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  • Blucas v. Agiovlasitis

    Publication Date: 2018-02-27
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0200

    In the absence of a timely appeal from an arbitrators award, the trial court lacked jurisdiction to consider plaintiffs subsequent motion for costs and prejudgment interest upon the award granted them at arbitration. The appellate court reversed a trial court order and reinstated an arbitration award.

  • Driscoll v. Arena

    Publication Date: 2018-02-27
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0199

    The trial court properly found that the parties promissory notes, which contained a single reference to their intent to create a sealed instrument buried in a waiver paragraph, were insufficient to presumptively create a sealed instrument and, thus, the 20-year statute of limitations for instruments in writing under seal in 42 Pa.C.S. §5529(b)(1) did not apply. The appellate court affirmed trial court orders striking judgments of confession.

  • Collins v. Philadelphia Suburban Development Corp. et al

    Publication Date: 2018-02-20
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate | Retail
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0167

    The hills and ridges doctrine barred plaintiff from holding the defendant property owner liable for injuries he suffered in a slip and fall accident on the property where it was undisputed that plaintiff slipped and fell in the middle of a blizzard. The appellate court affirmed an order granting defendant summary judgment.

  • Commonwealth v. Thomas

    Publication Date: 2018-02-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0172

    Trial court erred in suppressing evidence, where defendants furtive movements and refusal to remove hands from pockets, while in a high-crime area, gave officers responding to a call of an individual with a firearm reasonable suspicion to believe defendant may have been armed and dangerous and supported a stop-and-frisk. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Gur v. Nadav

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0142

    Debtor not entitled to strike or open confessed judgment where debtor failed to allege or provide evidence that lender was engaged in organized criminal or racketeering activity in charging debtor an annual interest rate exceeding the limit set in the RICO statute, but remand necessary to determine availability of offset for merchandise seized by lender. Order of the trial court affirmed, case remanded for rehearing.

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  • Commonwealth v. Davison

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0132

    The evidence was sufficient to support defendants robbery conviction where he injured the victim while both punching her in the head and taking her purse, as the commonwealth was not required to elicit from the victim testimony regarding her precise level of pain. The appellate court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v. McClellan

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0134

    The DNA evidence produced at trial strongly implicated defendant as a possessor of a gun found in the basement of his approved residence and the fact that other family members may have also handled the gun did not preclude defendants constructive possession. The court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.

  • In the Interest of: J.P., a minor

    Publication Date: 2018-02-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0137

    Foster parent lacked standing to intervene in dependency hearing, after being decertified as a foster parent and failing to take any steps toward adoption, but was merely entitled to notice of hearing and an opportunity to be heard. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Cline

    Publication Date: 2018-01-30
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 17-1915

    The jury properly found defendant guilty of violating the Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act where he knowingly and intentionally recorded a courthouse custody conference with his cell phone without the attendees permission, regardless of whether defendant knew the law proscribed such acts. The court affirmed defendants judgment of sentence.

  • Commonwealth v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2018-01-23
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0062

    Consent to warrantless blood alcohol test was constitutionally firm where driver was not warned of criminal penalties for refusal of consent. Judgment of sentence affirmed.