Pennsylvania Injurious Falsehood Law

Holly Rice, et al. v. First Energy Corp., et al.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on negligence theories. Plaintiffs complain of environmental contamination and polluting events upon their property and their persons caused by the conduct and activities of the Defendants herein. Defendants have caused the dispersion of coal ash and its fugitive dust on to the Plai... More...

$0 (12-01-2023 - PA)

Hoffman v. United States

Petitioner has been convicted of criminal contempt for refusing to obey a federal court order requiring him to answer certain questions asked in a grand jury investigation. He raises here important issues as to the application of the privilege against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment, claimed to justify his refusal. Page 481 A special federal ... More...

$0 (05-28-1951 - PA)

United States of America v. Anthony Nguyen, aka JoJo Nguyen and Jackie Lee

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking in endangered and invasive fish in violation of the Lacey Act. Anthony Nguyen, aka JoJo Nguyen and Jackie Lee, 49, of Pittsburgh, entered guilty pleas before U.S. District Judge Nora B. Fischer to counts one and two of the indictment returned against him on Nov. 13, 2020, alleging that he traff... More...

$0 (07-21-2021 - PA)

Peter Humphrey v. Glaxosmithkline, PLC

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.paep.uscourts.gov/sites/paep/files/styles/gallery_slider_full/public/phila1_0.jpg?itok=2YIDLoh-"> </center> Section 1964(c) of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961– 1968, creates a private right of action for a plaintiff that “is injured in his [or her] business or property” ... More...

$0 (10-03-2018 - PA)

Joel Doe, et al. v. Boyertown Area School District, et al.

This appeal requires us to decide whether the District Court correctly refused to enjoin the defendant School District from allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with the students’ gender identities as opposed to the sex they were determined to have at birth. The plaintiffs—a group of high school students who identify as being the same sex they wer... More...

$0 (08-02-2018 - PA)

FAN WANG v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <table> <td>

Fan Wang, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, obtained lawful permanent resident status in the United States on April 29, 2010, and worked as a trading assistant in a financial services firm. In 2011, without authorization, he purchased oil futures contracts using the firm’s trading account and transferred those contracts between firm accounts. In company records, Wang marked these ... More...

$0 (08-02-2018 - PA)

Joel Doe v. Boyertown Area School District, et al.

This appeal requires us to decide whether the District Court correctly refused to enjoin the defendant School District from allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms that are consistent with the students’ gender identities as opposed to the sex they were determined to have at birth. The plaintiffs—a group of high school students who identify as being the same sex they wer... More...

$0 (06-22-2018 - PA)

Philadelphia Taxi Association, Inc., et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc.

Philadelphia taxicab drivers, aggrieved by the influx of taxis hailed at the touch of an app on one’s phone, brought this antitrust action to protest the entry of Appellee Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) into the Philadelphia taxicab 4 market. The Philadelphia Taxi Association (“PTA”), along with 80 individual taxicab companies (collectively, “Appellants”... More...

$0 (04-13-2018 - PA)

William Johnson v. Marirosa Lamas

In the early morning hours of August 26, 2005, off-duty police officer Terrence Flomo was shot to death while he sat in his car near the intersection of 20th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue in North Philadelphia. The Commonwealth charged William Johnson and Mumin Slaughter with murder based on witness identifications and forensic testimony. The shooting occurred after Flomo had stopped his car an... More...

$0 (03-03-2017 - PA)

United States Of America v. Thomas Steiner

During the execution of two separate search warrants at properties that police believed were owned or occupied by defendant Thomas Steiner, police seized, among other things, a sawed-off shotgun, .32 and .38 caliber ammunition, and gauge shotgun ammunition. As a result, Steiner was indicted on two counts for being a felon-in-possession of a firearm and ammunition in violation of 18 U.S.C. �... More...

$0 (04-03-2016 - PA)

Reynaldo Reyes v. Netdeposit

Reyes alleges that the defendants conspired to conduct a fraudulent scheme whereby certain telemarketing firms would contact unsuspecting individuals and offer them something of little or no value. Reyes alleges that, during unsolicited phone calls with unsuspecting consumers, the telemarketers would obtain bank account information which was used to make unauthorized debits from the the co... More...

