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  • Rellick-Smith v. Rellick

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-1325

    Superior court erred in affirming trial court's grant of motion to amend answers to include an affirmative defense of statute of limitations, which a prior motion judge had ruled was waived, because the coordinate jurisdiction rule applied and there was no basis for trial judge to disturb motion judge's holding that appellees waived the defense. Reversed and remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Bradley

    Publication Date: 2021-11-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-1329

    A criminal defendant was entitled, after obtaining new PCRA counsel, to assert a claim of ineffective assistance of prior PCRA counsel at the first available opportunity following the appearance of new counsel, even while a PCRA petition was on appeal. Judgment of the superior court reversed, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Howard

    Publication Date: 2021-09-13
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-1048

    A parent riding with their young child in a car-for-hire that did not have a child car seat installed did not, without more, support a conviction for endangering the welfare of a child.

  • In re: Amazon.com Inc., Fulfillment Ctr. Fair Labor Standards Act & Wage & Hour Litig.

    Publication Date: 2021-08-02
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: E-Commerce
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-0883

    Where employees were required to remain on the employer's premises while undergoing and awaiting the results of a mandatory security screening, such time constituted compensable "hours worked" under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act. Matter returned to the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

  • McKelvey v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Health

    Publication Date: 2021-08-02
    Practice Area: Public Records
    Industry: Health Care | Pharmaceuticals | State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-0869

    Commonwealth court properly rejected department's request to be relieved of its obligation to review Right-to-Know Law requests and determine what parts of a record were subject to disclosure and properly rejected medical marijuana business permit applicant's assertion that RTKL disclosure requirements ought to be narrowly construed but court vacated the decision with respect to applicant's claim it presented sufficient information with respect to disclosure of its financial information. Affirmed in part, vacated in part and remanded.

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  • Commonwealth v. Harth

    Publication Date: 2021-07-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-0758

    Trial court was required to first find that commonwealth acted with due diligence in bringing criminal defendant to trial before relying on the court's own unavailability to deny a Rule 600 motion. Judgment of sentence reversed.

  • In re P.G.F.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-05
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-0370

    Superior court properly terminated appellant's parental rights where attorney appointed as both counsel and guardian ad litem for child did not expressly inquire into six year old's preferred outcome of the termination proceedings but attorney was able to fulfill her professional duties and act in both roles. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Montalvo

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-0097

    Trial judge's misspeaking during jury instructions which misstated the commonwealth's burden of proof constituted a fundamental error that could only be remedied following the jury's verdict with the grant of a new guilt-phase trial. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.

  • Leight v. Univ. of Pittsburgh Physicians

    Publication Date: 2021-01-18
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 21-0039

    Voluntary outpatient physicians' mere discussion or consideration of involuntary commitment for psychiatric treatment was insufficient to establish liability for physicians under the Mental Health Procedures Act. Order of the superior court affirmed.

  • McMichael v. McMichael

    Publication Date: 2020-12-07
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Energy
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Todd
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    Case Number: 20-1328

    Jury erred in awarding no non-economic damages to surviving spouse who testified as to the duration and quality of her marriage with decedent. Order of the superior court affirmed in part and reversed in part, case remanded.