• Commonwealth v. McDowell

    Publication Date: 2024-01-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 16 OF 2023

    The court issued an order denying defendant's pre-trial motions to suppress for unlawful search and entry, for unlawfully issued search warrant, illegal nighttime warrant, a request for discovery and inspection of evidence, but granted in part defendant's petition for a writ of habeas corpus on three charges of aggravated indecent assault forcible compulsion.

  • Palko v. McDonald

    Publication Date: 2023-12-11
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10635 OF 2022

    Defendant appealed the court's order granting plaintiffs' petition for rule to show cause and complaint in ejectment. The court concluded that defendant's appeal should be dismissed where the parties' prior arbitration on defendant's default under an installment land contract was a nullity because the plaintiffs' suit involved title to realty.

  • Commonwealth v. Ierino

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    Case Number: 677 of 2021 CR

    Commonwealth provided sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case for possession with intent to deliver. Defendant's petition for writ of habeas corpus denied.

  • Baker v. Nesbit Family Chiropractic, LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-07-03
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    Case Number: 10602 OF 2022, C.A.

    Plaintiff asserted claims of successor liability in her action alleging pregnancy discrimination in her employment. Defendant filed preliminary objections to plaintiff's complaint, arguing that her claims were legally insufficient. Court sustained defendant's preliminary objections in part and overruled in part.

  • Reg'l Indus. Dev. Corp. of Sw. Pennsylvania v. Tabak

    Publication Date: 2023-06-12
    Practice Area: Real Estate
    Industry: Non-Profit | Real Estate | State and Local Government
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 10282 OF 2022, C.A.

    Defendants filed preliminary objections to plaintiff's amended complaint. The court overruled the preliminary objections in part and sustained in part.

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  • Commonwealth v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    Case Number: 30 OF 2022, C.R.

    Defendant filed a motion for post-sentence relief, which included various motions challenging the denial of his motion to withdraw guilty plea and the validity of the guilty plea. Defendant argued that he should have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea due to his claim of innocence, lack of understanding of the plea, and absence of prejudice to the prosecution. The court denied defendant's motions in their entirety, finding that his plea was knowingly and voluntarily entered.

  • Commonwealth v. Scott

    Publication Date: 2023-05-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    Case Number: 530 OF 2021

    Defendant filed an omnibus pretrial motion consisting of a motion to suppress and a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The court denied the motion to suppress and granted the habeas petition in part and denied it in part.

  • Houk v. Brown

    Publication Date: 2023-04-24
    Practice Area: Wrongful Death
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    Case Number: 10574 OF 2012, C.A.

    Wrongful death defendants sought summary judgment on the ground that plaintiffs' suit was not commenced within the governing two-year statute of limitations. The trial court denied the motion because limitations on plaintiffs' wrongful death claims, which arose from the death of their mother, were tolled under the Minority Tolling Statute.

  • Commonwealth v. Lombardo

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 229 OF 2021

    The court denied defendant's motion to suppress evidence on the grounds that under 16 P.S. § 1440(b), the detective assigned to the case was authorized to practice in the jurisdiction. The court further denied defendant's habeas corpus petition on the grounds that there was sufficient evidence to support a prima facie case for holding plaintiff on her drug possession and distribution related charges.

  • Marquis v. Trover

    Publication Date: 2023-02-13
    Practice Area: Deals and Transactions
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lawrence County
    Judge: Judge Cox
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 11142 OF 2017, C.A.

    The court granted a motion to dismiss all claims against defendants on the grounds that plaintiffs put forth no evidence that defendants acted fraudulently or presented any false evidence with the intention to induce plaintiff into purchasing a real property.