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  • Thompson v. The Anthem Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-13
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Matey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 22-2374

    Plaintiff appealed the grant of summary judgment to defendant, plaintiff's former employer, on her claims of discrimination and retaliation.

  • United States v. Hall

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Bibas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 23-1430

    Defendant appealed the sentence imposed following his guilty plea to possessing ammunition after being convicted of a felony.

  • United States v. Lingala

    Publication Date: 2024-02-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Justice Hardiman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jonathan M. Petty and Stephen Turano
    for defendant: Sabrina G. Comizzoli and Mark E. Coyne (Office of United States Attorney)
    Case Number: 22-2060

    Federal Jurisdiction over Murder-for-Hire and Witness Tampering Charges Established When Defendant Called/Email Purported Hitman and Traveled Interstate to Meet Him

  • Commonwealth v. Merced

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 231 MDA 2023

    Trial court violated defendant's ex post facto rights by sentencing him under a criminal statute that became effective after defendant's criminal conduct. Judgment of sentence vacated, case remanded.

  • In re Adoption of J.M.B.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Kunselman
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 467 WDA 2023

    Orphans' court properly denied mother's petition to have godmother adopt child because mother's proposed adoption did not satisfy the purpose of the Adoption Act's relinquishment requirement, the proposed adoption would not create a new parent-child relationship, nor would it protect the integrity and stability of a new family unit. Affirmed.

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  • Matos v. RM Knox Transp., LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Education | Transportation
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Anders
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    Case Number: 230602332

    In its §1925(a) opinion, the court urged the Commonwealth Court to affirm its orders overruling appellants' preliminary objections to the amended complaint that alleged negligence on the part of the School District and Charter School for failure to conduct or review appropriate pre-employment background checks of bus driver Charles Johnson and failure to prevent him from contact with minors.

  • Allegheny Reproductive Health Ctr. v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Human Serv.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Health Care
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Donohue
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 26 MAP 2021

    Court overruled precedent upholding constitutionality of Coverage Exclusion in the Abortion Control Act since the exclusion created a discriminatory distinction between the sexes and thus was presumptively unconstitutional under the Equal Rights Amendment. Orders of the commonwealth court reversed, case remanded.

  • Hill v. Governor of Pennsylvania

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Jubelirer
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    Case Number: 311 M.D. 2022

    Petitioner, sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, argued 61 Pa.C.S. §6137(a)(1) was unconstitutional and that he qualified as a "child" under the Pennsylvania Juvenile Act due to his age of 20 years old at the time of his arrest and low IQ. Court interpreted the petition as one "in the nature of [an] application forpost-conviction relief" and found that given the action was not ancillary to any proceedings within the appellate jurisdiction of the court and court lacked jurisdiction over the petition. Preliminary objections s

  • In re Jack Buncher Found.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Corporate Governance
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 291 C.D. 2022

    Orphans' court erred in awarding attorneys' fees and costs to nonprofit foundation directors under §5782(c), in action alleging directors had exercised undue influence and breached their fiduciary duties, because neither the plain language of §5782(c) nor the parties' compromise permitted orphans' court to award attorneys' fees and costs against individuals who were never members and who could not bring a derivative action in the first place. Reversed.

  • In the Interest of J.F.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 1774 EDA 2023

    Trial court committed legal error by preventing child's legal and best interest attorneys from participating in child's in camera interview in contravention of Pa.R.J.C.P. 1128(A)-(B) and 1134 during a dependency and reunification hearing. Vacated.