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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. -
Pa. Superior Court says Dragonetti Act dispute between gaming entities was rightly dismissed
HARRISBURG – A state appellate court has concurred with a Dauphin County judge’s ruling that preliminary objections brought by two gaming organizations against a group of consultants for that industry were not in error, and the consultants’ action to bring charges under the Dragonetti Act was rightly dismissed. -
Court rules against hospital patient who fell off toilet; Defendants said injuries were pre-existing
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a Bradford County court’s ruling to grant summary judgment dismissal to a hospital faced with litigation after a patient fell from a bedside toilet and allegedly suffered serious injuries. -
Wife protected from testifying as to alleged sexual abuse of minor by late husband
HARRISBURG – A majority complement of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has reversed a Montgomery County court’s decision to compel a wife’s deposition testimony regarding conversations with her now-deceased husband, rejecting her assertion of the spousal confidential communications privilege. -
Court vacates appointment of indefinite guardian ad litem to incapacitated woman
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has vacated a ruling from the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas Orphans’ Court, and in so doing, also vacated the guardian ad litem (GAL) appointment for an incapacitated elderly woman subject to that “unauthorized” arrangement for more than three years. -
Superior Court affirms order to green-light new trial for man injured by electric pallet jack
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court order granting the plaintiff injured by an electric pallet jack in a product liability action, a new trial. -
Pa. Superior Court to once again consider the proper venue of helicopter crash injury lawsuit
HARRISBURG – Next month, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania will consider the latest dispute among parties involved in a helicopter crash injury lawsuit, as it pertains to the proper venue of the action and whether that should be in Philadelphia County or Bucks County. -
Pa. Superior Court to consider appeal of EMT allegedly assaulted by minor patient in transport
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is considering the appeal of an EMT who says he was physically assaulted by a minor patient being transported to the hospital via ambulance. -
Pa. Superior Court affirms dismissal of TCPA lawsuit lodged against Fla. insurance agent
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal without prejudice of a prolific serial litigant’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) case against a Florida insurance agent. -
Contract dispute between finance law firm and marketing group headed to Pa. Superior Court
HARRISBURG – The case of a financial law practice’s breach of contract suit against a legal marketing company it alleged had devised a scheme to sabotage its website and social media outreach will come before the Superior Court of Pennsylvania this week. -
Pa. Superior Court considering Philly hospital slip-and-fall case, where $1.8M verdict was overturned
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will consider a hospital slip-and-fall case which originated in Philadelphia, received a $1.8 million jury verdict after a half-day trial and saw that same verdict struck down by the presiding judge two months after it was rendered. -
Superior Court shuts down Amazon's attempt to move lawsuit out of Philadelphia
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has remanded a motor vehicle injury case involving a driver for Amazon to a Philadelphia courtroom, ruling that the case had been improperly transferred to Montgomery County. -
While Pa. Superior Court remands $19M pool injury suit to trial court, it indicates it would uphold the verdict amount
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently indicated it would look to uphold a $19 million jury verdict in favor of a quadriplegic man who sustained his injuries in the pool of the defendant homeowners, with the case only being remanded to the trial court for further proceedings as to an error of evidence consideration. -
Pa. Superior Court overrules Philly court, which chose to reconsider dismissal of FELA action
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has elected to vacate a Philadelphia trial court’s October order granting reconsideration and remand to the dismissal of a man’s Federal Employers Liability Act case against Conrail, Norfolk Southern Railway Company and an insurance carrier. -
Superior Court dismisses PAC's defamation suit over portrayal as backer of QAnon candidates
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a Montgomery County trial court’s dismissal of a defamation case brought by a political action committee against a group of Pennsylvania-based journalists, who had referred to the committee as supporting QAnon-backed candidates for school boards statewide. -
Medical diagnosis leads to dismissal of plaintiff from Park City Mall shooting case
LANCASTER – Litigation brought by two shoppers allegedly injured while escaping from a shooting incident at the Park City Mall a year and a half ago, has seen a stipulation approved whereby one of the plaintiffs will be dismissed from the case due to a past diagnosis of dementia. -
Plaintiff who suffered fractured vertebrae says apartment building owner's objections are groundless
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man maintains that due to his apartment building owner’s negligence, he suffered a fall on an icy sidewalk and fractured one of his lumbar vertebrae – standing in opposition to the owner’s preliminary objections, which he says have no basis in law. -
Superior Court quashes trio of appeals in sexual assault cases on jurisdictional grounds
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has quashed a trio of appeals from plaintiffs in three separate-but-related sexual assault cases, finding that the Court had no jurisdiction over the specific appeals in question. -
Superior Court upholds $6.6M med-mal judgment in Lehigh County wrongful death lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a Lehigh County trial court’s decision in favor of a medical malpractice plaintiff who alleged a St. Luke’s cardiologist provided inadequate care to her late husband who died from cardiac arrest at age 48, a judgment in excess of $6.6 million. -
Restaurant fighting appeal after plaintiff told doctors she was injured somewhere else
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is deciding whether to uphold a Philadelphia County trial court’s decision to deny a post-verdict motion to vacate and order a new trial, in the case of a woman who sued a Colombian restaurant in Philadelphia even though she first told hospital staff she wasn't injured there.