Pennsylvania Divorce Law
Melanie A. Fetzer v. Jonathan M. Fetzer
Reading, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> Parents were married in April 2005 and separated at the beginning of 2017. In February 2017, Mother initiated the instant custody litigation. In June 2017, the parties entered into a stipulated custody agreement under which Mother was awarded primary physical custody of the Children. Father was granted partial... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - PA)Silvia Santo v. Chad Batterman
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce.<br> <br> 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...
$0 (01-15-2025 - PA)Alina Volkova-Burd a/k/a Alina Burda v. Steven Burda
<h2><br> Norristown, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> 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...
$0 (10-28-2024 - PA)Oluseun Wert v. Joshua Wert
<h2><br> Allentown, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.<br> </h2><br> <br> Appellant, Oluseun Wert ("Mother"), appeals from the December 13, 2023 order entered in the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas that denied the Petition for Protection From Abuse ("PFA") that Mother filed on behalf of herself against Appellee, Joshua Wert ("Father") pursuant to the PFA... More...
$0 (10-17-2024 - PA)Deborah A. Lerner v. Harvey J. Lerner
<h2><br> Norristown, Pennsylvania family law lawyers represented husband and wife in a divorce.<br> <br> <br> The parties married in 1992. Deborah filed a complaint in divorce in May 2021. The court ordered an equitable distribution hearing before a hearing officer. Following the hearing, the officer issued a Report and Recommendation. Deborah filed exceptions to the Report and Recommendation, and... More...
$0 (10-17-2024 - PA)D.P. v. P.S.
<h2><br> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family law child custody lawyers represented the mother and father.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> The parties married in 2011. Mother filed for divorce in March of 2020, and, on May 18, 2020, she filed a complaint in custody seeking sole custody of Children. Father filed a complaint on June 11, 2020, seeking shared custody of Children. On September 16, 2020, the court... More...
$0 (08-22-2024 - PA)United States of America v. Davit Davitashvili </center
<h2><br> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania transmitting in interstate and foreign commerce a threat to injury criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> This case arises from a Philadelphia love story that ended badly. Appellant Davitashvili is a native of Georgia, a country on the Black Sea. He immigrated to the United States in 2004 and became naturalized in 2012. Davita... More...
$0 (04-23-2024 - PA)Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Michael David O'Brien
<h2><br> Franklin, Pennsylvania sex crime criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> K.O., then seventeen years of age, testified to the following. Appellant penetrated her vagina with his fingers and performed oral sex on her more than 200 times over an approximately five-year period. He also penetrated her vagina with his penis four separate times. Since she was afraid... More...
$0 (08-20-2024 - PA)United States of America v. Jason Sheppard
<center><h2><font color="red"><center> Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with seven counts of mail fraud charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In October 2013, a grand jury indicted Jason Sheppard <br> on seven counts of mail fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1341. <br> Sheppard pleaded guilty to one count, and judgment was entered against him in Decemb... More...
$0 (11-11-2021 - PA)United States of America v. Leaford George Cameron <P> <font color="red"><a href="http://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28536&z=74103&s=OK" target="_new">Morelaw Internet Marketing for Legal Professionals</a> <br> MoreLaw Can Make Your Phone Ring <br> 888-354-4529 </font>
Philadelphia, PA - Jury Convicts Attorney-Imposter Who Operated Fraudulent Nationwide Law Practice<br> <br> A federal jury on February 14, 2018 returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Leaford George Cameron, 65, of Burlington, New Jersey, in connection with his operation of a fraudulent nationwide law practice. Cameron was convicted of one count of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and ... More...
$0 (02-14-2018 - PA)United States of America v. Leaford George Cameron
Philadelphia, PA - Jury Convicts Attorney-Imposter Who Operated Fraudulent Nationwide Law Practice<br> <br> A federal jury on February 13, 2018 returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Leaford George Cameron, 65, of Burlington, New Jersey, in connection with his operation of a fraudulent nationwide law practice. Cameron was convicted of one count of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud, and ... More...
