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Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Construction | Hospitality and Lodging
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Williamson
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Case Number: 3976 CIVIL 2022
The court sustained in part the objection filed by defendant Architectural Design Consultants, Inc. to plaintiff's motion for leave to file a second amended complaint and add a party, Carlisle Construction, based upon deposition testimony of employees of Carlisle Roofing Systems.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Jubelirer
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Case Number: 926 C.D. 2022
Petitioners appealed a decision of the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board holding that an employer was not entitled to a pension offset credit where a previously retired employee received workers' compensation wage loss benefits for a work-related injury that occurred after his return to part-time employment with the same employer. The court affirmed, holding that the Workers' Compensation Act's pension offset is not available where a compensable injury occurs within the context of a retiree's subsequent, part-time employment with a
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Dubow
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Case Number: 668 MDA 2023
Trial court correctly rejected appellant's effort to introduce character witness testimony that was limited to specific conduct, which constituted inadmissible habit evidence. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Administrative Law
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Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
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Case Number: 837 C.D. 2023
Applicant demonstrated reasonable efforts to acquire liquor license under county quota scheme by contacting license holders and making purchase offer within its financial means to the sole party who responded with interest, as Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board regulations did not require a fair market offer if applicant's financial means could not support it. Order of the trial court affirmed.
Publication Date: 2024-08-30
Practice Area: Contracts
Industry: Construction
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Wood
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Case Number: 7503 CIVIL 2023
The court sustained preliminary objections by defendants to an amended complaint filed in a home improvement contract matter and dismissed the claims.
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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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