Tag: #CivilLaw

Burton v. Schamp

In these consolidated appeals from prisoners’ civil rights actions, a magistrate judge dismissed the plaintiffs’ complaints before the defendants consented to the magistrate’s jurisdiction. The Third Circuit vacated the dismissal

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Brown v. Brown

The New Jersey Appellate Division considered the reach and contours of the common law litigation privilege, which insulates a litigant from harmful or defamatory statements or communications made during judicial

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Labega v. Joshi

The New Jersey Appellate Division reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment. Plaintiff sued Defendant-appellants alleging medical negligence and vicarious liability for the negligent acts of their agents or employees.

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Mears v. Connolly

When the plaintiff visited her mentally ill son, a state psychiatrist and nurse left her alone. The staff was supposed to supervise all patient meetings. And the plaintiff’s son had

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DiNardo v. Kohler

The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the trial court and ordered the dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint. A murderer’s mother, acting as the murderer’s power of attorney, alleged that several medical

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Smith v. A.O. Smith Corp.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the order dismissing all claims and parties in this action in which Plaintiff sought damages related to Decedent’s alleged exposure to asbestos. Decedent worked for

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