Russi v. City of Newark
A motorist was injured when a tree branch fell on his front windshield while he was driving. The tree was on city land, but the county maintained the road. The
February 17, 2022
A motorist was injured when a tree branch fell on his front windshield while he was driving. The tree was on city land, but the county maintained the road. The
The plaintiff filed suit against his former track coach and the school district that employed him based on allegations that the track coach had sexually assaulted him. At issue was
Appellant Karen Hepp hosts FOX 29’s Good Day Philadelphia. Hepp sued Facebook, Reddit, and Imgur. She alleged each defendant violated her right of publicity under Pennsylvania law. Hepp’s allegations centered
Wawa is associated with cases in NJ, too. The New Jersey Appellate Division dealt with two consolidated cases involving motorists who illegally crossed over the double-yellow lines to get to
The Third Circuit addressed the degree to which an officer must be involved in an arrest or charging a suspect to be liable for violating that suspect’s rights. The plaintiff,
In an opinion notable for its brevity, the Third Circuit joined its sister courts in holding that court-appointed receivers are entitled to absolute, quasi-judicial immunity from suit when they act
This case presented the New Jersey Supreme Court with the issue of whether police officers responding to a one-vehicle accident on a highway bridge may be entitled to any of
HIRA Educ. Servs. N. Am. v. Augustine involved a dispute in which three Pennsylvania state legislators took various actions (for example, writing a letter to the Governor or making public
Cruz was arrested and indicted for murder. After spending two years in jail, a jury acquitted him. Thereafter, he filed a civil action alleging that the lead detective misled the
In Leight v. Univ. of Pittsburgh Physicians, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court dealt with third-party liability under the Mental Health Procedure Act, 50 P.S. § 7101et seq., in the context of
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