• Zorn v. Jefferson Health

    Publication Date: 2024-02-23
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Woods-Skipper
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 00189

    In this §1925(a) opinion, the court asked the Superior Court to dismiss the appeal of its order approving a petition to settle wrongful death and survivor action including the court's directive that attorneys' fees and costs in dispute be deposited in escrow pending resolution of a dispute pending in Commerce Court in a proper exercise of its judicial discretion pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S. §323.

  • Educ. Comm. for Foreign Med. Graduates v. Tulp

    Publication Date: 2024-02-09
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Education
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Crumlish
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 201001976

    In a §1925(a) opinion justifying the trial court's order granting partial summary judgment to plaintiffs on their claim of wrongful use of civil proceedings, the court noted that the defendant's position that the court should have relaxed its insistence on compliance with the Rules of Civil Procedure because the defendant was pro se and excused defendant's failure to file timely responses to requests for admissions which have not been withdrawn or amended was unsupported and improper.

  • Garcia v. PPL Elec. Util.

    Publication Date: 2024-02-02
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Energy | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County
    Judge: Judge Nealon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2015 CV 6565

    Plaintiffs sued defendant PPL Electric Utilities in November 2015 for negligence and breach of contract for causing an electrical surge through plaintiffs' home that resulted in extensive property damage.

  • Pencoyd Iron Works, Inc. v. Jones

    Publication Date: 2024-01-29
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Manufacturing
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Street
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 201102171

    The trial court wrote to justify its dismissal of the latest complaint filed by appellant, Stephen Jones' former employer, against Jones and his lawyer and law firm for wrongful use of civil proceedings, abuse of process, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

  • Pennypack Woods Home Ownership Ass'n v. Lehman

    Publication Date: 2024-01-15
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Lane
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1204 CD 2022

    Appellant challenged the court's order entering judgment in favor of appellee home ownership association in an eviction matter. The court concluded that even where appellant was proceeding pro se, he effectively waived all issues on appeal where ex parte letters he submitted to the court satisfied neither the procedural nor the substantive requirements of a post-trial motion or concise statement of errors complained of on appeal.

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  • Boye v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-01-08
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Insurance | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Anders
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2262 EDA 2023

    Plaintiffs appealed the court's order sustaining a defendant's objections as to venue and transferring the action to Bucks County. The court concluded that the Superior Court should vacate the order and remand for the court to sever plaintiffs' claims against an insurance company defendant before transferring plaintiffs' claims against the remaining defendants to Bucks County.

  • Smith v. Toll Brothers, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-01-01
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Carpenter
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2308 EDA 2023

    Plaintiffs appealed the court's order granting defendant's motion to stay the proceedings. The court requested that its order be affirmed in light of pending appeals and cross-appeals in numerous other similar cases against defendant in which the court had denied defendant's motion to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel.

  • Matey v. Hahn

    Publication Date: 2023-12-25
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Bucks County
    Judge: Judge Trauger
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2015-02934

    In a civil action that had been pending since 2015, the court requested that its order denying the defendant's motion to rescind its March 31, 2023, order directing the parties to proceed to compulsory arbitration pursuant to Bucks County Rule 1301 be upheld.

  • Desjardins v. Toll Bros., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-12-18
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Legal Services
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Cohen
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 210901866

    Plaintiffs appealed the court's grant of defendants' motion to stay proceedings pending resolution of all appeals relating to defendants' motion to disqualify plaintiffs' counsel in proceedings against defendants. The court concluded that it properly granted defendants' motion to stay and requested that its order be affirmed.

  • Moody v. Lukoil

    Publication Date: 2023-12-11
    Practice Area: Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Cunningham
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 190902671

    In an opinion filed pursuant to Pa.R.App.P. 1925(a), the court asked the Superior Court to affirm the court's order attesting that a protective order precluding a zoom deposition of plaintiff's expert was in effect and that all testimony at trial was to be presented in person.