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Publication Date: 2024-03-01
Practice Area: Telecommunications
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Roth
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Case Number: 22-2139
Plaintiffs appealed the district court's dismissal of their complaint.
Publication Date: 2024-03-01
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance | State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Covey
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Case Number: 1 BIC 2023
Court overruled defendant's preliminary objections to insurance liquidator's action seeking to void money transferred by defendant under a supersedeas bond because court found that contrary to defendant's argument, insurer's liability for the judgment underlying the action was not contingent upon the order affirming the case but insurer's liability attached as soon as the district court entered its Nov. 30, 2020 court order. Preliminary objections overruled.
Publication Date: 2024-03-01
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Covey
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Case Number: 543 M.D. 2022
Court lacked jurisdiction to consider petition seeking to invalidate mandatory life without parole sentences for 18-year-olds as violative of the Eighth Amendment and the Pennsylvania Constitution, as such a petition was only cognizable under the Post Conviction Relief Act and thus was untimely. Attorney General's preliminary objection sustained, case dismissed.
Publication Date: 2024-03-01
Practice Area: Administrative Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
Judge: Judge Cohen
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Case Number: 2022-C-2838
The court addressed appellant's petition for appeal from appellee's notice disqualifying his commercial driver's license for one year by finding that PennDOT was effectively punishing appellant twice for the same DUI conviction which was not permitted under 75 Pa. C.S.A §1611(a). Appeal sustained and disqualification rescinded.
Publication Date: 2024-02-28
Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge McKee
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Case Number: 22-3179
Plaintiff appealed the summary judgment dismissal of her complaint.
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Publication Date: 2024-02-23
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Retail
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Dubow
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Case Number: 856 EDA 2023
Trial court reversed order transferring venue where defendants failed to identify proposed witnesses and link their evidence to the potential defense in support of their claim of hardship. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
Publication Date: 2024-02-23
Practice Area: Education Law
Industry: Education
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge McCullough
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Case Number: 725 C.D. 2022
Acting Secretary of Education's determination that petitioner be terminated from his position as a tenured professional employee was based on substantial evidence that supported the necessary factual findings and school district complied with the procedural requirements of the school code. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2024-02-23
Practice Area: Administrative Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Wright
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Case Number: 1157 CD 2023
In this §1925(a) opinion, the court asked the Commonwealth Court to affirm its Sept. 20, 2023, order sustaining appellee's appeal of the suspension of his driver's license where there was no evidence that the state trooper, who arrived on the scene of a crash on I-95 and arrested appellee, ever saw appellee driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Publication Date: 2024-02-23
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Hardiman
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Case Number: 22-3014
District court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence found in a vehicle search because trooper had reasonable suspicion of criminal activity when he extended the length of the stop and sent for a drug detection dog. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2024-02-23
Practice Area: Trade Secrets
Industry: Construction | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
Judge: District Judge Wilson
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Case Number: 1:23-CV-00778
Plaintiff moved to dismiss defendant employer's counterclaims and court found defendant employer waived its argument for commercial disparagement, plaintiff's communication regarding the litigation and a temporary restraining order was protected by the fair reporting privilege and defendant failed to state a claim for tortious interference with existing and prospective contractual relationships. Motion granted.
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