• Woolley v. Pocono Med. Ctr.

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Medical Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 6050 CIVIL 2019

    Court denied defendants' motion to seal the record of settlement, finding that they failed to show good cause to overcome the presumption of openness within the judicial system. Although defendants argued that the settlement would garner unwanted attention from the media and uninterested third parties, the court found that this argument was merely speculative in nature as defendants had failed to point to a single incident of intrusion into their personal or professional lives.

  • Vindancar, LLC v. Hanyon

    Publication Date: 2022-11-14
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5564 CIVIL 2016

    Court granted motion for reconsideration and summary judgment finding that defendants were able to show that previous foreclosures and judgments on the property had resulted in a merger, clearing the property's title of liens giving rise to the dispute.

  • Nowak v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2022-10-31
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 317 CIVIL 2021

    The court granted plaintiff's request for specific performance regarding a real estate contract. Defendant failed to appear on the closing date and/or respond to plaintiff's request for enforcement of the contract. Plaintiff had already paid a down payment on the property and was ready, willing, and able to take possession of the property on the closing date. Defendant did not appear at the closing and defendant's whereabouts were unknown. Plaintiff initiated an action, seeking specific performance.

  • Harris v. Sullivan

    Publication Date: 2022-10-17
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    Case Number: 1183 CIVIL 2022

    The court overruled plaintiff's objections to defendant's preliminary objections in a matter arising out of allegedly defamatory statements between strangers in line at a store. The court noted that plaintiff failed to plead all of the required elements of a defamation claim, finding specifically that no one at the store knew his name and therefore did not know whom the defamatory statements were referring to. The court further found that plaintiff failed to plead special damages pursuant to Pa. R.C.P. 1019(f).

  • Essington v. Monroe County Transit Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5117 CIVIL 2020

    Court granted motion to dismiss filed by property association defendants in a wrongful death claim where plaintiffs alleged defendants negligently failed to ensure a bus stop outside of their gated community was safe. The court granted the motion on the grounds that defendants had no control over where the bus stops were installed and owed no duty to plaintiff on these grounds.

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  • Essington v. Monroe County Transit Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5117 CIVIL 2020

    Court granted motion to dismiss filed by property association defendants in a wrongful death claim where plaintiffs alleged defendants negligently failed to ensure a bus stop outside of their gated community was safe. The court granted the motion on the grounds that defendants had no control over where the bus stops were installed and owed no duty to plaintiff on these grounds.

  • Essington v. Monroe County Transit Auth.

    Publication Date: 2022-10-03
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
    Industry: State and Local Government | Transportation
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5117 CIVIL 2020

    Court granted motion to dismiss filed by property association defendants in a wrongful death claim where plaintiffs alleged defendants negligently located and designed a dangerous bus stop. The court granted the motion on the grounds that plaintiffs' claims were barred under the doctrine of sovereign immunity due to precedent holding immunity was only waived in instances where defendant government agency constructed a negligent condition.

  • Ben-Levi v. Utica First Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Contracts
    Industry: Construction | Insurance
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    Case Number: 1994 CIVIL 2022

    While Pennsylvania does not recognize direct causes of actions against insurance carriers by third-parties, the court refused to dismiss plaintiff's complaint where the crux of his claim was not based on the subject insurance policy but on the insurer's breach of an agreement to pay a sum certain in exchange for plaintiff's decision to forego litigation. The court denied in part defendant's preliminary objections.

  • Nunez v. Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Distribution and Wholesale
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1093 CIVIL 2022

    Defendants could not be held liable for injuries plaintiff allegedly suffered in a slip and fall accident during an ongoing weather event as icy rain conditions were occurring generally throughout the area and not all of the icy conditions could reasonably be addressed. The court granted defendants' motion for summary judgment.

  • Estate of Mackes v. Martino

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
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    Case Number: 001961-CV-2019

    Court granted motion to dismiss matter arising out of a family dispute regarding a life tenancy on a decedent's property. The court granted the motion to dismiss on the grounds that the administrator of the estate failed to file the complaint within the applicable statute of limitations. The court further granted the motion on the grounds that the administrator simply speculated that decedent suffered damages but otherwise failed to produce any appraisals, facts, or figures which supported the claim.