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Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Family Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stabile
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Case Number: 2248 EDA 2023
The court affirmed the trial court's orders that removed former guardian T.B. as a reunification resource for two minor children, Z.B. and A.B.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
Industry: Energy | Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Carlucci
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Case Number: CV 23-01204
Appellant solar farm developer appealed appellee township's denial of its application for a conditional use permit. The court sustained the appeal, holding that appellant was entitled to a deemed approval of its conditional use application where appellee rendered a final written decision more than 45 days after the extended date on which the parties expressly agreed that the evidentiary record would close.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Panella
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Case Number: 624 WDA 2023
Trial court lacked jurisdiction to hear challenge to DOC's calculation and application of credit for time served. Order of the trial court affirmed.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Evidence
Industry: Federal Government | Technology Media and Telecom
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Beetlestone
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Case Number: 23-454-2
Defendant challenged the search warrant for his iCloud accounts and court found the warrant was supported by probable cause and defendant failed to make a "substantial preliminary showing" that the supporting affidavit contained material falsehoods or omissions. Motion denied.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Transportation
Industry: Transportation
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Covey
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Case Number: 489 C.D. 2023
Petitioner sought review of respondent's decision requiring petitioner to remove three abandoned railroad bridges over township roads. The court affirmed, concluding that substantial evidence supported respondent's decision where the bridges presented hazards of falling concrete, offered no benefit to the public, and created roadway hazards due to their narrow design.
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Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Panella
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Case Number: 237 WDA 2023
Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered on her convictions, in separate actions, of terroristic threats, harassment and related crimes. The court affirmed, holding in pertinent part that Commonwealth presented sufficient evidence of appellant's mens rea to support her conviction for making a terroristic threat where appellant threatened to kill a victim a short time after the victim saw appellant physically attack another person.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: Health Care | Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
Judge: District Judge Stickman
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Case Number: 2:23-cv-1607
Court dismissed employee's religious discrimination claim based on a failure to grant a religious accommodation where employee could not connect her principle against testing to her religious beliefs and her admitted healthcare demonstrated that she did not consistently apply this principle in her life. Defendant's motion to dismiss granted.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Baylson
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Case Number: 23-4287
Challenge to local use and occupancy ordinance failed where plaintiff did not suffer a due process violation and where the ordinance had been amended to comply with state law and thus was not preempted. Defendants' motion to dismiss granted.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: Education
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Sanchez
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Case Number: 23-3430
Hostile work environment claim failed where alleged comments invoking racial stereotypes did not rise to the level of being severe or pervasive, although those comments could support an inference of race discrimination. Defendants' motion to dismiss granted in part and denied in part.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Coyle
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Case Number: 00699
Defendant tenant appealed the court's order denying his motion to reinstate his appeal of a municipal court order denying his petition to open default judgment. The court concluded that its order should be affirmed where defendant failed to timely file pleadings below, mistakenly or intentionally misrepresented filing dates to the court, and offered no meritorious legal arguments that would warrant reinstating his appeal.
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