Pennsylvania Dissolution of Marriage Law

Silvia Santo v. Chad Batterman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce. Batterman and Silvia Santo ("Santo") were married in November 2014, separated in November 2017, and divorced in August 2023. The parties had two children during the marriage. In December 2017, Santo filed a complaint for child support against Batterman. On June 22, 2018, the trial court entered a final chi... More...

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Alina Volkova-Burd a/k/a Alina Burda v. Steven Burda

<h2> Norristown, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce. </h2> Steven Burda ("Husband"), appeals from the June 27, 2024 order that dismissed the petition for child support that his current wife, Appellee, Alina Burda ("Wife") filed against him. Wife's petition for child support is part of Husband's scheme to reduce the child support that he must ... More...

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<h1> United States of America v. William Powell </h1>

<h2><center> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Evading $148,000 in Taxes </center><center> Philadelphia Businessman Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Evading $148,000 in Taxes</h2></center> </h2></center> William Powell, 65, of Philadel... More...

$0 (09-12-2024 - PA)

United States of America v. Jason Sheppard

<center><h2><center> Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with seven counts of mail fraud charges. </h2></center> In October 2013, a grand jury indicted Jason Sheppard on seven counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. Â§ 1341. Sheppard pleaded guilty to one count, and judgment was entered against him in Decemb... More...

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United States of America v. ANGEL ORLANDO VASQUEZ FLORES, a/k/a Angel Vasquez Flores

<center><h2><center> Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with a illegal reentry charge. </h2></center> Born in Honduras in 1989, Vasquez Flores traveled to the United States in 2002 to escape an abusive father. In 2011, Vasquez Flores came to the attention of immigration agents when he was arrested for public intoxica... More...

$0 (08-26-2021 - PA)

United States of America v. Rajinder Singh and Makhan Singh

Pittsburgh, PA - The United States of America charged Rajinder Singh and Makhan Singh with: Two brothers residing in the Pittsburgh-area have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of conspiracy and visa fraud. The three-count Indictment, returned on Nov. 6 and unsealed Friday, named Rajinder Singh, 43, of Pittsburgh, and Makhan Singh, 53, of Monroeville, ... More...

$0 (11-13-2019 - PA)

Jozef R. Madar v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/slideshows/slides/erie_pa.jpg?itok=EezIEe-W"> </center> Our immigration laws have long required foreign-born children of citizens to reside or be physically present in the United States for some amount of time to retain citizenship. In extraordinary cases, these retention... More...

$0 (03-08-2019 - PA)

In Re: Paul H. Titus

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/slideshows/slides/erie_pa.jpg?itok=EezIEe-W"> </center> When his old law firm broke its lease, attorney Paul Titus was on the hook for millions of dollars in unpaid commercial rent. The landlord tried to recover the rent by targeting the wages Mr. Titus was earning at his new ... More...

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Dieuland Jean Louis v. Attorney General of the United States

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.paed.uscourts.gov/graphics/active/ByrneSmall.jpg"> </center> A non-lawyer “immigration expert” advised Dieuland Jean Louis that he could miss his asylum hearing without conse-quence. I App. A6-7. So he did. But the “immigration expert” was wrong—and an immigration judge relied on Jean Louis’s absence to order his removal in absentia... More...

$0 (01-22-2019 - PA)

United States of America v. Joseph W. Nagle

Joseph Nagle and Ernest Fink were co-owners and executives of concrete manufacturing and construction businesses. The businesses entered into a relationship with a company owned by a person of Filipino descent. His company would bid for subcontracts on Pennsylvania transportation projects as a disadvantaged business enterprise. If his company won the bid for the subcontract, Nagle and Fink’s bus... More...

$0 (09-30-2015 - PA)

Ka A. Paek v. Attorney General of the United States of America

We address the proper interpretation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”)—specifically, whether the conditional nature of an alien’s lawful permanent resident status affects his eligibility for a waiver of inadmissibility under INA § 212(h), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(h). Under § 212(h)’s aggravated felony bar, “an alien who has previously been admitted to the United States as an ali... More...

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John Thorpe v. Borough of Jim Thorpe, et al.

Jim Thorpe, multi-sport Olympic gold medalist ("Thorpeâ€), died in California in 1953 without a will.1 His estate was assigned to his third wife, Patricia ("Patsyâ€),2 who eventually buried him in what is now Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania ("the Boroughâ€). Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania was a newly-formed borough that had been created from the merger of the boroughs of ... More...

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Carlos H. Parra-Rojas v. Attorney General United States of America

Petitioner Carlos Parra-Rojas was convicted of Bringing In or Harboring Aliens for Financial Gain, in violation of section 274(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. Â§ 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii) and 18 U.S.C. Â§ 2. Petitioner subsequently applied for adjustment of status under 8 U.S.C. Â§ 1255(a). The Immigration Judge denied Petitioner's application under 8 U.S.C. Â§ ... More...

