• Tokkan v. Estupinan

    Publication Date: 2024-01-01
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 003897-CV-2022

    Defendant moved to strike or open a landlord's default judgment against him as a purported tenant at the landlord's property. The court denied the motion to strike but granted the motion to open judgment where defendant credibly testified he petitioned to reopen the matter promptly after learning of plaintiff's default judgment against him and was able to retain counsel, and he had an ostensibly meritorious defense.

  • Depolito v. Okamoto

    Publication Date: 2024-01-01
    Practice Area: Premises Liability
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5499 CIVIL 2023

    Defendants filed preliminary objections to personal injury plaintiff's civil complaint alleging premises liability. The court overruled defendants' objections to plaintiff's claim of negligence where plaintiff adequately apprised defendants that they were being sued for negligently failing to remedy a dangerous condition of their sidewalk, namely that a portion of the sidewalk was raised above its surroundings and caused plaintiff to trip and fall. The court sustained defendants' objections to plaintiff's allegations of respondeat sup

  • Estate of Uskokovic v. Gjonbaliq

    Publication Date: 2023-12-25
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 4987 CIVIL 2022

    Defendant sought summary judgment in plaintiff property owner's action for ejectment. The court denied defendant's motion.

  • Thiel v. Abeloff Auto Group, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-11
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Automotive | Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3778 CIVIL 2023

    The court's opinion granted three of defendant vehicle sellers' objections to plaintiff truck buyer's second amended complaint for lack of legal sufficiency and overruled defendants' claim that the Pa.R.C.P. 1019(a) requirement for pleading material facts had been violated for not naming employees of defendants.

  • Orlowski v. Tallada

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 008234-CV-2022

    Plaintiff sought a preliminary injunction and final order of ejectment to preclude a neighboring landowner from blocking access over a shared private road. The court granted the preliminary injunction and order for ejectment.

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  • Rosadio v. Rodriguez

    Publication Date: 2023-11-13
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3902 CIVIL 2023

    Plaintiff sought judgment on the pleadings in her action to eject defendant from residential real property. The court granted the motion.

  • Shawnee Pres. Soc'y v. Smithfield Twp. Bd. of Supervisors

    Publication Date: 2023-11-06
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Non-Profit | Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1246 CIVIL 2023

    Defendants filed two sets of preliminary objections to plaintiffs' amended complaint. The court overruled the preliminary objections, concluding that plaintiffs alleged a sufficient controversy for purposes of the Declaratory Judgment Act where they alleged that residential property developers sought approval to proceed with a development project in violation of the terms of the parties' prior settlement agreement regarding the same development, and they sought a declaration that the developers were bound by the agreement.

  • KMB Plumbing & Elec. v. Rodriguez

    Publication Date: 2023-10-16
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 002831-CV-2023

    Plaintiff sought damages on a contract matter at the Magisterial District Justice level. The MDJ judge ruled in favor of defendant. Plaintiff filed an appeal and timely served the notice of appeal on the defendant and MDJ office. However, a docketing error led to the rejection of the proof of service by the County e-filing system, with notice of the rejection being sent to plaintiff's counsel's paralegal's email spam folder. Defendant's counsel acknowledged proper service of the notice of appeal but noted that the proof of service had

  • Poplawski v. Jiunta

    Publication Date: 2023-09-18
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Real Estate | Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Fayette County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3338 CIVIL 2023

    Defendant landlord filed preliminary objections to plaintiff's complaint alleging that he was injured when a large mirror fell on him in a business leased from defendant. The court denied defendant's objections, finding that discovery would provide further clarity on defendant's role and potential liability.

  • Aqua Leisure Pools & Spas, LLC v. Coover

    Publication Date: 2023-09-11
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3304 CIVIL 2023

    Defendant homeowners filed preliminary objections to plaintiff's complaint to enforce a mechanic's lien. The court overruled defendants' preliminary objections.