$0 (09-05-2015 - PA)

MICHELLE PRECIA JONES v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; ALFRED OUTLAW

Michelle Jones was fired in 2011 by her employer, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). SEPTA says it dismissed Jones for submitting fraudulent timesheets; Jones says her termination was the 3 culmination of years of unlawful sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation. The District Court entered judgment for SEPTA, Jones v. SEPTA, 2014 WL 3887747... More...

$0 (08-15-2015 - PA)

Jane Doe v. Southwestern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

In this appeal, we consider whether a suspension with pay constitutes an “adverse employment action” under the substantive discrimination provision of Title VII. We hold that it typically does not. I Jane Doe was fired in 2011 by her employer, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). SEPTA says it dismissed Ms. Doe for submitting fraudulen... More...

$0 (08-12-2015 - PA)

United States of America v. Corey Golson

This appeal stems from the controlled delivery of a parcel containing twenty pounds of marijuana (the "Parcelâ€) to the residence of Defendant-Appellant Corey Golson ("Golsonâ€), where upon acceptance, state and federal law enforcement agents conducted a search of Golson"s home pursuant to an anticipatory search warrant (the "Anticipatory Warrantâ€) issued by Pennsylvania Magisteria... More...

$0 (03-26-2014 - PA)

United States of America v. Corey Golson

This appeal stems from the controlled delivery of a parcel containing twenty pounds of marijuana (the "Parcelâ€) to the residence of Defendant-Appellant Corey Golson ("Golsonâ€), where upon acceptance, state and federal law enforcement agents conducted a search of Golson"s home pursuant to an anticipatory search warrant (the "Anticipatory Warrantâ€) issued by Pennsylvania Magisteria... More...

$0 (02-11-2014 - PA)

Michael McKenna v. City of Philadelphia

In Staub v. Proctor Hosp., 131 S. Ct. 1186, 1189 (2011), the Supreme Court addressed "the circumstances under which an employer may be held liable for employment discrimination based on the discriminatory animus of an employee who influenced, but did not make, the ultimate employment decision.â€ Today we consider, in light of Staub, whether the City of Philadelphia, the employer at issue, has... More...

$0 (08-17-2011 - PA)

Brian D. Kelly v. Borough of Carlisle

Brian Kelly appeals the District Court's summary judgment in favor of police officer David Rogers and the Borough of Carlisle. Kelly filed a civil rights action, claiming that his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated when he was arrested for filming Officer Rogers during a traffic stop. The gravamen of Kelly's appealâ€”that the District Court erred when it held that Officer ... More...

$0 (10-04-2010 - PA)

Sara R. Reedy v. Frank S. Evanson

While working as a cashier at a convenience store, nineteen-year-old Sara R. Reedy was sexually assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by a serial sex offender. She reported the crime to the police within minutes, subjected herself to a rape kit examination, and gave detailed and consistent statements to law enforcement officers and hospital staff. However, Detective Frank Evanson of the Cranberry Towns... More...

$0 (08-05-2010 - PA)

Pennsy Supple, Inc. v. Zoning Hearing Board of Dorrance County

Pennsy Supply, Inc. (Pennsy) appeals from the June 26, 2008 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County (trial court) denying its appeal from the July 19, 2007 decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Dorrance Township (ZHB) which denied Pennsy's application for special exception, variances and certain of its challenges to the validity of zoning ordinances related to the expansion of its q... More...

$0 (12-22-2009 - PA)

Max C. Maloney v. Valley Medical Facilities, Inc.

Appellee commenced the present medical malpractice action grounded on an asserted failure to timely diagnose and treat osteosarcoma in his wife, Linda Maloney. He alleged, among other things, medical negligence on the part of Appellant Maurice Prendergast, M.D. (an internist) and Richard E. Brennan, M.D. (a radiologist), as well as vicarious liability on the part of institutional defendants associ... More...

