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Daily Business Review

State Grapples With Dramatic Increase in Card Skimmers

Credit-card skimming devices at Florida gas stations and stores are on a dramatic rise this year.
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New York Law Journal

Split Panel Upholds Testimony About DNA Tests Performed by Others

A convicted burglar's constitutional right to confront witnesses was not violated by a criminalist who testified at trial about DNA tests performed by other analysts, a Manhattan appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
5 minute read

The Recorder

David v. Hernandez

C.A. 2nd; B270133 The Second Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding speculative…
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New York Law Journal

USA v. Serrano

Collection of Cell Site Location Information Falls Outside Fourth Amendment's Protections
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

USA v. Gasperini

SCA's Statutory Violation Does Not Require Suppression of Evidence in Case Against Italian
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Texts Generate New E-Discovery Dilemmas for In-House Counsel

As employees increasingly rely on texting for business-related communication, companies have to figure out how to handle this data, especially in the context of e-discovery.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Chasan v. Littman et al, PICS Case No. 17-1065 (C.P. Philadelphia June 30, 2017) Robinson, J. (11 pages).

Plaintiff's allegations were sufficient to establish that the defendant attorney's publications accusing him of criminal conduct constituted per se defamation, but he was not absolved of his burden of proving damages. The trial court recommended affirmance of its decision granting defendant summary judgment.
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The Legal Intelligencer

In the Interest of J.M., a minor, PICS Case No. 17-1117 (Pa. Super. June 27, 2017) Solano, J. (40 pages).

Family court was precluded from making a finding of aggravated circumstances in a petition alleging child abuse unless the court first determined the victim child to be dependent. Order of the family court vacated.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Mielcarz v. Pietzsch, PICS Case No. 17-1080 (C.P. Philadelphia, Jun.21, 2017) Cohen, J. (13 pages).

The court improperly denied the commonwealth's motion to quash in this personal injury proceeding, because the Criminal History Record Information Act precluded discovery of investigative information that was obtained in the defendant's criminal proceeding arising out of the same accident.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Blauser, PICS Case No. 17-1108 (Pa. Super. June 28, 2017) Elliott, J. (12 pages).

Where the trial court barred defendant from offering evidence that could have demonstrated he had a legitimate reason for lingering in a store where he allegedly committed defiant trespass, defendant's appeal from the conviction was not wholly frivolous. The court denied counsel's petition to withdraw.
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