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  • Weinar v. Lex

    Publication Date: 2018-01-16
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Solano
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0032

    Trial court properly confirmed arbitration award under Pennsylvania law because appellants arguments that the FAA preempted state law and the issue was barred by res judicata failed but the trial court erred in sustaining appellants preliminary objections to appellees complaint because the trial court ignored appellees preliminary objections in response. Affirmed in part and vacated in part.

  • Patterson v. Shelton

    Publication Date: 2017-12-26
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 1312 C.D. 2016

    Trial court erred in denying appellants motion to quash prior orders in a long standing dispute over the use of church assets because af-ter the appellate court affirmed the trial courts decision that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over appellants nonprofit corporation law claims on the basis that resolution of those issues would require the trial court to interpret religious doctrine, any prior decisions relating to those claims were null and void and the only remaining valid determination in the case was the binding arbitr

  • Erie Ins. Exch. v. Bristol

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Dispute Resolution | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance | Transportation
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Mundy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-1790

    Statute of limitations only began to run once UM claim accrued when insurer breached insurance contract by denying arbitration or declining coverage. Order of the superior court reversed.

  • Allwein v. PPG Industries

    Publication Date: 2017-10-17
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Leeson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-1550

    Plaintiffs were required to arbitrate their grievance with their employer in accordance with the terms of the applicable collective bargaining agreement and they could not circumvent this exhaustion-of-remedy requirement in the absence of any allegations of conspiracy between their employer and their union. The court denied plaintiffs motion to stay arbitration.

  • Neshaminy Sch. Dist. v. Neshaminy Fedn of Teachers

    Publication Date: 2017-10-10
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Education Law
    Industry: Education | State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cohn Jubelirer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1441

    Trial court properly found that arbitration award reinstating teacher terminated for sexually harassing a co-teacher violated the public policy against sexual harassment because teachers sexually explicit comments were a continuous and ongoing problem, he did not accept responsibility for his behavior when confronted about it and made the comments in front of students. Affirmed