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Mosne v. Heritage Food of Hazleton, LLC, PICS Case No. 16-0739 (Pa. Super. May 23, 2016) (memorandum) Jenkins, J. (16 pages).

Trial court properly denied store's petition to open default judgment in action brought by customer in slip-and-fall case because store did not satisfy the obligation of a corporate defendant to establish in-house mechanisms to monitor legal complaints lodged against it. Affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Waldron Elec. Heating & Cooling, LLC V. Yahr, PICS Case No. 16-0744 (Pa. Super. May 26, 2016) (memorandum) Bender, P. J. (7 pages).

The trial court properly granted summary judgment to appellee in defamation action filed by appellant because appellee's complaints to her friends, the Office of the Attorney General and two consumer websites were made in 2007, but appellant did not file suit until 2011. Affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Urbine v. Sears Home Improvement Prods., Inc., PICS Case No. 16-0743 (Pa. Super. May 20, 2016) (memorandum) Ott, J. (8 pages).

Court of common pleas properly denied appellant's petition to open and strike the default judgment entered in appellee's favor by magisterial district court after appellant failed to attend a hearing. Affirmed.
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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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New York Law Journal

Matsil v. Brian Doris Home Improvements, Inc.

Court Awards $4 Million for Past, Future Pain and Suffering After Debilitating Fall
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New York Law Journal

Singh v. Singh G.K.

Court Lacks Jurisdiction Over 'Serious' Claims Under Torture Victim Protection Act
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Daily Report Online

Cobb County Jury Awards $1M to Man Who Tumbled From Truck Bed

A Cobb County jury delivered a post-apportionment award of $1 million to a man who was knocked off of a truck while attempting to help unload a large piece of equipment, incurring multiple injuries to his head, arm and knee.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

TORRES V. PABON

Jury Charge and Evidentiary Errors Required New Trial on Liability and Damages
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

$27.6 Million Verdict Reversed for the Third Time

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has tossed as excessive a $27.6 million compensatory award to a woman who needed four knee surgeries after taping a promotional video to show the success of her initial knee-replacement procedure.
12 minute read

New York Law Journal

Ortiz v. Igby Huntlaw LLC

General Contract Denied Dismissal of Worker's Labor Law Claims in Personal Injury Suit
3 minute read

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