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Glenda Johnson v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation

Plaintiffs Glenda Johnson and Steven Lucier appeal an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denying their motion to remand this action to Pennsylvania state court. They contend that the District Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over their claims because the parties do not have complete diversity of 5 citizenship. We conclude that the Dist... More...

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Vickie J. Goodemote v. John R. Goodemote

In this divorce action, John R. Goodemote ("Goodemoteâ€) appeals from the Order and Decree ruling that the increase in value of Goodemote's investment account ("the Investment Accountâ€), funded via Goodemote's pre-marital deposits of his federal veterans' disability benefits payments, is marital property subject to equitable distribution. We affirm. The facts underlying this appeal are ... More...

$0 (05-19-2012 - PA)

Paulette Cassel-Hess v. Norman K. Hoffer

Appellant, Paulette Cassel-Hess, appeals from the order entered on March 29, 2011, granting summary judgment to Norman K. Hoffer and Matthew D. Hoffer, d/b/a 4507 Associates (collectively "Appelleesâ€). We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand. On October 9, 2009, Appellant instituted the current action by filing a complaint against Appellees. As averred within the complaint, Appe... More...

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Fizzano Brothers Concrete Products, Inc. v. XLN, Inc.

At issue in this appeal is a question of corporate successor liability under the de facto merger doctrine or exception. The trial court concluded that XLNT Software Solutions, Inc. ("XLNTâ€) was liable for a judgment owed by XLN, Inc. ("XLNâ€), pursuant to this exception. XLNT and XLN lacked common shareholders and higher management; however, the corporations each employed the same two k... More...

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Bear Creek Township v. Joan H. Riebel

Joan H. Riebel, Harold J. Harris, and Brian W. Harris (Landowners) appeal an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) that overruled their key preliminary objection to Bear Creek Township"s (Township) Declaration of Taking.2 The trial court held that the Township"s taking of land for a charter school and a recreational area was authorized by The Second Class Township Code... More...

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Justin E. Focht v. Tracy L. Focht

In this case, we interpret a provision of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code1 to establish when a cause of action in negligence accrues for purposes of determining whether the settlement proceeds are marital property. Because the Superior Court erred in its interpretation of the relevant statutory provision, we reverse. On April 1, 1999, Justin E. Focht (hereinafter "Appelleeâ€) sustained a seriou... More...

$0 (11-23-2011 - PA)

Dr. Karen Malleus v. Dr. John J. George

Appellant Dr. Karen Malleus appeals the final order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granting John J. George, Jill M. Hackman, and Jeffrey A. Conrad's motion to dismiss Malleus's 42 U.S.C. Â§ 1983 claim that they violated her Fourteenth Amendment privacy rights. For the reasons discussed below, we will affirm. I. Malleus was a schoo... More...

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Maryjo Miller v. Jeff Mitchell

In 2008, the District Attorney of Wyoming County in Pennsylvania presented teens suspected of "sextingâ€ with a choice: either attend an education program designed by the District Attorney in conjunction with two other agencies or face felony child pornography charges. Plaintiffs brought suit to enjoin the District Attorney from bringing criminal charges in retaliation for their refusal to at... More...

$0 (03-17-2010 - PA)

Marjorie R. McMullen v. Ronald E. Kutz

We granted review in this case to determine whether a court may consider the reasonableness of attorney fees claimed in a breach of contract action where the contract does not specify that the fees incurred must be reasonable. In the case before us, the parties entered into a marriage and property settlement agreement that provided for the payment of attorney fees and costs incurred by one party i... More...

$0 (12-28-2009 - PA)

Trizechahn Gateway, LLC v. Paul H. Titus, et al.

This appeal involves a commercial landlord/tenant dispute in which the tenant, a now-dissolved law firm, defaulted on rent payments and moved out of the building with several years remaining on the lease. The legal questions raised pertain to individual partner liability, lease interpretation, and the award of counsel fees. I. Background In 1995, a third-party landlord and the law fi... More...

$0 (07-22-2009 - PA)

Kimberly Connor v. Archdiocese of Philadelphia, et al.

The single issue presented in the instant case is whether the civil courts of this Commonwealth have subject-matter jurisdiction over a tort suit alleging defamation and negligent infliction of emotional distress arising out of a parochial school's expulsion of a student for allegedly bringing a weapon to school, and the school's communication of the expulsion to the school community. Citing the l... More...

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The Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Robert L. Hovis, et al.

Faced with competing claims to the proceeds of a $100,000 life insurance policy, Prudential Insurance Company of America filed an interpleader complaint against the claimants, seeking to deposit the disputed sum with the District Court and withdraw from the proceedings. One of the claimants, Robert C. Hovis, then counterclaimed, alleging that Prudential had acted negligently and in bad faith in it... More...

