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Pusey v. Allstate Ins. Co., PICS Case No. 16-0734 (Pa. Super. May 20, 2016) (memorandum) Stabile, J. (8 pages).

Appellant was only entitled to recover from underinsured motorist coverage damages after deduction of appellant's comparative negligence followed by deduction therefrom of amounts recovered from the underinsured motorist's policy. Judgment affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Robbins v. Penn Ctr. House Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0735 (Pa. Commw. May 23, 2016) Colins, J. (18 pages).

The board of a housing cooperative could not unilaterally impose a limit on the number of dwelling units that could be owned by a single member, since the cooperative's bylaws did not grant the board authority to impose such a limitation. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and vacated in part.
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The Legal Intelligencer

In re C.M.C., PICS Case No. 16-0737 (Pa. Super. May 26, 2106) Fitzgerald, J. (28 pages).

Trial court erred in finding voluntary relinquishment of mother's parental rights during an involuntary termination hearing because mother did not intelligently, voluntarily and deliberately consent to the termination of her parental rights. Vacated and remanded.
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The Legal Intelligencer

King v. Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Auth., PICS Case No. 16-0738 (Pa. Commw. May 27, 2016) Simpson, J. (36 pages).

Trial court properly denied appellant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) in action she brought against sewer authority for injuries she suffered when her leg fell through a broken sewer grate. Affirmed.
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Supreme Court Brief

Justices Asked to Protect Against Ineffective Lawyers in Parental Termination Cases

Criminal defendants are guaranteed the effective assistance of counsel. A certiorari petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asks whether that protection should apply in termination of parental rights proceedings as well.
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Supreme Court Brief

A 'Chaotic and Thrilling' Month at the Supreme Court

How best to describe the month of June at the U.S. Supreme Court, when the justices—and their clerks—race toward the finish line? "Chaotic and thrilling," Mayer Brown's Brian Netter, who clerked for Justice Stephen Breyer in the October 2010 term, said. At least for the law clerks.
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Daily Business Review

Justices Reject Another Part of Workers' Comp System

A workers' compensation law that left a disabled St. Petersburg firefighter without benefits after two years is unconstitutional, the Florida Supreme Court rules.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Ex-GC in Battle With Lenox Over Access to Hard Drive

Lenox Corp., a maker of china, gifts and collectibles, is battling with its former general counsel over the right to examine his computer hard drive in connection with a suit accusing him of taking away confidential information when he left to work for a competitor.
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New York Law Journal

Circuit Reinstates Gaming Lawsuit by Cayuga Nation

The suit had been dismissed by a judge who said an ongoing Cayuga leadership dispute prevented him from determining if the lawsuit was authorized as a matter of tribal law, but the Second Circuit said shutting out federal review due to "the mere suggestion" that those initiating litigation had overstepped their tribal authority would be an untenable result.
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Delaware Business Court Insider

Del. Supreme Court Upholds $16M Award for Stock Option Holders

The Delaware Supreme Court, over the lengthy and strongly worded dissent of one justice, on Monday upheld the Chancery Court's award of more than $16 million in damages to a class of holders of stock options that were canceled as the result of a flawed spinoff and merger process.
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