By Frank Kosir Jr. | April 3, 2020
The following are recent Pennsylvania appellate court cases of note.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 2, 2020
A divided panel ruled 5-2 to affirm a Superior Court ruling that the lack of an interpreter impeded defendant Miguel Diaz's ability to communicate with his lawyer, thereby prejudicing his case from the outset.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | April 2, 2020
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review a Superior Court ruling that upheld an order of probation for a student found to have made terroristic threats, including stating a desire to "beat the record" for the number of deaths in a school shooting.
By VerdictSearch | April 2, 2020
On Nov. 12, 2016, plaintiff Astley Furgess-Grant, 19, was driving on Park Avenue, near its intersection at Chew Avenue, in North Philadelphia. While he was proceeding through the intersection, his car's left side was struck by a car that was being driven by James Ellison, who was traveling on Chew Avenue. Furgess-Grant claimed that he suffered injuries of his back and neck.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | April 2, 2020
In a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled that Chapter 3 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, which governs the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program for DUI defendants, does not apply to the state's other diversionary programs and problem-solving courts.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alana E. Fortna | April 2, 2020
While there are several interesting environmental cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, two cases are particularly relevant for any legal practitioner handling Superfund cases, whether they involve site remediation issues or litigation over the cleanup costs.
By Kristie Rearick | April 2, 2020
On March 24, 2016, plaintiff James Mitchell, 58, fell at a Restaurant Depot grocery store in Philadelphia. He claimed back injuries.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Marc D. Jonas | April 2, 2020
Locally unpopular land uses (not so affectionately known as LULUs) often have interesting and complicated histories. A proposed landfill expansion in Lackawanna County is one example.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | April 2, 2020
As an older lawyer, the lesson I have learned from this coronavirus shutdown, and other numerous quarantines, is that the future of law is not knowledge, advocacy or trial skills. It is technology. Am I right?
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Zack Needles | April 1, 2020
The high court's decision reversed a ruling by the Commonwealth Court that found the policy to be bargainable because the requirements it imposed "'directly relate to the terms and conditions of employment.'"
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