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Commonwealth v. Hilliard, PICS Case No. 17-1403 (Pa. Super. Aug. 31, 2017) Dubow, J.; Fitzgerald, J., concurring (16 pages).

The trial court erred in granting defendant's petition for writ of habeas corpus based on a potential evidentiary challenge to a hearsay statement offered at defendant's preliminary hearing since the court was bound to consider such evidence in determining whether the Commonwealth established a prima facie case. The court reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
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Dodson v. Stroud, PICS Case No. 17-1381 (C.P. Berks Aug. 14, 2017) Lash, J. (9 pages).

While Pennsylvania had jurisdiction over the parties' two children who lived in North Carolina with their mother, the court declined to exercise jurisdiction over this custody dispute because North Carolina, where the children received significant medical care, was the more appropriate forum. The court granted mother's preliminary objection.
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Nehme v. Churla, PICS Case No. 17-1387 (C.P. Lackawanna Sept. 8, 2017) Nealon, J. (9 pages).

The court dismissed a defendant's counterclaim for intentional infliction of emotional distress where the harassing and annoying conduct, including text messages, a frivolous lawsuit, and third-party contacts, did not constitute outrageous conduct.
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In Re: Estate of Brumbaugh, PICS Case No. 17-1408 (Pa. Super. Sep. 6, 2017) Lazaurs, J. (15 pages).

Orphans' court did not err in denying photocopy of will to probate, where court credited forensic examiner's testimony indicating discrepancies with the photocopy raising questions of the document's authenticity, and found beneficiary's testimony of circumstances of finding photocopy not credible. Order of the orphans' court affirmed.
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Phila. Dist. Attorney's Office v. Cwiek, PICS Case No. 17-1414 (Pa. Commw. Sept. 6, 2017) Brobson, J. (11 pages).

Trial court properly affirmed the OOR order that required the DAO to provide requester with a certified copy of a redacted CAD, which requester had provided to the DAO, under Section 904 of the RTKL but trial court erred in holding that a declaration made by the DAO satisfied the certification requirement because the declaration did not meet the standard of verifying the authenticity of the document. Affirmed in part and reversed in part.
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Daily Business Review

Not Again! Power Outage Clears Miami-Dade County Courthouse

A substation breaker turned off the power, and a dozen judges relocated to the nearby Lawson E. Thomas Courthouse Center.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Unpublished Opinions for the Week of September 25, 2017

01-2-4289 In the Matter of the Denial of Tedesco's Firearms Purchaser ID Card, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (5 pp.) Individual appealed the denial…
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Daily Business Review

Florida Law Treats Seniors in Nursing Homes Worse Than Dogs

The Florida Legislature has steadily eroded the legal rights of nursing home residents, making the mass deaths at a Hollywood facility after Hurricane Irma "quite fathomable," writes attorney Nathan P. Carter.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Capitol Report

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Sept. 18. The state Senate was continuing in session at press time; the Pennsylvania House of Representatives was set to return to session on Monday.
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The Legal Intelligencer

State Rep Proposes New Disclosure Requirement for Insurers

Insurance groups practicing in Pennsylvania would be required to submit a corporate governance disclosure to the state's regulator annually under a new law proposed by state Rep. Tina Pickett, R-Bradford.
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