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Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Real Estate
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Higgins
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Case Number: 3351 CV 2022
The court denied plaintiff's motion to amend the court's order appointing a master to oversee the private sale of a lot owned by the unmarried parties as tenants in common and encumbered by a mortgage after plaintiff filed a complaint for partition of the real estate. Pa. R. Civ. P 1563 provides that property not capable of division shall be offered for private sale confined to the parties.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Discovery
Industry: Manufacturing
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Beetlestone
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Case Number: 23-1531
Defendant 3M company's motion for sanctions against plaintiff in wrongful termination suit was granted and plaintiff's complaint was dismissed with prejudice.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Criminal Law | Social Media
Industry: Construction
Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Stevens
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Case Number: 800 MDA 2023
Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence entered on his jury trial conviction of receiving stolen property and driving on a suspended license. The court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not err in admitting into evidence screenshots taken from appellant's Facebook account, which appellant utilized to offer stolen items for sale, where the digital evidence was amply authenticated by law enforcement testimony, victim testimony, and account records procured from Facebook's parent corporation.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Government
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge McCullough
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Case Number: 1124 C.D. 2022
Trial court erred in dismissing complaint challenging city's removal of statue from public park without first considering whether city's decision violated applicable laws or regulations. Orders of the trial court affirmed in part, reversed in part, vacated in part, and remanded.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Personal Injury
Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Transportation
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Williamson
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Case Number: 4545 CIVIL 2022
Defendant, as the owner of a semi-trailer mistakenly placed in use by a truck driver, sought summary judgment in a personal injury suit brought by a plaintiff who was injured in a subsequent accident involving the trailer. The court granted the motion, holding that defendant bore no vicarious liability for the truck driver's alleged negligence where defendant's trailer was taken without authorization and became involved in the accident before defendant was even aware of the truck driver's mistake.
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Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Whistleblower Laws
Industry: Federal Government | Health Care | State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Goldberg
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Case Number: 16-843
Court granted relators' request to file a second amended complaint in qui tam action. Court granted defendants' motion to unseal but stayed the lifting of the seal on fifteen documents to allow the Government to identify requested redactions.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Entertainment and Leisure
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Beetlestone
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Case Number: 22-2941
Defendants sought summary judgment in plaintiffs' action alleging racial discrimination and negligent supervision arising out of interactions at a Pennsylvania theme park. The court granted in part and denied in part defendants' motion, concluding that plaintiffs successfully alleged discriminatory violation of a protected contractual right where they allegedly were refused interactions with costumed performers that guests of other races freely received.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
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Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Roberts
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Case Number: 1483 CD 2023
Estate executor appealed the court's order dismissing the estate's appeal of a local agency decision. The court concluded that its decision should affirmed where the estate executor was not an attorney and had failed to retain counsel to represent the estate before the court.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: Health Care
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Covey
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Case Number: 1028 C.D. 2020
Worker was ineligible for unemployment compensation where he left work during the COVID-19 pandemic without specifically identifying how employer's safety measures failed to address his health and safety concerns. Order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review affirmed.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
Judge: Judge Williamson
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Case Number: 1246 CIVIL 2023
The court granted motions for judgment on the pleadings by defendant developer and defendant township in a dispute over the implementation of a settlement agreement following disputes over two real estate development plans filed in 2005 and 2007.
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