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Wilkins Township v. Wage Policy Comm., PICS Case No. 17-0876 (Pa. Commw. May 18, 2017) Brobson, J. (16 pages).

Trial court correctly held that a superior court had already decided the issues raised by township in its challenge to an arbitrator's damages award for denying a police officer the right to take an off-duty job. Affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Scott v. Icehouse, LLC, GP, PICS Case No. 17-0486 (C.P. Philadelphia Mar. 16, 2017) Cohen, J. (5 pages).

The court did not abuse its discretion in granting defendants' motion for non-pros where plaintiff did not file a complaint until the day of trial.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Commonwealth v. Chester, PICS Case No. 17-0862 (Pa. Super. May 19, 2017) Musmanno, J. (10 pages).

PCRA court was to conduct hearing to determine whether defendant exercised diligence in discovering that counsel had abandoned him and failed to file a requested appeal, sufficient to invoke the newly discovered exception to the PCRA timeliness requirement. Order of the PCRA court vacated, case remanded.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Bolus v. Lackawanna Co. Tax Claim Bureau, PICS Case No. 17-0829 (C.P. Lackawanna May 22, 2017) Nealon, J. (7 pages).

A party was not collaterally estopped from raising the issue of settlement and compromise where that party prevailed regarding the underlying order and could not appeal it. The court denied the defendant's motion in limine.
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New Jersey Law Journal

New Trial for Ex-Rutgers Prof Convicted of Sexual Abuse

A New Jersey appeals court has ordered a new trial for a former Rutgers University professor now serving prison time for having a sexual relationship with a mentally disabled man related to one of her students.
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New York Law Journal

Jailed Rochester Judge Could Receive Further Disciplinary Action

Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio could face an additional set of disciplinary actions after being found guilty of violating terms of her conditional discharge on a DWI sentence if a probe by the Commission on Judicial Conduct finds that she violated ethical standards.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Inside Tesla's Lobbying Push to Expand NY Sales

Tesla is making an all-out effort at the end of this legislative session in Albany to win approval for its plan to expand direct-to-consumer sales of its electric vehicles in New York state, but it is encountering huge opposition from the auto dealers' lobby, as it has elsewhere.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Bribery Sting Evidence, Abraham's Testimony Allowed in Williams' Case

The federal judge overseeing Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams' corruption case will allow the government to present evidence relating to Williams' prosecution of public officials for bribery.
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Daily Report Online

Mother Whose Son Died in Douglas County Jail Drops Suit Against Health Provider

A 2014 suit accusing the healthcare provider at the Douglas County Jail of causing an inmate's death by administering a drug to which he was allergic…
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Approved Opinions for the Week of June 12, 2017

01-1-3406 In the Matter of the Enforcement of New Jersey False Claims Act Subpoenas, N.J. Sup. Ct. (Patterson, J.) (13 pp.) The Court concurs with the…
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