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  • U.S. v. Aguilar-Lopez

    Publication Date: 2017-12-19
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
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    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1831

    Court denied defendants motion to dismiss his indictment for unlawfully reentering the United Sates because, despite defend-ants contention that his 2008 deportation order was fundamentally unfair based on an allegedly unknowing, unintelligent and involuntary waiver of rights, he provided no support for his argument that the inclusion of complex legal terms invalidated the stipulated request, he was informed that he had the right to an attorney and he stated that he did not fear persecution if returned to El Salvador and was not s

  • Penn Engg & Mfg. Corp. v. Pemco Hardware, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-28
    Practice Area: Intellectual Property | Trademarks
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1756

    Court enjoined defendant from displaying any products that infringed plaintiffs trademarks and patents at a trade show because defendants exhibitions at any earlier trade show were in contempt of the courts preliminary injunction prohibiting defendant and its subsidiaries and related companies from using plaintiffs trademarks and selling any products that infringed on plaintiffs patents. Order granted.

  • Yerke v. Aetna

    Publication Date: 2017-11-21
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 17-1713

    Court dismissed plaintiffs claims against insurer for failure to pay benefits under his employers long-term disability benefits plan because after the case was transferred to federal court based on ERISA preemption, plaintiff failed to file an amended complaint asserting ERISA claims, failed to respond to insurers motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution and failed to provide the court with a status update. Case dismissed.

  • Curry v. United Parcel Serv., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-14
    Practice Area: Fee Disputes | Labor Law
    Industry: Distribution and Wholesale | Transportation
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 17-1684

    Court awarded legal fees based on plaintiffs counsels filing of an amended complaint intended solely to delay the proceedings, where counsel admitted to the courts lack of jurisdiction over said complaint; however, the court downward adjusted work where excessive, duplicative, or unrelated to sanctioned conduct. Request for attorneys fees granted in part.