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National Law Journal

DOJ Can't Shield Names of All Immigration Judges Who Face Complaints, DC Circuit Rules

The U.S. Department of Justice cannot indiscriminately keep secret the names of immigration judges who are the subject of misconduct complaints, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled on Friday.
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New York Law Journal

A Columbia University student's claim that the school acted with an anti-male bias when it suspended him on accusations of sexual misconduct was reinstated by the Second Circuit, which found several instances outlined in the complaint that could meet the lowest burden of proof needed for his case to survive a motion to dismiss.
11 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Reinstates Copyright Suit by Writer of '60s 'Iron Man' Song

The Second Circuit has reinstated a copyright infringement claim of a songwriter who says the "Iron Man" theme he composed for a television adaptation of Marvel superheroes comics in the 1960s was illegally appropriated by hip hop artist Ghostface Killah.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Blackwood, Inc. v. Reading Blue Mountain and N.R.R. Co., PICS Case No. 16-0927 (Pa. Super. July 15, 2016) Bowes, J. (14 pages).

The trial court erred in denying plaintiff's motion to amend complaint, filed at the summary judgment stage, to assert a right to have a private crossing installed over railroad tracks owned by defendant. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed in part.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Kapuscinski v. Cavalier, PICS Case No. 16-0935 (Pa. Super. July 14, 2016) (memorandum) Bender, P.J. (7 pages).

Trial court properly granted attorneys' preliminary objections and dismissed appellants' legal malpractice action, because appellants' challenge to a settlement agreement in an underlying property dispute did not allege fraud as required by public policy. Affirmed.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dunbar v. Zoning Hearing Bd. of the City of Bethlehem, PICS Case No. 16-0931 (Pa. Commw. July 18, 2016) Friedman, J. (15 pages).

A zoning board appropriately granted a special exception permitting a nonconforming use deli to renovate into a full-service restaurant. Order of the trial court affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Gorry v. Pa. State Police, PICS Case No. 16-0933 (Pa. Commw. July 15, 2016) Jubelirer, J. (11 pages).

Applicant was involuntarily committed to mental health care and therefore prohibited from purchasing a firearm where, although appellant voluntarily checked himself in for mental health care, he was subsequently involuntarily committed for continued mental health care. Order of the administrative law judge of the office of the attorney general affirmed.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

One Penn Assoc. LP v. Wasser, PICS Case No. 16-0939 (Pa. Super. July 15, 2016) (memorandum) Shogan, J. (20 pages).

Trial court properly reinstated judgment entered pursuant to the complaint in confession of judgment in action between appellee landlord and appellant tenants who vacated before the end of the lease because appellants were not entitled to a hearing on their petition to strike. Affirmed.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Navarra v. Navarra, PICS Case No. 16-0938 (Pa. Super. July 8, 2016) (memorandum) Mundy, J. (8 pages).

Trial court properly granted judgment on the pleadings to appellee in her action to recover the amount she paid to bank as guarantor of an insurance company's bank loan on which company had defaulted. Affirmed as modified.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Morley v. Collazzo, PICS Case No. 16-0937 (Pa. Super. July 14, 2016) (memorandum) Jenkins, J, (14 pages).

Trial court properly granted summary judgment to appellee when appellant sued her for defamation and abuse of process after she filed a Protection from Abuse petition against him based on the letters with naked pictures of her he sent to her employer; trial court properly found that appellee's statements in the PFA proceeding were relevant and material to the petition. Affirmed.
6 minute read

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