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Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Personal Injury
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
Judge: Judge Carlucci
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Case Number: CV-22-01100
Defendant satisfied the three prongs required to open the default judgment entered against him on plaintiff's complaint for personal injuries. Petition to open default judgment granted.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Criminal Law
Industry: Non-Profit | Travel and Tourism
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Leavitt
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Case Number: 414 C.D. 2021
Appellant appealed the trial court's orders convicting him of summary offenses under the Game and Wildlife Code. The court reversed in part, affirmed in part, and remanded to the trial court for resentencing. The court held in pertinent part that the trial court erred in finding a hunting guide guilty of violating Game Code section 2308(a)(7), prohibiting the use of a vehicle for hunting, where the guide drove a hunting party to a planned destination before they disembarked and hunted elk on foot from an adjacent field.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge per curiam
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Case Number: 24-1174
Appellant appealed pro se from the district court's decision dismissing his second 28 U.S.C.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Roberts
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Case Number: 1078 CD 2023
City and city councilman appealed the court's denial of their appeal of a decision of city's zoning board of adjustment that granted property owner's application for a commercial property use permit. The court requested that its decision be affirmed where Board's decision was supported by substantial evidence that the approved variance was properly limited in scope for a unique property and would not result in adverse impacts.
Publication Date: 2024-05-17
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Circuit Judge Restrepo
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Case Number: 23-1927
District court misinterpreted the applicable U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and erroneously failed to consider evidence proffered in mitigation by appellant at sentencing. The court vacated appellant's sentence and remanded for resentencing.
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Publication Date: 2024-05-13
Practice Area: Bankruptcy
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Chagares
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Case Number: 23-2549
Settlement agreement arising from bankruptcy mediation did not evidence the parties' intent to waive confidentiality protections under local bankruptcy rules.
Publication Date: 2024-05-10
Practice Area: Discovery
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Anders
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Case Number: 373 EDA 2024
In a § 1925(a) opinion, the trial court requested that the Superior Court affirm its order granting summary judgment to the defendant in a motor vehicle collision case.
Publication Date: 2024-05-10
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Construction
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Powell
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Case Number: 03812
The court urged the Superior Court to affirm its verdict in favor of defendants due to the plaintiff's failure to seek damages to its property in its previous replevin action.
Publication Date: 2024-05-10
Practice Area: Consumer Protection
Industry: Insurance
Court: Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Wecht
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Case Number: 2 WAP 2023
Trial court erred in concluding that plaintiffs were not entitled to treble damages under the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law after the jury had already awarded them punitive damages on their tort claims. Order of the superior court reversed, case remanded.
Publication Date: 2024-05-10
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Bartle
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Case Number: 20-254-2-4
Court denied defendants' motions for acquittal and new trial where the government met its burden to overcome defendants' entrapment defense as defendants appeared to eagerly and voluntarily participate in the conspiracy and understand the risks of criminal prosecution.
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