Penn Nat’l Mut. Casualty Ins. Co. v. Phillips
An insurance company started an action in subrogation after paying its insured for injuries suffered in a car crash caused by the defendant. A default judgment was entered, and, on
An insurance company started an action in subrogation after paying its insured for injuries suffered in a car crash caused by the defendant. A default judgment was entered, and, on
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court reviewed the order of the trial court that dismissed a citizen’s objections to a candidate’s petition to be included on a ballot for an election. The
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court disagreed with the Court of Common Pleas that this appeal should be quashed. Upper Pottsgrove Township appealed a zoning issue and served its statement of errors
Do you enjoy Civil Procedure? If so, read this opinion where the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the denial of a petition to open and strike the default judgment. In 2013,
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s order, which dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint with prejudice. The plaintiff sued Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (“PPMC”) to recover damages for injuries he
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed an order of the Orphans’ Court, terminating the appellant’s parental rights. The issue was procedural. The appellant argued that he was not adequately served with
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the Orphans’ Court order that involuntarily terminated a couple’s parental rights to their five children. The Superior Court held that a county agency failed to
In a scant five pages, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the Court of Common Pleas’ order that dismissed a complaint due to improper service. The plaintiffs filed a pro se
In Gussom v. Teagle, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court revisited “the Lamp rule”, which generally prohibits a plaintiff from filing a writ of summons or complaint, failing to serve it, but repeatedly
Persuasive legal writing matters. Don’t believe us, ask KWS, Inc. In Scalla v. KWS, Inc., the Superior Court issued a thorough dressing-down of the company’s attempt to reopen a default
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