By Ben Seal | June 8, 2017
When a local rule requires the issuance of a rule to show cause, a trial court must issue such a rule prior to denying a party's petition unless the allegations in the petition provide no legal basis for relief, the Pennsylvania Superior Court has ruled.
By Max Mitchell | June 8, 2017
The record-high penalty the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission levied against an energy distribution company that allegedly overcharged customers during the 2014 polar vortex has been upheld under a ruling issued by a sharply divided Commonwealth Court.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
The verification to the plaintiff bank's mortgage foreclosure complaint did not satisfy the requirements of Pa.R.Civ.Pl 1024 where the authorized signer did not provide defendant with information as to the source of her knowledge as an officer of the bank or through personal knowledge. The court sustained defendant's preliminary objection for failure to verify the complaint.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 2, 2017
The tax court correctly concluded that it lacked jurisdiction to consider appellant's untimely petition, even though an IRS letter gave appellant an incorrect date, because the 90-day deadline in §6015 was jurisdictional and the tax court lacked the authority to consider untimely petitions. Affirmed.
By Ben Seal | June 2, 2017
A trial court, not the Public Utility Commission, is the appropriate jurisdiction for a negligence lawsuit against PECO Energy Co. stemming from a home fire, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.
By Max Mitchell | May 31, 2017
A man claiming to have been wrongfully convicted of murder may not sue the store that allegedly sold the murder weapon, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled.
By Max Mitchell | May 30, 2017
Multidistrict litigation accounts for most of the district's long-pending cases, according to numbers released by the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts.
By Max Mitchell | May 19, 2017
After their case seeking to oust Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was tossed earlier this week, attorney Richard Sprague and former District Attorney Lynne Abraham have filed an appeal with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
By Max Mitchell | May 11, 2017
A proposed federal class action lawsuit against Allstate over its policy mandating that claimants undergo medical exams by a doctor of the carrier's choosing before they can receive benefits has gotten the green light in a ruling that predicts how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may handle the situation, which has started percolating through state courts.
By Max Mitchell | May 9, 2017
The judge who oversaw a Dragonetti lawsuit that resulted in a $1.75 million award against a Philadelphia-area attorney has denied efforts by the defendants to overturn that verdict.
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