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Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Civil Rights
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Per Curiam
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Case Number: 23-1740
Reza Farzan, appealed the dismissal of his civil rights action.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
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Case Number: 1577 C.D. 2022
Claimant who mistakenly applied for wrong unemployment compensation program in good faith nonetheless remained obligated to repay improperly received benefits. Order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirmed.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Restrepo
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Case Number: 22-2053
The court remanded for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus, holding that the reading of appellant's co-defendant's entire and unredacted criminal information was contrary to clearly established Supreme Court precedent that plea allocutions and confessions are testimonial.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Public Utilities
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge McCullough
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Case Number: 1347 C.D. 2022
Trial court erred in ruling on validity of regional water authority's sale agreement and the municipality's assumption of obligations on remand where the remand order merely directed the trial court to enter mandamus relief for the municipality. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and vacated in part.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Insurance Law
Industry: Insurance | Transportation
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Beck
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Case Number: 793 WDA 2023
Defendant commercial vehicle liability insurer appealed the trial court's orders granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and denying its summary judgment motion. The court affirmed, holding that plaintiff, as owner of an insured trucking company, was an "insured" under defendant's policy entitled to receive stacked underinsured motorist coverage under Pennsylvania's Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law.
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Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Legal Services | State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Austin
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Case Number: 230303404
Defendants filed preliminary objections to plaintiffs' complaint alleging negligence that resulted in sexual abuse of a child. The court sustained defendant First Judicial District's preliminary objections and overruled those of defendant City of Philadelphia. The court held that defendant FJD fell outside the Sovereign Immunity Act's waiver of sovereign immunity because it was not a Commonwealth agency encompassed by the waiver. The court held that defendant City did not enjoy sovereign immunity because plaintiffs' case fell within t
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Wolf
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Case Number: 307 C.D. 2023
Trial court erred in dismissing appellant's appeal of summary convictions for violations of 34 Pa. Code §§403.62 and 403.81 based on a failure to appear because court could not conclude that the procedural safeguards set forth in the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure were applied and that appellant had notice of the hearing. Vacated.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Litigation
Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Legal Services | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Marston
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Case Number: 20-2600-KSM
The court granted in part and denied in part plaintiff's motion for attorneys' fees under 28 U.S.C. § 1927, Local Civil Rule 83.6.1(b), and the court's inherent authority against Rosen Law LLC and its client, defendant Papers Unlimited.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Aerospace | Transportation
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Padova
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Case Number: 23-2001
Defendant airline moved to dismiss plaintiffs' complaint for failure to state a claim. The court granted the motion in part and denied it in part, holding that plaintiffs stated claims for breach of contract and false light invasion of privacy where they alleged that defendant's personnel failed to assist them in finding overnight accommodations after escorting them off a fully-boarded flight against their will and without any justification.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
Industry: Agriculture | Energy | State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Zulick
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Case Number: 1868 CV 2024
The court struck the conditions for documentation of ownership and payment of a fee, sustaining two objections of appellants who challenged appellee's granting their conditional use application for the construction and operation of a solar farm.
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