• S.R.G. v. D.D.G.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Panella
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1493

    Trial court did nor err in denying grandmother's petition for child support from grandfather, for child for whom they had primary legal and physical custody due to mother's inability to care for child, because there was no statutory authorization to extend the duty of child support between two third parties where neither party had adopted the child. Affirmed.

  • Evans v. Travelers Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 19-1486

    Trial court erred in granting insurer summary judgment where there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether plaintiff's emotional injuries were caused by physical injuries she suffered in a motor vehicle accident, thereby entitling her to first-party benefits, or were caused solely by the accident. Order of the trial court reversed and remanded.

  • Jimenez v. Best Behavioral Healthcare, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pratter
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    Case Number: 19-1484

    Fair Labor Standards Act plaintiff entitled to liquidated damages where employer's reliance on industry practices and failure to cite specific legal or accounting advice for FLSA compliance meant employer could not demonstrate good faith or objective reasonableness. Plaintiff's motions granted in part and denied in part.

  • Betancur v. Bank of America, N.A.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-1462

    The record established that plaintiff was on constructive notice of an outstanding mortgage on the subject property when she purchased the property at a sheriff's sale on a second mortgage; therefore, she was not entitled to relief in this action to quiet title. The court sustained demurrers to the complaint and dismissed plaintiff's action.

  • Philadelphia Gas Works v. Pub. Util. Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Public Utilities
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Ceisler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1490

    Commission erred in holding that it lacked jurisdiction over gas charges subject to docketed liens and in holding that plaintiff could not continue to impose late fees on delinquent accounts once city docketed its municipal liens relating to those accounts. Reversed.

  • Biela v. Westfield Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pappert
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1478

    While various actions by an insurer can constitute bad faith, plaintiff's allegations against the defendant insurer were redundant and conclusory and did not provide a sufficient basis to state a plausible claim for punitive damages. The court granted defendant's motion to dismiss but granted plaintiff 14 days to her amend her claim.

  • Chase v. Adult Serv.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care | Transportation
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Butchart
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 19-1470

    The trial court did not err in granting a compulsory nonsuit in this negligence matter, because the evidence would have required a jury to speculate on what had occurred. Plaintiff did not meet her burden of proof regarding causation, so she was not entitled to rely on the alternative liability theory.

  • Popa v. Harriet Carter Gifts, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Internet Law
    Industry: E-Commerce
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Stickman
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    Case Number: 19-1495

    Defendants moved to dismiss plaintiff's action asserting violations of Pennsylvania's Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act and tortious intrusion upon seclusion for the collection of her data and keystrokes as she browsed a website and court found discovery was needed before court could determine where the alleged conduct in violation of WESCA took place and plaintiff failed to plead the type of highly offensive act to which liability could attach for her intrusion claim. Motion granted in part and denied in part.

  • In re: Odyssey Contracting Corp.

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Construction
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ambro
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    Case Number: 19-1481

    Losing party in adversary proceeding had waived appellate rights in stipulation that provided that claims would be withdrawn and that the proceedings would be finally concluded in all respects upon the judgment of the bankruptcy court. Order of the district court affirmed.

  • Sauers v. Oak Prop. Mgmt. LP

    Publication Date: 2019-12-23
    Practice Area: Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Pratter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 19-1489

    Defendants moved to dismiss pro se plaintiff's complaint alleging multiple claims against private defendants over township's grant of variances to defendants and court found plaintiff failed to plead that defendants were state actors for his due process and civil rights claims, court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff's state law claims and plaintiff's motion to amend to add federal civil rights claims was denied because he did not adequately plead state action. Defendants' motion granted, plaintiff's motion