability to understand concepts such as adoption. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Hill

    Publication Date: 2019-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 19-0674

    Where the record established that defendant gave money to other persons to make straw purchases of firearms using proceeds from his illegal sale of firearms, the evidence was sufficient to sustain his conviction for dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. §5111 as it satisfied the "unlawful activity" element of the offense. The appellate court affirmed.