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Commonwealth v. King, PICS Case No. 17-0713 (Pa. Super July 12, 2017) Fitzgerald, J. (17 pages).

The Post Conviction Relief Act court appropriately granted defendant a preclusion order since the private interview prosecutors sought with defendant's trial counsel could easily have become a freewheeling inquiry into privileged matters falling outside the scope of defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. The court affirmed an order of preclusion.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Rich, PICS Case No. 17-1224 (Pa. Super. July 17, 2017) Shogan, J. (20 pages).

Evidence of refusal of blood alcohol test properly excluded where commonwealth permitted to submit other evidence of defendant's reckless driving, including his consumption of alcohol, high rate of speed, and failure to stop at a red light, as evidence of refusal of test presented risk of unfair prejudice or confusion of issues. Order of the trial court affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Ennels, PICS Case No. 17-0712 (Pa. Super July 11, 2017) Moulton, J. (25 pages).

The trial court did not err in finding that defendant's consent to a blood test was invalid where he only consented to the blood draw after being informed by police that he faced enhanced criminal penalties for failing to do so. The court affirmed an order granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence of a blood draw.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Cooley, PICS Case No. 17-1158 (C.P. Lycoming July 13, 2017) Butts, J. (12 pages).

Where the totality of the circumstances indicated a motion to suppress evidence would not have been successful, defendant was not entitled to post-conviction relief for ineffective assistance of counsel.
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New York Law Journal

The UPS Store, Inc. v. Hagan

Dismissal of Lanham Act False Advertising Claim in UPS's Breach Action Is Explained
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New York Law Journal

Siracusa v. City Ice Pavillion

Doctor, Medical Center Granted Protective Order Against Patient's MRI-DTI Data
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New Jersey Law Journal

Ehrlich v. Sorokin

Evidence of Informed Consent Erroneously Admitted Where Plaintiff Did Not Raise Lack of Informed Consent Claim
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National Law Journal

Meet the DC Judge Who Likely Oversees Mueller's Grand Jury

According to the local rules of the D.C. court, Chief Judge Beryl Howell will oversee any disputes arising from Mueller's probe.
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Legaltech News

Confidence is Growing Around Handling Evidence Production, But Slowly, Survey Says

The Deloitte survey shows slow growth and continued challenges for e-discovery professionals handling evidence production with multinational constraints.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Cole, PICS Case No. 17-1185 (Pa. Super. July 7, 2017) Bender, J. (49 pages).

Wiretap Act did not require suppression of cellphone records obtained by out-of-state police pursuant to a court order obtained from their courts. Judgment of sentence affirmed.
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