$0 (01-29-2009 - PA)

Joyce A. Schmidt, etc., et al. v. Boardman Company, a division of TBC Fabrication, Inc.; Boardman, Inc.; TBC Fabrication, Inc; Coraopolis Volunteer Fire Department; Sinor Manufacturing, Inc. n/k/a Freightliner Specialty Vehicles, Inc.

¶ 1 Sinor Manufacturing, Inc., n/k/a Freightliner Specialty Vehicles, Inc. and Freightliner Specialty Vehicles, Inc. (collectively "Appellantsâ€) appeal from the judgment entered against them and in favor of various plaintiffs on their claims of strict product liability and infliction of emotional distress. ¶ 2 Plaintiffs commenced this suit against Appellants asserting that they wer... More...

$0 (09-02-2008 - PA)

Joyce A. Schmidt v. Boardman Company, et al.

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<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/062483p.pdf" target="_new">Janice B. Leckey, et al. v. Paul W. Stefano, et al.</a>

This is a battle for William Knapp's estate. It is in federal court because he kept much of his wealth in employee benefit trusts that were subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001–1461. Boiled down, plaintiff Janice Leckey, on behalf of herself and the estate of her deceased mother Evelyn Knapp (who initiated this suit before she d... More...

$0 (09-03-2007 - PA)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Superior/out/a13014_07.pdf" target="_new">Trizechahn Gateway, LLC v. Paul H. Titus, et al.

Appellants, Paul Titus, James H. McConomy, Lindsey D. Alton, Thomas D. Arbogast, S. Link Christin, Martin J. Hagan, David B. Mulvihill, David G. Oberdick, Manning J. O'Connor II, Adrian N. Roe, Mark Stadler, Thomas C. Wettach, and Titus & McConomy LLP a/k/a Titus & McConomy, a Pennsylvania general partnership and law firm formerly composed of appellants and others, appeal from the $3,274,0... More...

$0 (07-17-2007 - PA)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Superior/out/a33017_06.pdf" target="_new">Frank Desantis, Personal Representative of the Estate of Helen K. Chum v. William Prothero, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Helen Prothero</a>

1 William Prothero, individually and as administrator of the estate of Helen Prothero, appeals the order entered November 10, 2005 by the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas granting Appellee Frank DeSantis', the personal representative of the Estate of Helen Chum, motion for judgment on the pleadings and directing Appellant to turn over the savings bonds at issue to Appellee within 30 ... More...

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<a href="http://www.superior.court.state.pa.us/opinions/e02007_02.pdf" target="_new">Robert James Jackson v. Edward Kassab, William C. Archbold, Jr. and Joseph Patrick O'Brien</a>

On June 4, 1998, Appellee filed a complaint in the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County requesting the dissolution of KAJO Building Associates2 and an award based on a claim of Appellants' unjust enrichment.3 On December 18, 1998, Appellants filed their answer and counterclaims that alleged breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud against Appellee based on the same position... More...

$141212 (12-02-2002 - PA)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/superior/out/a35015_01.pdf" target="_new">J.F. Walker Company v. Excalibur Oil Group, Inc.</a>

1 This is an appeal from a judgment entered January 19, 2001 following the trial court's affirmance of its non-jury verdict in a breach of contract case. For the reasons that follow, we vacate that judgment and remand for entry of judgment in favor of appellant in an amount to be determined by the trial court.2 The factual and procedural history of this case can be briefly stated. J.F. Wal... More...

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<a href="http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/superior/out/a33028_01.pdf" target="_new">Lewis E. Atkinson v. James Michael Evans</a>

1 The present appeal is from the order of court which sustained the preliminary objections of James Michael Evans to the complaint of Lewis Atkinson and dismissed the complaint with prejudice. The relief was sought pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. 1028(a)(4) — legal insufficiency of a pleading (demurrer). 2 We recently restated the standard which controls our review:[w]hen preliminary object... More...

$0 (12-05-2001 - PA)

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/011846.pdf" target="_new">Grace Burkett v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of America</a>

The Equitable Life Assurance Society of America, canceled a $1 million dollar insurance policy on the life of Seth Jamison because he lied about his drug and alcohol use and treatment in his application. These misrepresentations were discovered in a routine investigation after Seth Jamison died as a result of an overdose of heroin and cocaine. Appellants, Grace Burkert and Jac... More...

$0 (04-26-2002 - PA)

<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/002082.txt" target="_new">Christopher F. Donahue v. James Gavin, et al.</a>

In late 1990, State Troopers Pease and Girard were the lead officers in an investigation of a marijuana distribution ring involving a Berks County resident named "Erwin Bieber." In June of that year, Pease learned that a marijuana dealer in Albuquerque, New Mexico was regularly placing telephone calls from Albuquerque to southeastern Pennsylvania. The telephone numbers he was calling were l... More...

$0 (02-07-2002 - PA)