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Publication Date: 2019-04-22
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Real Estate
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 19-0447
The trial court lacked jurisdiction to enter judgment against appellants in this action to quiet title where appellants, who purchased the property in dispute at a sheriff's sale, were not named as defendants in the complaint or personally served with the complaint. The appellate court vacated and remanded.
Publication Date: 2019-04-22
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Class Actions
Industry: Aerospace
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Bartle
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Case Number: 19-0458
Defendants moved to transfer plaintiff's putative class action alleging violations of the uniform services employment and reemployment rights act to the northern district of Texas and the court found defendants failed to establish the need for transfer because most of the Jumara factors were neutral while others weighed slightly in favor of plaintiff. Motion denied.
Publication Date: 2019-04-22
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trade Secrets
Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Cohen
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Case Number: 19-0349
Defendants failed to satisfy their heavy burden of proof on a motion seeking a protective order for documents allegedly protected by trade secret where they offered conclusory allegations that failed to provide the curt with any specific facts or analysis explaining why the documents were entitled to protection. The court recommended affirmance.
Publication Date: 2019-04-22
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
Judge: Judge Hertzberg
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Case Number: 19-0434
Where the jury returned an inconsistent verdict awarding plaintiff zero damages for pain and suffering, which verdict was noted before the jury was dismissed, the court was authorized to explain why the verdict was inconsistent and direct jurors to resume deliberations with the court's corrective instructions. The court recommended affirmance.
Publication Date: 2019-04-15
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Education
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Dubow
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Case Number: 19-0429
The trial court properly sustained defendants' preliminary objection based on the applicable statute of limitations and dismissed plaintiff's state suit based on its finding that, in the absence of an order from the federal court, plaintiff's earlier filed and timely federal court action did not toll the statute of limitations on her state claims. The appellate court affirmed.
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Publication Date: 2019-04-15
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Dispute Resolution
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Bowes
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Case Number: 19-04020
Appellant appealed the judgment entered in favor of plaintiffs on a compulsory arbitration award over an automobile accident and the court found the original service of process was valid and conferred personal jurisdiction over appellant and she waived any objection to service of process when she participated in the merits of the litigation by providing handwritten and signed answers to interrogatories and requests for admission. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2019-04-15
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Landlord Tenant Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Strassburger
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Case Number: 19-0416
Trial court erred in awarding landlord damages when landlord had pending action against tenants in municipal court and landlord could have amended municipal court complaint or consolidated municipal and trial court actions. Judgment vacated.
Publication Date: 2019-04-15
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
Industry: Financial Services and Banking
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Zulick
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Case Number: 19-0339
Defendant's counterclaim in this debt collection action did not comply with the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure where it failed to allege any cause of action or identify any facts to support a claim such that plaintiff was unable to meaningfully respond or prepare a defense. The court sustained plaintiff's preliminary objections.
Publication Date: 2019-04-08
Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Personal Injury
Industry: Retail
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
Judge: Judge Nealon
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Case Number: 19-0298
Although a trial in York County would be more convenient for defendants' managers, defendants failed to meet their heavy burden under Pa.R.Civ.P. 1006(d)(1) of establishing that the trial of this matter in Lackawanna County would be oppressive. The court denied defendants' petition to transfer venue.
Publication Date: 2019-04-08
Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Williamson
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Case Number: 19-0300
Plaintiff could not assert claims against defendants, who were involved in his criminal prosecution on charges of murder in the third degree and related offenses, since all of plaintiff's claims involved early litigated issues arising from the criminal case. The court sustained defendants' preliminary objections.
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