• PennEnergy Res. LLC v. MDS Energy Dev., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Energy and Natural Resources
    Industry: Energy | Mining and Resources
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Olson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 132 WDA 2023

    Trial court erred when it held PennEnergy was likely to prevail on the merits regarding its claim that appellant MDS was not a party to the Joint Development Agreement or subject to the JDA's arbitration provision and also erred in granting PennEnergy's motion for preliminary injunction against appellant MDS in action concerning working interests in wellbores. Affirmed and vacated.

  • Commonwealth v. Gaspard

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge King
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2977 EDA 2023

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered on her jury convictions for theft by deception and false swearing. The court affirmed, holding that evidence supported appellant's conviction for theft by deception where appellant failed to disclose her personal business income while receiving Section 8 housing benefits.

  • Commonwealth v. Paulin

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Motto
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 159 OF 2024

    Defendant filed an omnibus pretrial motion consisting of a motion to suppress evidence derived from a motor vehicle stop and a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court granted the motion and the petition, holding that a state trooper lacked reasonable suspicion to pull over defendant for driving under the influence where a dash cam recording showed that the tires on defendant's vehicle momentarily touched his traffic lane's center line and fog line on several occasions, but without crossing over the lines.

  • Better Path Coal. Planning Group v. City of Harrisburg

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Conner
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1:22-CV-623

    Defendants, a city and its mayor, moved to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief regarding defendants' regulatory scheme governing the hosting of public events. The court denied the motion, holding that plaintiffs' assertions regarding defendants' indecipherably opaque and unsubstantiated permitting requirements plausibly alleged First Amendment violations regarding use of a public park, marching in streets, and placing banners on city-controlled utility poles.

  • Mooney v. Henner

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Djerassi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2207

    Defendant moved to amend his pro se petition to open judgment. The court denied the motion where defendant, after obtaining counsel, offered no new arguments beyond those already considered and rejected by a prior court which had denied his petition in the interim.

  • Law Journal Press | Digital Book

    How to Recover Attorneys’ Fees in Texas 2024

    Authors: Trey Cox, Jason Dennis

    View this Book

    View more book results for the query "*"

  • Shor, Levin & DeRita, P.C. v. Villari, Kusturiss, Brandes & Kline, P.C.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Montgomery County
    Judge: Judge Rogers
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2007-12707

    Appellants appealed the court's orders finding them in contempt and awarding appellees compensatory and coercive sanctions. The court concluded that its orders should be affirmed where appellants explicitly and repeatedly violated an agreed and stipulated order regarding arbitration between the parties and continued to defy the court while failing to provide complete discovery regarding the amount of sanctions to be imposed.

  • Commonwealth v. Kolesar

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Dubow
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 355 WDA 2024

    Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered on his convictions for driving under the influence and other crimes. The court affirmed, holding that appellant was properly ordered to serve sentence on his fifth DUI conviction consecutively to his other DUI sentences pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S. § 3804(c.2).

  • Van Laundry, Inc. v. 835 Corinthian, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Jacquinto
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 220201636

    In its § 1925(a) opinion, the court explained that the Superior Court lacks jurisdiction over this appeal of its finding in favor of cross-appellant and against appellant that was contained in a January 23, 2024, order that was received on January 25, 2024, but not entered as a judgment on the docket. The only final order in this case that would be amenable to appeal was the court's May 24, 2024, order denying appellant and cross-appellant's post-trial motions and entering judgment on the docket for which the deadline to file a timely

  • Constantine v. Lenox Instrument Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-04
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Chemicals and Materials | Manufacturing
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2676 EDA 2022

    Trial court erred in granting defendant's motion that effectively was a second summary judgment motion where defendant had presented no new evidence to eliminate any genuine issues of material fact regarding defendant's alleged failure to maintain corporate formalities between itself and its subsidiary. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • Facta Health Inc. v. Pharmadent LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-01
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Intellectual Property
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Scirica
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-2224

    Facta Health, Inc.