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  • Commonwealth v. Summers

    Publication Date: 2021-02-01
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 21-0101

    Trial court did not abuse discretion in resentencing defendant for crime committed while he was a juvenile where sentencing court placed greater consideration on the severity of the offense and found that mitigating factors presented by defendant did not warrant imposing only the mandatory minimum term. Judgment of sentence affirmed.

  • Kornfeind v. New Werner Holding Co., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-23
    Practice Area: Products Liability
    Industry: Manufacturing | Retail
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-1276

    Statute of repose under state law where injury allegedly caused by defective product occurred did not apply under Pennsylvania's borrowing statute, whose language demonstrated that it only encompassed statutes of limitation. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Ficarra v. Consol. Rail Corp.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-09
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-1215

    Denial of motion to dismiss for forum non conveniens reversed where trial court imposed wrong evidentiary burden on moving defendants, but correctly declined to dismiss one case that had reached trial-readiness. Orders of the trial court vacated and remanded in part and affirmed in part.

  • Calabretta v. Guidi Homes, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2020-11-02
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-1180

    Plaintiff homeowners were correct in asserting that the trial court's order denying defendants' motion for summary judgment based on the statute of repose was not a collateral order under Pa.R.A.P. 313 because it addressed underlying claims and was not separable from and collateral to the main cause of action. The superior court quashed defendants' appeal.

  • Commonwealth v. Shires

    Publication Date: 2020-10-12
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-1105

    Trial court erred in revoking probation for violation of conditions of supervision where those conditions were not germane to or elaborate on court-imposed conditions of probation. Judgment of sentence vacated, order of the trial court reversed.

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  • MB Fin. Bank v. Rao

    Publication Date: 2020-09-21
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-1033

    Trial court properly found appellee had standing to pursue the mortgage foreclosure action because it produced evidence it held the mortgage and was the owner of the lost note affidavit through its servicer. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Rivera

    Publication Date: 2020-09-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0969

    Trial court erred in convicting defendant on three separate conspiracy counts where defendant's commission of the burglary, robbery, and murder all stemmed from a single conspiracy. Judgment of sentence vacated in part and affirmed in part.

  • Commonwealth v. Meehan

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0910

    Contempt conviction against counsel vacated where counsel's momentary remarks failed to interrupt, delay, or obstruct the court's proceedings. Judgment of conviction vacated.

  • E.K. v. J.R.A.

    Publication Date: 2020-08-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0908

    History of past violence and social media posts threatening "retribution" for custody order warranted imposing final Protection from Abuse order. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and vacated in part.

  • Commonwealth v.Starr

    Publication Date: 2020-07-06
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Strassburger
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    Case Number: 20-0695

    In this case involving a sex offender, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in imposing an internet restriction as a special condition of defendant's probation revocation sentencewhere he failed to comply with the terms of his probation and was unable/unwilling to act in a manner that would not place the community in danger. The superior court affirmed the judgment of sentence.