• Commonwealth v. Becker

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Lazarus
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    Case Number: 17-1657

    The trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying defendant parole out of concern for her unborn child given the substantial evidence of defendants heroin use while pregnant and her failure to seek treatment while previously out on probation. The appellate court affirmed a trial court order denying defendants petition for parole.

  • City of Arnold v. Wage Policy Committee-City of Arnold Police Dept.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice Mundy
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    Case Number: 17-1605

    This dispute between a union and a municipality arising out of a surviving spouses claimed pension benefits was arbitrable under the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act where the benefit was afforded to the surviving spouse of a police officer and incorporated into the applicable collective bargaining agreement. The high court reversed and remanded.

  • Century Indemnity Co. v. One Beacon Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Insurance Law
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Ott
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1656

    The defendant reinsurers obligation to pay defense expenses to plaintiffs, who paid out significant losses on asbestos-related claims, was not capped by the reinsurance accepted amount listed in the parties facultative certificates, the appellate court determined in this case of first impression. The court affirmed a trial court order granting plaintiffs summary judgment in part.

  • BT Granite Run, L.P. v. Bondex Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Real Estate | Retail
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Schiller
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    Case Number: 17-1655

    While under the general rule, an obligee is not a claimant under a payment bond, plaintiff raised the possibility that an exception to the general ruled applied and that the defendant bond company agreed to fulfill all a contractors obligations, including payment to subcontractors. The court denied defendants motion for summary judgment.

  • Cogan House Twp. v. Lenhart

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Government | Land Use and Planning
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Anderson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1632

    A township violated the law in failing to obtain a proper permit for the replacement of a pipe, but landowners failed to demonstrate how this caused them harm. The townships road construction activities did not otherwise violate state law or local ordinances.

  • Joers v. City of Philadelphia

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Aerospace | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia
    Judge: Judge Massiah-Jackosn
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    Case Number: 17-1627

    The citys failure to respond to requests for admission conclusively established the fact that a police officer was acting within the scope of her employment when her vehicle struck and injured a pedestrian, so the court denied the citys motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.

  • In the Interest of B.L.C

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Berks County
    Judge: Judge Lash
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    Case Number: 17-1629

    The court granted a motion to suppress evidence obtained from a checkpoint stop where the commonwealth failed to demonstrate sufficient factual data to support a checkpoint at the site in question, and where the search was not a voluntary, consensual one.

  • DeSanzo v. DeSanzo

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Evidence | Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Acker
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    Case Number: 17-1580

    Defendants former attorney could not avoid testifying in this domestic relations matter by submitting an affidavit in lieu of testifying upon being subpoenaed, particularly given the courts order limiting counsels testimony to protect the attorney-client relationship and any confidential communications. The court recommended affirmance of its order denying counsels motion to quash.

  • Suisi v. Rice

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Aerospace | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Hodge
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1581

    Since plaintiff did not have an ownership interest in the subject property at the time she purportedly executed an article of agreement for deed, which defendants offered as proof of a rent-to-own agreement, the court deemed the agreement void. The court granted plaintiffs petition to set aside the article of agreement.

  • Commonwealth v. Lednum

    Publication Date: 2017-11-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Adams County
    Judge: Judge Wagner
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-1625

    An arresting office had a lawful basis to conduct a Terry frisk of defendant for the protection of officers or others nearby where the officer believed, from the totality of the circumstances, that defendant was involved in drug activity and also saw him make furtive motions suggestive of weapon possession.