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  • In re: Nomination Papers of Claudia De la Cruz

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Election and Political Law
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Leadbetter
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    Case Number: 379 M.D. 2024

    Objectors petitioned to set aside nomination papers of the Socialism and Liberation candidates for President and Vice President of the United States in the November 2024 general election. The court granted the petition, holding that Socialism and Liberation's nomination papers and slate of candidates had to be struck where seven of the body's presidential electors were registered Democrats and thus were disqualified under the Pennsylvania Election Code's disaffiliation provision.

  • Commonwealth v. Aly

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    Case Number: 648 OF 2023

    Defendant filed an omnibus pretrial motion that included a motion to suppress evidence and pretrial writ of habeas corpus. The court denied the motion, holding that police had probable cause to obtain sequential drug trafficking search warrants for two apartments where a confidential informant made controlled drug buys from defendant's downstairs apartment and, subsequently, defendant and others fled to an upstairs unit as officers arrived to execute the first search warrant. The court held further that the Commonwealth presented evid

  • Exchange 12, LLC v. Palmer Twp.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Legal Ethics and Attorney Discipline
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Schmehl
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    Case Number: 23-3740

    Defendants moved to disqualify and sanction plaintiff's counsel in plaintiff's action alleging discriminatory denial of his right to develop certain properties. The court denied the motion for disqualification and granted in part the motion for sanctions, holding that plaintiff's attorney did not violate the letter of the Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct where his client contacted former township officials regarding potentially privileged matters while his lawsuit was pending.

  • S.E.N. v. Dep't of Educ. (Prof'l Standards & Practices Comm'n)

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
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    Case Number: 651 C.D. 2023

    No error in suspending license of a teacher who knowingly allowed a paramour who had been designated a sexually violent predator into her home with her minor daughter, which led to her charges of endangering the welfare of a child. Order of the Professional Standards and Practices Commission affirmed.

  • SBG Mgmt. Serv., Inc. v. Philadelphia Gas Works

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Fletman
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    Case Number: 01740

    Defendant municipal gas utility appealed the court's order scheduling an injunction petition for hearing while maintaining the status quo of uninterrupted gas service to building residents. The court concluded that its order should be affirmed, holding that it had subject matter jurisdiction, and was not required to defer to the Public Utilities Commission, where plaintiff property owners sought to preserve the status quo, including provision of uninterrupted gas service to low-income tenants, while the parties' other litigation ran i

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  • Velasquez v. Miranda

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Dougherty
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    Case Number: 108 MAP 2023

    Trial court had jurisdiction to issue predicate findings for special immigrant juvenile status when making a custody determination that granted sole custody to one parent. Order of the superior court reversed and remanded.

  • Pugh v. CHHS Hosp. Co., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Class Actions
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Fletman
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    Case Number: 01768

    The court granted plaintiff's motion for class certification pursuant to Pa. R. Civ. P. 1710 with respect to claims for violation of the Philadelphia Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance.

  • Spinelli v. Fallon

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Lane
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    Case Number: 892 EDA 2023

    Court erred in dismissing fiduciary action under the doctrine of lis pendens where plaintiff's separate pending objections to her guardian's accounting involved different claims and parties. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.

  • Angels of Care by TLM, LLC v. Dep't of Human Serv.

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge McCullough
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    Case Number: 390 C.D. 2023

    Petitioner sought review of an administrative order adopting an administrative law judge's recommendation and dismissing as untimely its appeal from certain agency actions. The court affirmed, holding that by merely asserting lack of notice below, petitioner failed to overcome the presumption of service under the mailbox rule and demonstrated no basis for nunc pro tunc relief after its failure to timely appeal the disputed agency decisions. The court held further that petitioner waived its various arguments by failing to present them,

  • Commonwealth v. Dunmore

    Publication Date: 2024-09-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    Case Number: 511 EDA 2023

    Commonwealth appealed the trial court's order granting appellee's motion to dismiss charges due to a violation of his speedy trial rights. The court vacated the order and remanded for trial, holding that appellee suffered no speedy trial violation when two periods of excludable delay were included in the timeline between Commonwealth's filing of charges and appellee's scheduled trial date.