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Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Labor Law
Industry: Construction
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
Judge: District Judge Horan
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Case Number: 2:23-CV-01632-MJH
Court dismissed worker's complaint against employer and union where there was no evidence that they acted arbitrarily after worker was not recalled following a seasonal layoff where the CBA only protected seniority rights for 30 days following a layoff. Defendants' motion to dismiss denied.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Employment Litigation
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Murray
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Case Number: 1344 MDA 2023
Trial court erred in dismissing complaint alleging wrongful termination under the Medical Marijuana Act by deciding the disputed issue of the basis for employer's decision to terminate worker who held a medical marijuana card. Order of the trial court reversed, case remanded.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Products Liability
Industry:
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
Judge: Judge Hodge
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Case Number: 10604-2015,C.A.
Defendant golf cart manufacturer's motion for summary judgment was granted by the court as to the golf cart design but denied as to the failure to warn issue which required submission to a jury.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Tax
Industry: Real Estate
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Ceisler
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Case Number: 424 C.D. 2023
Trial court erred in applying a common level ratio that was calculated and went into effect after property owners filed their tax assessment appeals. Order of the trial court vacated.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Tax
Industry: Food and Beverage | Hospitality and Lodging | State and Local Government
Court: Commonwealth Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
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Case Number: 394 F.R. 2018
Purchaser of restaurant and liquor license was barred from appealing a bulk sale assessment where it failed to obtain the statutorily required clearance certificate, as the lien certificate obtained during the license transfer process could not serve as an alternative to the clearance certificate. Petition for review denied.
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Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Damages
Industry: Advertising
Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
Judge: Judge Djerassi
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Case Number: 1597
Prevailing plaintiff appealed the court's damages award in his action alleging wrongful termination and defamation. The court concluded that its judgment in favor of plaintiff should be affirmed where plaintiff was not entitled to special actual damages on his defamation claim absent evidence of actual economic loss due to defendant's defamatory statement in a report to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Civil Rights
Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
Judge: District Judge Pappert
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Case Number: 23-2434
Plaintiff city sought dismissal of defendant property owner's counterclaims alleging procedural due process and equal protection violations arising out of building code citations and fines levied against defendant's property. The court granted the motion to dismiss where defendant failed to offer specific facts demonstrating that plaintiff selectively enforced its building codes in favor of Caucasian property owners.
Publication Date: 2024-05-03
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: Superior Court
Judge: Judge Nichols
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Case Number: 626 MDA 2022
Appellant appealed the trial court's judgment of sentence imposed for exceeding the maximum speed limit following a summary appeal. The court affirmed, holding that Commonwealth's prima facie evidence that a trooper's speedometer was accurate supported appellant's conviction for speeding.
Publication Date: 2024-05-01
Practice Area: Criminal Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Bibas
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Case Number: 23-1695
Appellant appealed his conviction.
Publication Date: 2024-04-29
Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Insurance Law
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Judge: Judge Ambro
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Case Number: 23-2053
Appellant medical practices appealed the district court's denial of their motions to dismiss and compel arbitration.
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