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The Phillies v. Reg'l Res. Mgmt., PICS Case No. 16-0562 (C.P. Philadelphia April 5, 2016) Padilla, J. (7 pages).

Parties disputed as fatal flaw in stadium suite and ticket payment judgment. Appellants were not entitled to petitions to open or strike default judgment where petitions were filed over seven months after entry of default judgment.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Toro v. Fitness Int'l LLC, PICS Case No. 16-0549 (C.P. Bucks March 17, 2016) Butchart, J. (10 pages).

Gym membership agreement's liability waiver clause was valid. Defendant's summary judgment should be affirmed.
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National Law Journal

Minnesota Vikings Battle Wells Fargo over Blimp-View Stadium Signs

The Minnesota Vikings and Wells Fargo & Co. have set the playing field in a battle-of-the-banks branding dispute as the team's new stadium awaits its unveiling in Minneapolis this July.
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Daily Business Review

Latin American Companies Back New US Trade Secrets Law

A new Defend Trade Secrets law may give Latin American companies reason to move computer servers to the United States.
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National Law Journal

A Flood of Oil Spill Lawsuits Expected Against BP this Month

Despite the $20 billion settlement BP PLC struck with the U.S. Department of Justice over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, tens of thousands of lawsuits could hit the courts this month, adding to the oil company's ballooning costs.
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The Legal Intelligencer

DiGiorgio v. Romansky, PICS Case No. 16-0519 (C.P. Monroe Jan. 26, 2016) Zulick, J. (6 pages).

By | April 29, 2016
Plaintiff's claim against her employer in this personal injury action arising out of a slip and fall on ice in her employer's parking lot was barred by the exclusivity provision of the Workers' Compensation Act (WCA). Employer's motion for judgment on the pleadings granted.
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Gallatin v. Gargiulo, PICS Case No. 16-0520 (C.P. Lawrence March 9, 2016) Hodge, J. (19 pages).

By | April 29, 2016
In this action arising out of a fatal motor vehicle accident involving a driver allegedly distracted by a text message, the court declined to dismiss the alleged sender of the text based on the argument there was no duty of liability imposed on the sender for text messaging the driver. Preliminary objections granted in part, denied in part.
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Gray v. Huntzinger, PICS Case No. 16-0527 (C.P. Philadelphia Feb. 4, 2016) Shirdan-Harris, J. (10 pages).

By | April 29, 2016
Defendants were not entitled to a compulsory nonsuit where the evidence was sufficient to permit the jury to find that defendant employer's actions were sufficiently outrageous enough to support a verdict in favor of plaintiff on his intentional infliction of emotional distress (IIED) claim.
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DiGiovanni v. Murphy, PICS Case No. 16-0516 (C.P. Philadelphia Feb. 25, 2016) Sarmina, J. (9 pages).

By | April 29, 2016
Experts for both sides offered conflicting testimony as to causation of plaintiff's injuries following a motor vehicle accident. The jury's verdict was not against the weight of the evidence.
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Dooley v. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0522 (C.P. Philadelphia Feb. 5, 2016) Massiah-Jackson, J. (15 pages).

By | April 29, 2016
In this personal injury action, the court certified for interlocutory appeal its order vacating its previous dismissal of defendant Jacobs' Engineering on the basis of forum non conveniens. In accordance with Rule 1925(a), superior court referred to the transcripts of the relevant hearings as the reasons for the rulings.
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