Category: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Pa. Dep’t of Corr. v. Faison

A Workers’ Compensation Judge was placed in the unusual position of having to make a factual determination as to whether a corrections officer raped another corrections officer in the prison’s break

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Hibbler v. Pa. Parole Bd.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled that the petitioner was not entitled to “double counting” of the time he spent in pre-trial custody on both a parole violation detainer and an

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Anderson v. Pa. Parole Bd.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court succinctly stated the issue: Whether substantial evidence supported the Parole Board’s conclusion that the plaintiff-parolee’s statement constituted assaultive behavior sufficient to rescind his automatic reparole. The

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Nat’l Election Def. Coal. v. Boockvar

The plaintiffs’ core missions include helping members of the electorate exercise their right to vote in free and fair elections and ensuring that elections are conducted on secure, accessible, transparent,

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Kuharchik Constr. v. Commonwealth

A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that Kuharchik Construction’s purchase and use of items that supported a traffic signal – specifically, signal poles, mast arms, and pedestal

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PA Physical Therapy Ass’n v. Oleksiak

The Department of Labor changed the codes associated with physical therapy evaluations under the Commonwealth’s Worker’s Compensation Program. Because a schedule sets the payments to service providers like physical therapists,

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Burkholder v. Dep’t Agric.

For all those who practice in dog law, this bark, errrrrrrr, case, is for you. Burkholder held a Class IV kennel license. The Dog Law allows a “Kennel Class IV”

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Winton v. Pa. DOC

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court re-affirmed the holding that the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) does not provide a private right of action. Winton sought relief concerning the Department of Corrections’

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