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Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Premises Liability
Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Williamson
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Case Number: 807 CIVIL 2021
Defendants sought summary judgment in plaintiff's slip and fall premises liability case. The court denied defendants' summary judgment motions, concluding that fact issues existed regarding negligence and constructive notice on the part of the property owner and its landscaping company where the landscaper had piled snow on a paved parking area, potentially leading to melting and re-freezing that led to plaintiff's fall on a patch of black ice.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Intellectual Property
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Baylson
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Case Number: 23-5030
Lanham Act and state law claims arising from misappropriation of likeness were timely under the doctrine of laches and the discovery rule, given defendants' apparent attempt to conceal the true identity of the persons in the misappropriated images. Defendants' motion to dismiss denied.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Civil Rights | Family Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Per Curiam per curiam
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Case Number: 23-2464
Zia Shaikh filed for divorce in July 2013 and subsequently initiated numerous lawsuits against various individuals and entities he believed were connected to the divorce proceedings.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Ceisler
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Case Number: 46 M.D. 2023
Mandamus relief seeking entry of default judgment in underlying action denied where petitioner failed to demonstrate that he correctly effected service upon the defendant in the underlying action. Respondents' preliminary objections sustained, case dismissed without prejudice.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Gallagher
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Case Number: 5:23-cv-04630-JMG
Plaintiff plausibly pled discrimination and hostile work environment claims by alleging numerous instances of hostile and discriminatory behavior from co-workers and supervisors that appeared to be motivated by plaintiff's transgender status. Defendant's motion to dismiss denied in part and granted in part.
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Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Business Torts
Industry: Financial Services and Banking
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Kearney
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Case Number: 24-771
Defendants sought partial dismissal of a company's claims arising from a former executive's alleged inducement of the company's employees to work for a competitor. The court concluded that plaintiff's allegation of breach of fiduciary duty against its former executive was not barred by the gist of the action doctrine where defendant had a common law duty of loyalty to plaintiff apart from his contractual agreement not to solicit plaintiff's employees or customers.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Education | State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Leeson
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Case Number: 5:24-cv-0073
Constitutional claims arising from no-trespassing ban implemented following alleged violation of facemask policy failed where there was reasonable suspicion and/or probable cause to support plaintiff's detention, arrest, and prosecution. Defendants' motions to dismiss granted.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: Automotive | Retail
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Pappert
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Case Number: 23-4480
Plaintiff employee and defendant employer moved for approval of their settlement agreement in plaintiff's action for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Pennsylvania wage and hour laws. The court denied the motion where the parties' proposed confidentiality agreement and overly broad release language frustrated the FLSA's purpose.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Education
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Kennedy
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Case Number: 2174
Appellant appealed from the court's order granting summary judgment in favor of appellee Laboratory Charter School. The court requested its decision be affirmed on appeal.
Publication Date: 2024-06-07
Practice Area: Premises Liability
Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Zulick
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Case Number: 1500 CV 2022
Premises liability defendants filed preliminary objections, arguing plaintiff failed to make diligent efforts to serve his complaint, which was insufficiently specific for failing to plead separate claims against each defendant. The court denied defendants' preliminary objections, holding that plaintiff properly relied on a sheriff's affidavit of good service, and plaintiff was not required to plead separate counts where he alleged defendants were jointly liable for negligence on identical facts.
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