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The Legal Intelligencer

County Let Off Hook in Archdiocese's $1M Insurance Row

The Commonwealth Court has upheld a ruling letting Montgomery County out of a case brought by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, in which the church sought $1 million of liability insurance from the county.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Justices Agree to Mull Limits of Warrantless Police Re-entry

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to decide whether a police officer's re-entry to a residence after initially entering under exigent circumstances constitutes one continual search.
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The Recorder

Ponte v. County of Calaveras

C.A. 3rd; C079180 The Third Appellate District affirmed a judgment. The court held that the trial court properly awarded attorney fees against a plaintiff…
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The Recorder

Sales v. Sessions

9th Cir.; 15-70885 The court of appeals affirmed a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. The court held that the board properly found that a…
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Jury Awards $1.2M to Ex-Atlanta Court Staffer on Sex Harassment Claims

A former staffer at the Atlanta Municipal Court was awarded more than $1.2 million Wednesday following a trial on her claims of sexual harassment against a supervisor and the city. The award includes $350,000 in punitive damages against the man accused of the harassment, Municipal Court Operations Manager Horace Wyatt.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Court's Wisdom 40 Years Ago Makes Guadagno's Run Possible

We have watched a remarkable change in the rights of couples in our society over the last several years, but in so doing we should recall that it was only 40 years ago that spouses were still united for purposes of judicial conduct, and a spouse did not then truly have individual rights. Luckily we had judicial leaders who could see the future, and a court that could expeditiously change the rules in response to changing times.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Illegal Immigrants, by Definition, Are Not Law-Abiding US Citizens

Both sides in the immigration controversy are destroying the law in their own way.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Coffman v. Kline, PICS Case No. 17-1244 (Pa. Super. July 24, 2017) Bowed, J. (18 pages).

The trial court erred in determining that the procedure for distribution of the settlement proceeds outlined in 23 Pa. C. S. § 4308.1 applied to father's settlement for workers' compensation benefits and that neither a workers' compensation judge nor a claims servicer were required to comply with an otherwise valid nondisbursement order. The court reversed and remanded.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Adams Outdoor Adver., Ltd. v. South Whitehall Twp. Zoning Hearing Bd., PICS Case No.17-1213 (C.P. Lehigh July 7, 2017) Johnson, J. (20 pages).

A local zoning board did not abuse its discretion in refusing to grant a variance to a business for installation of a sign that exceeded the dimensions permitted in the ordinance, and which did not meet the separation distance requirements.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Bell, PICS Case No. 17-1245 (Pa. Super. July 19, 2017) Stevens, J. (12 pages).

The trial court erred in holding that the Commonwealth's admission of evidence of defendant's refusal to submit to a blood test at his trial on charges of driving under the influence violated his Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches. The court reversed and remanded.
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