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Underage drinking offenses in Pennsylvania
Over the past five years, underage drinking offenses statewide totaled 33,714. -
Supreme Court: Cities can't bypass legislature to make own gun laws
PHILADELPHIA - The state Supreme Court has rejected calls from plaintiffs who feel Pennsylvania cities should be able to implement their own gun control laws. -
Pa. Supreme Court finds COVID-19 business interruption losses don't qualify for insurance coverage
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania unanimously ruled that a dental practice which suffered business interruption losses during the COVID-19 pandemic was not entitled to receive coverage from its insurer for those losses, the first time the state’s high court made such a finding. -
Pa. Supreme Court dismisses articles of impeachment against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner
HARRISBURG – A recent 3-1 ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania dismissed articles of impeachment brought against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, due to the process being improperly taken up during two different legislative sessions. -
Pennsylvania Courts Educating Students on Civics with Digital Education Toolkit
In recognition of Civics Education Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania Courts are promoting an educational digital toolkit aimed at helping students learn about the work and role of the state’s judiciary. -
Jewish family in fight with Abington neighbors can post anti-hate signs
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has reversed a trial court injunction which initially prevented a Jewish family from erecting lawn signs in their backyard, signs which protested hostile and anti-Semitic behavior they experienced from their neighbors. -
Sierra Club, others allowed to intervene in greenhouse gas lawsuit
HARRISBURG – In reversing an earlier ruling from the Commonwealth Court, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is permitting environmental nonprofit groups to intervene in litigation over the state’s membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a program to reduce carbon emissions and one tenet of which would place a tax on coal and gas-fired power plants. -
Pa. Supreme Court protects malpractice claims against guardians ad litem
HARRISBURG – According to a unanimous ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, guardians ad litem (GALs) will not be extended judicial immunity in juvenile dependency cases and may be subject to malpractice liability. -
Pa. Supreme Court: Nationwide Insurance not forced to defend homeowners where man's OD took place
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has overturned a lower court ruling which found Nationwide Insurance had a duty to defend a pair of homeowners in an underlying lawsuit surrounding a man’s fatal overdose which took place in their home. -
Pa. municipalities lose effort to hide outside gas meters
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has unanimously sent a case surrounding a long-standing dispute among the City of Lancaster, the Boroughs of Carlisle Columbia and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) over the placement of natural gas meters in historic districts, back to an intermediate appellate court for further proceedings. -
Vasiliki Batidis and Efstathios Batidis sue Matthew Schade and William Schade for a motor vehicle accident
In the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, plaintiffs Vasiliki Batidis and Efstathios Batidis have filed a lawsuit against defendants Matthew Schade and William Schade. -
Estate of Daniel Murphy Sr. sues Brandywine Senior Care of Haverford LLC for inadequate care
The Estate of Daniel Murphy Sr., represented by Leonard Haberman Esq., has filed a lawsuit against Brandywine Senior Care of Haverford LLC in the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. -
Michele Holloway sues Joyce Anderson for motor vehicle accident
In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, a lawsuit has been filed by Michele Holloway against Joyce Anderson. -
Verjin and Raznik Meguerian sue Donna Dickey for a motor vehicle accident
In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Verjin Meguerian and Raznik Meguerian have filed a lawsuit against Donna Dickey. -
Pa. courts weigh whether Jehovah's Witnesses elders must report confessed child abuse
HARRISBURG – After the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania dismissed a petition from a group of Jehovah’s Witnesses nearly two years ago, which argued the confidentiality of their confessions shielded them from being mandatory reporters of child abuse, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania overruled their colleagues and decided the Commonwealth Court must re-examine the action. -
Pa. Supreme Court tells lower court to decide whether Medicaid can cover abortions
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s highest court has ruled that a lower appellate court will once again take up a case whose outcome will determine whether Medicaid funds will be permitted to cover the cost of abortions. -
Pa. courts tie for No. 1 ranking on annual 'Judicial Hellholes' report list
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have tied with Georgia for the No. 1 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses. -
Pa. Supreme Court: Family of murderer Cosmo DiNardo cannot sue UPenn Hospital over his psychiatric care
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has decreed that litigation against the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania from the family of a convicted murderer over the psychiatric care he underwent prior to committing his crimes will not proceed, due to a state law which prevents felons from obtaining financial recovery connected to circumstances resulting from their crimes. -
Pa. Supreme Court regains 5-2 Democrat majority, with election of McCaffery to vacant seat
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has preserved its Democratic majority, as Superior Court Judge Dan McCaffery secured his bid for a vacancy on the Commonwealth’s top bench over Republican candidate and Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Carluccio. -
Pa. Supreme Court Advisory Council Hosts First Guardianship Justice Summit
Hosted by the Office of Elder Justice in the Courts (OEJC) and Advisory Council on Elder Justice in the Courts, the first Pennsylvania Guardianship Justice Summit is being held on Sept. 20-22, 2023.