On April 20, 2020, the Third Circuit filed an opinion in Fogle v. Sokol (bit.ly/3bBcN5s). The case focused on the issue of prosecutorial immunity. In 1976, a passerby discovered the body of fifteen-year-old Deann “Kathy” Long in a wooded area near her home in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. Kathy’s death involved a brutal assault, rape, and … Read more
On April 7, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania decided Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. v. Rudinski, Orso & Lynch, 3661 EDA 2018, a case involving a dispute amongst law firms. In 2013, Mark Hazelton retained Spector Gadon & Rosen, P.C. (“SGR”) to represent him in a suit against Shell Energy for damages to Mr. Hazelton’s … Read more
In Commonwealth v. Frederick, 770 MDA 2019 (Pa. Super Ct. 2020), the defendant, seemingly, tried to do the right thing. His actions earned him a state prison sentence. . In December 2017, a community management company evicted Mr. Frederick from his mobile home, and the locks were changed. The following day, the property manager received messages … Read more
In Ragbir v. USA (bit.ly/38kXr3q), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued a comprehensive decision about coram nobis relief. . In 2000, Ravidath Ragbir, who is a green card holder from Trinidad and Tobago, was convicted of mortgage fraud. Because the loss attributable to the fraud exceeded $10k, the Dept. of Homeland Security (“DHS”) sought to … Read more
In Pathri v. Kakarlamath (bit.ly/36ozlDk), the New Jersey Appellate Division recognized that technological innovations might be useful in the state’s courtrooms. . The case, which involved a matrimonial action. In 2007, the parties moved to the U.S. from India. Plaintiff filed suit in 2018 and, soon thereafter, moved back to India. Defendant filed a counterclaim for a divorce. She and the children live in … Read more