$0 (11-25-2009 - PA)

William A. Graham Company d/b/a The Graham Company v. Thomas P. Haughey; USI Midatlantic, Inc.

We face an issue of first impression for this courtâ€“whether the discovery rule or the injury rule governs the accrual of claims under the Copyright Act, which has a threeyear statute of limitations for civil actions, 17 U.S.C. Â§ 507(b). Under the injury rule, a claim accrues, and the statute of limitations begins to run, when the plaintiff suffers a legally cognizable injury. Th... More...

$0 (06-05-2009 - PA)

Township of Exeter v. Zoning Hearing Board of Exeter Township and Land Displays, Inc.

In this appeal, we consider a challenge to the substantive validity of a local zoning ordinance that prohibits signs from exceeding a size of 25 square feet. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the Zoning Hearing Board of Exeter Township ("Boardâ€) did not err in determining that ordinance is a de facto exclusion of billboards. Accordingly, we reverse the order of the Commonwealth C... More...

$0 (01-22-2009 - PA)

Ferne Carbo v. Redstone Township, et al.

This appeal asks whether a second class township's sale of real property to a municipal authority which then conveyed the property to a predetermined third party violated a requirement of The Second Class Township Code (Township Code)1 that real property valued in excess of $1,500 be publicly advertised and sold by the township to the highest bidder. More particularly, Redstone Township (Township)... More...

$0 (11-20-2008 - PA)

Richard G. Phillips, et al. v. Alan H. "Bud" Selig

¶ 1 Appellants, Richard G. Phillips ("Phillipsâ€) and Richard G. Phillips Associates, P.C. ("Phillips Associatesâ€), appeal from the order dated June 5, 2007 denying Appellants' motion to reconsider the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of all Appellees.1 After an exhaustive review of the evidentiary record, we affirm. Factual and Procedural Background ¶ 2 ... More...

$0 (10-28-2008 - 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/001368p1.pdf" target="_new">LePage's Incorporated, et al. v. 3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company), et al.</a>

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company ("3M") appeals from the District Court's order entered March 14, 2000, declining to overturn the jury's verdict for LePage's in its suit against 3M under Section 2 of the Sherman Act ("§ 2"). 3M raises various objections to the trial court's decision but essentially its position is a legal one: it contends that a plaintiff cannot succeed in a § 2 ... More...

$68486697 (03-25-2003 - PA)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/superior/out/a43035_01.PDF" target="_new">Karen Burton-Lister, et al. v. Siegel, Sivitz and Lebed Associates, et al.</a>

1 This is an appeal from a judgment awarding $200,000 to Appellee Karen Burton-Lister, and $1,800,000 to her daughter, minor Appellee Tiffany Burton-Lister, in an action for medical malpractice. 2 On October 18, 1990, Appellee Tiffany Burton-Lister was born by Caesarian section after it became clear that the disproportion between the infant’s head circumference and the size of her mo... More...

$1800000 (05-01-2002 - PA)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.pa.us/OpPosting/Supreme/out/J-27-2000mo.pdf" target="_new">Donald Duchess v. Langston Corporation</a>

Appeal was allowed to determine whether evidence of a subsequent design change should be admissible in a strict products liability action to establish product defect. On May 12, 1990, Appellee Donald J. Duchess (“Duchess”) was injured while cleaning internal components of a machine manufactured by Appellant, Langston Corporation (“Langston”), which was sold to Duche... More...

$0 (03-06-2001 - PA)

<a href="http://www.courts.state.pa.us/opposting/supreme/out/j-27-2000mo.pdf" target="_new">Duchess v. Langston</a>

On May 12, 1990, Appellee Donald J. Duchess (“Duchess”) was injured while cleaning internal components of a machine manufactured by Appellant, Langston Corporation (“Langston”), which was sold to Duchess’ employer, 4-M Manufacturing, in June of 1988. In August of 1991, Duchess and his wife commenced the present civil action, asserting causes of action based upon t... More...

$0 (04-19-2001 - PA)