$0 (02-16-2018 - PA)Estate of Ellen Gregory Robb v. Rafael Robb
Montgomery County, PA - The Estate of Ellen Gregory Robb sued Rafael Robb on a wrongful death theory claiming that Defendant beat Ellen Robb to death in the couple's kitchen. Defendant, a former University of Pennsylvania economics professor was charged with first-degree murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to serve 5 to 10 in the Pennsylvania Prison System. Ellen was allege... More...
$124000000 (11-05-2014 - PA)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)Shamell v. Samuel-Bassett v. KIA Motors America, Inc.
Appellant, an automobile manufacturer who unsuccessfully defended a class action lawsuit for breach of express warranty, appeals the Superior Court's decision to affirm the certification of the class by the trial court, and the amount of damages and litigation costs awarded to the class. Costs included a significant legal fee, entered pursuant to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Improvement Act (the "MM... More...
$0 (12-02-2011 - PA)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)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)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...
$0 (07-20-2009 - PA)Mallissa L. Weaver v. Walter W. Harpster, et al.
Under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act (PHRA), 43 P.S. §§ 951-963, employers with four or more employees are prohibited from discriminating against their employees on the basis of sex. See 43 P.S. §§ 954 (defining employer), 955 (listing "unlawful discriminatory practicesâ€). At common law, an employer may terminate an at-will employee for any reason unless that reason violate... More...
$0 (07-20-2009 - PA)Lynnebrook adn Woodbrook Associates, et al. v. Borough of Millersville
In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether the Commonwealth Court erred in upholding the trial court's determination that Millersville Borough Ordinance No. 2004-5, levying a $30 tax on the consummation of residential lease transactions, was permitted under Section 2(1) of the Local Tax Enabling Act ("LTEAâ€).1 For the following reasons, we reverse.<br><br>The facts of this case are st... More...
$0 (12-17-2008 - PA)John Facenda, Jr., etc. v. N.F.L. Films, Inc., The National Football League; N.F.L. Properties, LLC
John Facenda, a Philadelphia broadcasting legend, provided his voice to many productions of NFL Films, Inc. before his death in 1984. These well-known productions recounted tales of the National Football League with filmed highlights, background music, and Facenda's commanding narration. More than two decades after Facenda's death, NFL Films used small portions of his voice-over work in a cabletel... More...
$0 (09-11-2008 - PA)<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/014415p.pdf" target="_new">Maryann Spinetti v. Service Corporation International and Service Corporation International of Pennsylvania d/b/a LaFayette Memorial Park</a>
This appeal by an employee from a district court order compelling arbitration of her employment discrimination claims requires us to determine whether the entire arbitration agreement between her and her employer was vitiated when the court voided the agreement's attorney's fees and arbitration costs provision for offending federal statutes and ruling case law. After making the excisions, t... More...
$0 (04-01-2003 - PA)<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/013234.pdf" target="_new">Charmaine Brown, et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health Emergency Services Training Institute, et al.</a>
Shacquiel Douglas, the one-year-old son of Appellants Charmaine Brown and Oral Douglas, was at the residence of Angela Morris, his maternal aunt. While there, Shacquiel choked on a grape. Morris dialed "911" at 11:06:22 a.m. and informed the operator that her nephew was choking on a grape. The 911 operator called Appellees Mark Stewart and John Caffey, who were emergency medical ... More...
$0 (08-09-2002 - PA)<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).<P> 2 We recently restated the standard which controls our review:<P>[w]hen preliminary object... More...
$0 (12-05-2001 - PA)<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/003509.pdf" target="_new">Harold C. Reithman v. Isobel Berry, et al.</a>
The issue presented in this case is a novel one for this court: whether the defendant lawyers are "creditors" under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), 15 U.S.C.S 1691 et seq., and the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. S 1601 et seq., who were therefore obliged to follow the requirements of those statutes in their dealings with their clients, the plaintiffs in this case... More...
$0 (04-26-2002 - PA)<a href="http://www.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinions/991430mo.txt" target="_new">Barbara J. Beeghley v. John L. Beegley and Laura L. Beegley</a>
In this post-divorce case, we are presented with a challenge to a sanctions order of the District Court precluding Plaintiff/Appellant Barabra J. Beeghley ("Plaintiff") from any further filings with the District Court. Also presented is the issue of a wife's right to retirement fund assets after the former spouse has filed for bankruptcy. Because we conclude that the District Court's order p... More...
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