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  • Aetna Inc. v. Insys Therapeutics, Inc. et al

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Health Care | Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Rufe
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0102

    There was no reasonable basis to conclude that anyone at the bank where plaintiffs served defendant with process had either actual authority to accept service of process on defendants behalf or a relationship from which such authority could be inferred. The court denied plaintiffs motion for remand.

  • Grove v. Port Auth. of Allegheny Cnty.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Simpson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0110

    Trial court erred in failing to instruct jury on per se negligence and pedestrians duties under vehicle code where evidence supported finding that plaintiff pedestrian had stepped into the street. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded for new trial.

  • Commonwealth v. Cornwall

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Delaware County
    Judge: Judge Dozor
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0090

    Where defendant was specifically put on notice that his work release sentence was based upon eligibility and was not an automatic sentence, he failed to establish an unlawfully induced plea and ineffectiveness of plea counsel. The court recommended affirmance of an order denying defendant relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act.

  • Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Pozonsky

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0112

    Respondent judge was disbarred after he resigned his judicial commission and was convicted for stealing cocaine from the evidence locker in his courtroom and using it for recreational purposes while the founder and sitting judge of the drug court, obstructing administration of law and misapplication of entrusted property because respondents grievous conduct far outweighed the mitigation evidence he offered, it severely diminished the publics confidence in the judiciary and respondent offered no causal connection between his addictio

  • Thiessen v. Unemployment Compensation Bd. of Review

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Pellegrini
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0111

    Board properly held that claimant was not eligible for unemployment benefits since he quit his job without a necessitous and compelling reason when he failed to notify his staffing agency employer of his availability for work as required by employers policy. Affirmed.

  • Lackawanna County v. Lackawanna Cnty. Adult and Juvenile Probation and Domestic Relations Section Employees Assn

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Jubelirer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0037

    Trial court erred in vacating an arbitration award granting a gift day on the grounds that it did not draw its essence from the CBA because the CBA did not contain a broad integration clause, the arbitrator could interpret the CBA as including past practice, the gift day was past practice and the public policy exception to the essence test did not apply. Reversed.

  • Klar v. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Motor Vehicle Torts | Personal Injury
    Industry: Agriculture | Non-Profit
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0096

    An employer who collected funds for a company outing at which alcohol was served qualified as a social host and was not liable under the Dram Shop Act. An employee who consumed alcohol at the company outing could not hold the company liable as a joint tortfeasors after he injured someone in a motor vehicle accident. The court granted motions for judgment on the pleadings in favor of the employer.

  • Hillside Villas Condo. Assn, Inc. v. Bottaro Dev. Co.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Simpson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0105

    Property owned that retained ownership of land used for condominium development, expressly identified itself as declarant, and expressly warranted construction was liable as declarant under Uniform Condominium Act. Judgment affirmed in part and vacated in part, case remanded for recalculation of damages.

  • Commonwealth v. Wholaver

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Baer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0106

    Brady violation claim dismissed where trial counsel obtained and utilized evidence of commonwealth witnesses legal troubles and subsequent favorable treatment following their cooperation as means to impeach their testimony, since additional impeachment evidence would merely have been cumulative. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.

  • In re: Adoption of J.N.M.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0101

    The trial court did not err in terminating mothers parental rights where mother and her two children had an undisputed bond, but the record supported the conclusion that the bond was unhealthy given mothers mental health problems, continued drug use and ongoing criminal problems. The appellate court affirmed an order terminating mothers parental rights.