• Vega v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2024-03-22
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Higgins
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    Case Number: 2827-CV-2020

    Prevailing plaintiff appealed the court's order molding her jury verdict to include delay damages. On remand from the Superior Court, the court re-calculated plaintiff's delay damages and entered its award accordingly.

  • Davis v. Solaris Oilfield Site Serv. Personnel, LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-02-02
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Energy | Recruitment and Staffing
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Colville
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:19-cv-00627-RJC J.

    Court declined to grant a motion for punitive damages in the form of a summary judgment motion where there were genuine issues of material fact as to defendants' culpability for a fatal motor vehicle accident. Plaintiff's motion granted in part and denied in part.

  • Bah v. United States

    Publication Date: 2024-02-02
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Automotive | Federal Government | Retail | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Porter
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    Case Number: 22-3162

    Federal government had not waived sovereign immunity for alleged personal injury or loss arising from the government's detention or forfeiture of money. Order of the district court affirmed.

  • Bartlett v. Demich

    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Non-Profit
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge McLaughlin
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    Case Number: 446 MDA 2023

    Trial court correctly dismissed replevin action over domestic animal where the record conclusively showed that an animal rescue organization placed the animal with plaintiff in a foster arrangement and retained legal title to the animal. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Sewell v. Riordon Materials Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-11-27
    Practice Area: Damages
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    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Kennedy
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    Case Number: 01642

    Appellants filed a motion for delay damages pursuant to Pa.R.Civ.P. 283(a)(1), but the court found that the trial court erred when it denied the motion since neither of the two exceptions under subsection (b)(1) were established. The court requested that its order denying appellants' motion be vacated or reversed and that the case be remanded for further proceedings.

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  • Jacoby v. Hankin Enter., Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2023-08-21
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: Commonwealth Court, Chester County
    Judge: Judge Binder
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    Case Number: 2020-08163-TT

    Defendants moved to transfer plaintiff's suit to compulsory arbitration on the ground that the amount in controversy was not greater than $50,000. The court denied defendants' motion.

  • Campbell v. Tang

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Sullivan
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    Case Number: 1006 EDA 2022

    Party who broke off engagement was not required to return engagement jewelry because party who proposed marriage was still in a valid marriage at all times during the parties' dating relationship and engagement, making the engagement void ab initio and rendering the gift an unconditional gift. Judgment of the trial court affirmed.

  • OI European Group B.V. v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

    Publication Date: 2023-07-24
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Energy
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Matey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Aubre Dean, Kevin A. Meehan, Juan O. Perla, Joseph D. Pizzurro, and Allesandra D. Tyler, Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle, New York, NY for appellant.
    for defendant: Jonathan M. Albano, Christopher L. Carter, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Boston, MA; Jody C. Barillare, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Wilmington, DE; James D. Nelson, David B. Salmons, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Washington, DC; Laura D. Jones, Peter J. Keane, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, Wilmington, DE; Robert H. Poole, II, Alston & Bird, Atlanta, GA; Rajat Rana, Alexander A. Yanos, Alston & Bird, New York, NY; Joshua S. Bolian, Riley & Jacobson, Nashville, TN; Marie McManus Degnan, Ashby & Geddes, Wilmington, DE; James E. Berger, DLA Piper, New York, NY; R. Craig Martin, DLA Piper, Wilmington, DE; Katherine G. Connolly, Norton Rose Fulbright, Los Angeles, CA; Matthew H. Kirtland, Norton Rose Fulbright, Washington, DC; Kevin J. Mangan, Stephanie S. Riley, Matthew P. Ward, Womble Bond Dickinson, Wilmington, DE; Ginger D. Anders, Kathleen A. Foley, Elaine J. Goldenberg, Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., Sarah Weiner, Munger Tolles & Olson, Washington, DC for appellees.

    Case Number: 23-1647

    Despite Venezuela's opposition leader being recognized by the U.S. as the legitimate leader of the Venezuelan government, the continued exercise of extensive control by the opposition leader and his rival over Venezuela's national oil company meant the company continued as the alter ego of Venezuela and its assets remained subject to attachment to satisfy Venezuela's judgment debts.

  • Young v. City of Scranton

    Publication Date: 2023-04-10
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Dumas
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    Case Number: 1422 C.D. 2021

    Trial court erred in denying city's motion for JNOV and its challenge to the derivative damage award in plaintiffs' action for trespass, private nuisance, negligence and violations of the Stormwater Management Act because derivative damages for "past, present and future loss of enjoyment of their property" as well as "annoyance and inconvenience" were not permitted. Vacated and remanded.

  • Shockley v. Nguyn

    Publication Date: 2023-03-27
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Street
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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    Case Number: 00124

    The court denied plaintiff's motion for reconsideration following a jury verdict in her favor. Although plaintiff argued that the award was not supported by her demonstration of chronic pain, medical bills, and loss of income, the court disagreed and noted that plaintiff had every opportunity to prove up her damages claims during trial but failed to adequately present her case.