Legions v. Abdurasulov

Practice Area: Personal Injury

Industry: Cargo and Shipping, Transportation

Date Filed: 2024-03-08

Court: Courts of Common Pleas

Defendant, as the owner of a semi-trailer mistakenly placed in use by a truck driver, sought summary judgment in a personal injury suit brought by a plaintiff who was injured in a subsequent accident involving the trailer. The court granted the motion, holding that defendant bore no vicarious liability for the truck driver's alleged negligence where defendant's trailer was taken without authorization and became involved in the accident before defendant was even aware of the truck driver's mistake. Read More

West Penn Steamatic Inc. v. Moose

Practice Area: Contractual Disputes

Industry: Construction

Date Filed: 2024-03-11

Court: Courts of Common Pleas

The court denied defendant homeowners' preliminary objections in contractor's suit for nonpayment and mechanics' lien. Read More

Ransom v. ICTV Brands, Inc.

Practice Area: Damages

Industry: Advertising

Date Filed: 2024-01-03

Court: Courts of Common Pleas

Prevailing plaintiff appealed the court's damages award in his action alleging wrongful termination and defamation. The court concluded that its judgment in favor of plaintiff should be affirmed where plaintiff was not entitled to special actual damages on his defamation claim absent evidence of actual economic loss due to defendant's defamatory statement in a report to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More

Filosadelfia, LLC v. City of Philadelphia

Practice Area: Government

Industry: Food and Beverage, Hospitality and Lodging, State and Local Government

Date Filed: 2024-01-04

Court: Courts of Common Pleas

The court recommended affirmance of its preliminary injunctive order against the City of Philadelphia enjoining it from interfering with or causing interruption in the business of plaintiff's drinking establishment. Read More

1401 Arch LP v. Stalling

Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law

Date Filed: 2024-02-09

Court: Courts of Common Pleas

Defendant appealed the court's order denying his appeal of the denial of his petition to open a municipal court's entry of default judgment in a landlord-tenant action. The court concluded that its order should be affirmed where defendant offered no justifiable excuse for failing to appear at the municipal court's scheduled hearing on plaintiff's landlord-tenant complaint. Read More

Shawnee Preservation Soc'y v. Smithfield Twp. Bd. of Supervisors

Practice Area: Land Use and Planning

Industry: Real Estate, State and Local Government

Date Filed: 2024-03-11

Court: Courts of Common Pleas

The court granted motions for judgment on the pleadings by defendant developer and defendant township in a dispute over the implementation of a settlement agreement following disputes over two real estate development plans filed in 2005 and 2007. Read More

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