• Nunez v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1093 CIVIL 2022

    Defendants could not be held liable for injuries plaintiff allegedly suffered in a slip and fall accident during an ongoing weather event as icy rain conditions were occurring generally throughout the area and not all of the icy conditions could reasonably be addressed. The court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment.

  • Estate of Mackes v. Martino

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 001961-CV-2019

    Court granted motion to dismiss matter arising out of a family dispute regarding a life tenancy on a decedent's property. The court granted the motion to dismiss on the grounds that the administrator of the estate failed to file the complaint within the applicable statute of limitations. The court further granted the motion on the grounds that the administrator simply speculated that decedent suffered damages but otherwise failed to produce any appraisals, facts, or figures which supported the claim.

  • Toth v. Pocono Farms Golf & Country Club

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0849

    Trespass claim based on stormwater discharge failed where property owner provided no expert testimony to establish increased discharge or to calculate damages, and where owner was aware of discharge onto the property prior to their purchase. Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted.

  • Knights v. Terrapin Bus Station, LLC

    Publication Date: 2022-08-08
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0846

    Court denied motion for summary judgment in a slip and fall case brought against a bus company and Mt. Pocono Borough. Although the borough argued there was no issue of a genuine issue of material fact as they were not on notice of the defective condition and were not the owners of the property, they failed to attach any evidence to their motion proving who was the owner of the property in question. Given that the court could not determine this information from what was in the record, the court denied the motion for summary judgment.

  • TD Bank USA, N.A. v. Rey

    Publication Date: 2022-08-01
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0789

    Court denied plaintiff's motion to reinstate appeal where plaintiff failed to provide timely service of the notice and proof of service. While the court noted that under normal circumstances, they could use their discretion to waive the issue should counsel show compelling cause, the court explained plaintiff provided no reason, let alone a good cause, for why the documents were not timely served.

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  • Estate of Vogeli v. O'Connor

    Publication Date: 2022-06-27
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0661

    Plaintiff, an executor of his late friend's estate and the estate filed a motion to assess damages after being awarded a default judgment on a suit alleging undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation, and other grounds for relief. Specifically, the allegations all claimed that defendant, the decedent's caregiver, took financial advantage of the decedent, a wealthy man who was both blind and immobile in the last few years of his life. After obtaining the default judgment, plaintiff then filed a motion to assess damages and defendant rep

  • 833 Cass St. LLC v. Nyack

    Publication Date: 2022-06-27
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0655

    Following a bench trial on damages after entry of default judgment against all defendants, the court awarded cost to repair damages and incidental damages. The court specifically noted that cost to repair damages were appropriate because the cost of repair damages did not exceed the value of the property at the time prior to when the damages took place.

  • Harris v. Sullivan

    Publication Date: 2022-06-20
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0579

    Plaintiff's complaint for defamation failed to adequately specify how defendant's alleged statements caused harm to plaintiff or entitled him to damages. The court granted preliminary objections but gave plaintiff an opportunity to amend.

  • Dynasty Custom Homes, Inc. v. Gemni Lake

    Publication Date: 2022-05-23
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0491

    Where defendant occupied plaintiff's real property pursuant to an installment sale contract and did not take title to the property, there was no mortgage on the property and, thus, defendant did not qualify for the county's residential mortgage foreclosure diversion program. The court of common pleas granted plaintiff's request for ejectment.

  • In re Estate of Butz

    Publication Date: 2022-05-23
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    Case Number: 22-0469

    Due to a conflict of interest based on years of acrimony between two siblings who had been co-trustees of their mother's testamentary trust, the court ordered the removal of the remaining trustee and appointed a third party to serve as trustee.