Category: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

In re L.A.K.

This case involved the mother and step-father of two children who filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of the children’s father after he did not have contact with

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Commonwealth v. Green

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that a warrant to search for evidence of possession and distribution of child pornography on the electronic devices in Appellant’s home was not overbroad. A

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Commonwealth v. McCabe

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court untangled a messy knot involving ARD, problem-solving courts, restitution, and probation. The defendant was admitted into Veterans Treatment Court (“VTC”), a problem-solving court created by the

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Whalen v. Public Sch. Emp. Ret. Bd.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the Commonwealth Court’s order that declared money received in a settlement from an age-discrimination suit should not be included in that employee’s retirement benefit calculation.

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Energy Transfer v. Friedman

Justice Donohue framed the issue: In a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether the Office of Open Records (“OOR”) has the authority to review the denial

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General Motors Corp. v. Commonwealth

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of the state’s “net loss carryover” (“NLC”) provision that permits corporate taxpayers to deduct losses suffered in prior years from the current year’s

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Lorino v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that the Commonwealth Court misconstrued Section 440 of the Workers’ Compensation Act in precluding an award of attorney’s fees to a claimant when an employer

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