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Publication Date: 2023-05-15
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Robreno
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Case Number: 22-3286
Municipal liability claim for inmate's death in a prison fight failed where plaintiffs failed to plead sufficient facts to demonstrate that city was aware that inadequate staffing could deprive inmates of their due process rights or that the failure to hire adequate numbers of corrections officers was the result of deliberate indifference. Defendants' motion to dismiss granted.
Publication Date: 2023-04-24
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Cox
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Case Number: 10574 OF 2012, C.A.
Wrongful death defendants sought summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs' suit was not commenced within the governing two-year statute of limitations. The trial court denied the motion because limitations on plaintiffs' wrongful death claims, which arose from the death of their mother, were tolled under the Minority Tolling Statute.
Publication Date: 2023-04-10
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lehigh County
Judge: Judge Johnson
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Case Number: 2022-C-0060
Plaintiff's wrongful death claim was not barred by sovereign immunity where plaintiff alleged an artificial condition in the form of an allegedly non-functioning pedestrian crossing sign along a highway allegedly under the control of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as the cause of plaintiff's injuries. Trial court denied defendant's preliminary objections as to that claim.
Publication Date: 2023-03-20
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 1915 MDA 2018
Decedents' estates appealed the finding decedents were 100 percent comparatively liable for their shooting deaths where shooter was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and court found jury was properly given the issue of comparative negligence, estates failed to establish the causation element, estates did not produce sufficient evidence to show shooter was a feebleminded adult and under father's control and trial court did not err in admitting prior bad acts evidence. Affirmed.
Publication Date: 2023-03-20
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Montgomery County
Judge: Judge Saltz
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Case Number: 2019-12057
The court denied a motion to dismiss on the grounds that plaintiff appropriately brought a claim against a government entity pursuant to the immunity exceptions outlined in 42 Pa. C.S. §8522(b) that allow claims against the Commonwealth to proceed where dangerous conditions were present on a portion of the Commonwealth's property.
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Publication Date: 2023-01-09
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Motto
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Case Number: 10244 OF 2022, C.A.
Plaintiffs' allegations that the adult defendants allowed or encouraged underage drinking in their homes were sufficient to establish a legally cognizable claim for negligence as adults owe a duty of care to their minor guests and they breach that duty by serving minors alcoholic beverages of any amount. The court overruled defendants' preliminary objections in part.
Publication Date: 2023-01-02
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
Judge: District Judge Wilson
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Case Number: 1:22-CV-00322
Federal due process claims arising from alleged negligence of child protective services dismissed where due process clause did not create affirmative right to governmental aid or impose liability for injuries that could have been prevented by such aid. Defendants' motion to dismiss granted in part and denied in part, case remanded.
Publication Date: 2022-11-28
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
Industry: Transportation
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
Judge: District Judge Brann
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Case Number: 4:22-CV-00428
Court lacked personal jurisdiction as there was no evidence or allegation that corporation was "at home" in the state, and the underlying motor vehicle accident occurred in another state. Defendants' motion to dismiss granted, proposed intervenor's motions to intervene and dismiss denied as moot.
Publication Date: 2022-10-31
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
Industry: Education
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
Judge: District Judge Brann
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Case Number: 4:19-CV-00180
Defendants sought an additional protective order in wrongful death action over death of a student at a fraternity party and court found concerns associated with the ongoing criminal cases against two defendants in this case outweighed the public interest supporting disclosure of deposition transcript, exhibits and recordings. Motion granted.
Publication Date: 2022-10-24
Practice Area: Wrongful Death
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
Judge: Judge Hertzberg
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Case Number: GD 22-2730 772 WDA 2022
Court issued an opinion supporting its order which denied defendant's motion for stay of proceedings as well as for relief from judgment by default. Although defendant argued the court failed to properly apply the balancing test under Keesee v. Dougherty, the court ultimately went through each of the factors, finding that they weighed in favor of denying the motion and that the court committed no error. 230 A. 3d 1128 (Pa. Super 2020).
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