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Superior Court Affirms Trial Court Rulings in MVA Case Precluding Introduction of Criminal Acts by Defendant
In the non-precedential decision by the Pennsylvania Superior Court in the case of Bazzano v. Spade, No. 99 WDA 2024 (Pa. Super. Dec. 23, 2024 McLaughlin, J., King, J., and Beck, J.) (Mem. by McLaughlin, J.), the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s decisions on evidentiary rulings during the course of a motor
Liability for Skiing Accident Found to be Barred by Signed Waiver and Under the Skier's Responsibility Act
The case of Lin v. Shawnee Mountain Ski Resort, No. 4031-CV-2022 (C.P. Monroe Co. Dec. 11, 2024 Williamson, J.), the court granted the Defendant ski resort’s Motion for Summary Judgment in a case arising out of a skiing accident at the resort.According to the Opinion, the Plaintiff was relatively a novice at skiing. As
Joinder of Additional Defendants Denied in Federal Court as Untimely
In the case of Cooney v. Buck Motorsports Park LLC, No. 5:23-CV-02346-MKC (E.D. Pa. Jan 15, 2025 Costello, J.), the court addressed a Plaintiff’s opposition to a Defendant’s Motion for Leave of Court to Join Additional Defendants into the case which involved allegations of personal injury after a truck allegedly struck the Plaintiff during
Federal Court Rules Just Because Experts Agree That There Was An Injury Doesn't Automatically Mean That Causation Has Been Established
In the case of Gross v. Villeneuve, No. 2:23-CV-00705-NBF (W.D. Pa. Jan. 22, 2025 Fischer, S.J.), the court granted the Plaintiff’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment with respect to a Defendant’s negligence, which had been conceded, but otherwise denied the Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment in a case involving a motor vehicle accident. While
Summary Judgment Granted Relative To Slip and Fall That Occurred During an Active Snowstorm
In the case of King v. Hermitage Plaza, No. 2023-CV-1055 (C.P. Mercer Co. Jan. 14, 2025 Amrhein, Jr., J.), the court entered summary judgment in a slip and fall case where the Plaintiff slipped and fell in a parking lot owned by the Defendant during an ongoing snowstorm.According to the Opinion, on the day
Third Circuit Affirms Trial Court's Giving Plaintiff the Boot in a Shoe Store Slip and Fall Case
In its non-precedential decision in the case of Liveshitz v. Designer Brands, Inc., No. 23-3082 (3d Cir. Jan. 13, 2025 Matey, J., Shwartz, J., and McKee, J.) (Op. by Matey, J.), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the entry of summary judgment in a slip and fall case. In this case, the Plaintiff
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Venue of UIM Case Transferred Due To Terms of Forum Selection Clause in Policy
In the case of Winner v. Progressive Adv. Ins. Co., March Term, 2023, No. 1654 (C.P. Phila. Co. Nov. 15, 2024 Bright, J.), the trial court issued a Rule 1925 Opinion addressed to the Pennsylvania Superior Court relative to an appeal when trial court decisions in response to a Motion to Transfer UIM and
Federal Court Finds No Jurisdiction Over Insurance Company Existed Under Claims Asserted
In the case of Abira Medical Laboratories, LLC v. Freedom Life Insurance Co., No. 2:24-CV-02110-JHS (E.D. Pa. Jan. 10, 2025 Slomsky, J.), the Eastern District Federal Court of Pennsylvania, addressing a question of first impression, held that a Defendant foreign insurance company did not consent to general personal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania to be sued