Category: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Rokita v. Pa. Dep’t of Corr.

An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that Petitioner could establish that he was denied the benefit of a health service by a public entity, by reason

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El-Amin v. Pa. Parole Bd

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed the Parole Board’s order denying a petition for time credit. When he was paroled from state prison, the petitioner was required to stay at the

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Bradley v. W. Chester Univ.

The plaintiff filed a complaint alleging that West Chester University violated the Whistleblower Law by terminating her employment in retaliation for her good faith reports of wrongdoing and waste. The

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Trinidad v. Pa. Dep’t of Transp.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court found two errors in the Court of Common Pleas order in this condemnation matter. The Department of Transportation condemned a property and paid the condemnees just

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J.B. v. Pa. State Police

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court sustained the state police’s preliminary objections to a petition for review seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The petitioner argued that the registration and reporting requirements under

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Turns v. Dauphin Cty.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held “that where the parties to a property sale are mutually mistaken as to the actual existence of the property purported to be sold, as here,

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Bark v. Sooner Steel, LLC

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court reversed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s ruling that Claimant’s injuries were not compensable. Claimant filed a petition seeking total disability benefits under the Workers’ Compensation Act for injuries

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Medina v. Harrisburg Sch. Dist.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed the Harrisburg School District’s decision to reassign Medina, a school district employee. The District sent Medina a letter, captioned as a notice of discipline, informing

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