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Inmate loses asbestos case after alleging exposure at SCI-Rockview
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a ruling dismissing a State Correctional Institute at Rockview inmate’s Eighth Amendment conditions of confinement, negligence and fraud claims, according to an opinion filed Feb. 6 by Judge Anne E. Covey. -
In Pennsylvania, you can drive an Uber while still collecting unemployment
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a ruling of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review that denied benefits to a former behavioral specialist who took on work as an Uber driver, according to a Jan. 24 opinion. -
Pa. courts say parking barrier set up in high school hallway not considered a traffic indicator
HARRISBURG – Reaching agreement with a prior trial court ruling, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania concurred in granting summary judgment to the West Chester Area School District in the case of a plaintiff who suffered a broken leg on district property. -
After losing election, state Senate candidate can't sue those who challenged his petition
HARRISBURG – A lower court’s dismissal of a civil lawsuit filed by former state Senate candidate John H. Morley Jr. against several defendants who challenged his 2016 candidacy was upheld in a Jan. 24 ruling of the Commonwealth Court. -
Doctor who illegally prescribed Oxycodone will remain suspended, court rules
HARRISBURG – Per a recent decision from the Commonwealth Court, the judiciary ruled not to rescind the suspension of a physician convicted of illegally prescribing painkillers to patients he didn’t see, but further decided no time limit existed on when he can seek reinstatement of his medical license. -
Court restores disability benefits for former Duquesne Light worker who claimed bomb threats caused a panic disorder and PTSD
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has reversed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) decision that terminated a former Duquesne Light Co. employee’s medical benefits related to treatment of panic disorder - but also upheld termination of her benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder symptoms. -
Coaldale police chief, injured while testing a taser, fighting refusal of disability pension
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently reversed a trial court order which denied a former borough police chief the ability to challenge the refusal of his disability pension. -
Court: Waitress showed sexual harassment as co-worker showed cleavage, grabbed butts
HARRISBURG – Per a ruling from the Commonwealth Court on Jan. 5, the judiciary granted a former waitress unemployment benefits eligibility for determining the hostile and sexually harassing environment she faced at the restaurant was a “compelling” reason for cause to leave her job. -
Scranton sole practitioner has to pay unemployment taxes, Commonwealth Court decides
HARRISBURG – A self-employed attorney who is the only shareholder of his Scranton law firm is required to pay unemployment compensation taxes, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled on Thursday. -
Commonwealth Court remands Albert's Restaurant tax dispute for new trial
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court has ruled on a case that could have ramifications for a when party can be granted a continuance. -
Ligonier Law must pay unemployment to disabled ex-legal assistant
HARRISBURG – A disabled legal assistant has been awarded unemployment compensation by the Commonwealth Court, which affirmed the award of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review after finding her termination was not voluntary. -
Commonwealth Court vacates arbitration award over correction officer discipline
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court has vacated an arbitration award regarding the discipline of a corrections officer. -
Gun owner's case against Stroud Township remanded back to trial court
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania remanded a case back to trial court involving a Stroud Township gun owner who challenged the constitutionality of not being allowed to discharge firearms on his property due to a local ordinance. -
Commonwealth Court upholds denial of former Kinder Morgan worker's benefits claim
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board was right to deny workers’ compensation benefits to a former Kinder Morgan Inc. based on its application of the “mental-mental” standard to the claimant’s mental disability claim, according to an opinion filed Nov. 14 by the Commonwealth Court. -
Award of unemployment benefits to terminated Philadelphia Fresh Foods employee upheld by court
HARRISBURG – Philadelphia Fresh Foods LLC’s petition for review of an Unemployment Compensation Board of Review order granting unemployment compensation benefits to a former company employee was unsuccessful, according to a Nov. 14 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania opinion upholding the board’s decision. -
Commonwealth Court upholds denial of unemployment compensation for fired receptionist
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has upheld an Unemployment Compensation Board of Review decision denying Catherine A. Diamond unemployment benefits because of alleged misconduct. -
Appellate court upholds ruling in dispute over ownership of Syrian Orthodox Church property
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a lower court's ruling in an ongoing dispute between two warring factions of the Syrian Orthodox Church both seeking to establish who legally owns the St. Mary’s Knanaya church property in Philadelphia. -
Commonwealth Court dismisses third complaint in whistleblower suit against AG's office
HARRISBURG – A former solicitor for the attorney general of Pennsylvania who claimed she was fired for making whistleblower reports on her bosses’ allegedly illicit activities has lost her third, and likely final, complaint in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Philadelphia Lyft injunction vacated after state legislators pass law
PHILADELPHIA – The Commonwealth Court has vacated an injunction that prohibited transportation network companies (TNCs), including appellant Lyft Inc., from operating in the city of Philadelphia, according to an opinion entered on Oct. 31. -
Court denies Patriot News' request for info from AG's office
HARRISBURG – An Oct. 13 decision filed by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has denied a Pennsylvania news group’s request for access to records held by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).