McGuire v. Nationwide, 2024 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 163290 (U.S. Dist. Ct. for W. Dist. of Pa., September 11, 2024) (Ranjan, J.) J. Nicholas Ranjan, United States District Judge Pennsylvania law allows policyholders to “stack” the number of limits of uninsured (UM) or underinsured (UIM) motorist coverage in an automobile insurance policy based on the number […]
Category Archives: Summary Court Opinions
PROCEDURE-JURISDICTION-PERSONAL JURISDICTION-UNLYING COMMUNICATION INTERCEPT
Hasson v. FullStory, Inc., 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 22552 (Pa. Super. U.S. Ct. of App., 3d Cir., September 5, 2024) (Hardiman, J.) OPINION OF THE COURT HARDIMAN, Circuit Judge. These appeals come to us from the District Courts’ orders dismissing two class actions for lack of personal jurisdiction. In the first case, Kenneth Hasson sued […]
INSURANCE-FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW-UNDER INSURANCE-HOUSEHOLD EXCLUSION-PAYMENT OF PREMIUM
MidCentury Ins. v. Werley, 2024 Pa. Super. LEXIS 22554, (U.S. Ct. of App., 3d Cir., September 5, 2024) (Smith, J.) OPINION OF THE COURT RENDELL, Circuit Judge. Levi Werley was seriously injured while riding an uninsured motorized dirt bike. When the insurance of the driver that struck him did not compensate him fully for his […]
WORKERS COMPENSATION-STATUATORY EMPLOYER-TIMBER-ELECTROCUTION
Feldman v. CP Acquisitions, 2024 Pa. Super LEXIS 395, (Pa. Super., September 12, 2024) (Beck, J.) BEFORE: LAZARUS, P.J., PANELLA, P.J.E., and BECK, J. OPINION BY BECK, J. Vito Braccia Construction, LLC (“VBC”) appeals from the judgment entered by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (“trial court”) in favor of Brian Feldman (“Feldman”). On […]
PARTNERSHIP-CONTINUATION OF PRIOR PARTNERSHIP
Caruso v. Caruso (In re Est. Caruso), 2024 Pa. LEXIS 1334 (Pa. Super., September 11, 2024) (Todd, J.) CHIEF JUSTICE TODD In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether an individual – here, the spouse of a deceased business partner – who was not an original party to a partnership agreement, nor a third-party beneficiary […]
PROCEDURE-VENUE-CONTRACT-NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION-ABUSIVE PROCESS
Rice Drilling LLC v. Scott, 2024 Pa. Super. LEXIS 380, (Pa. Super., September 04, 2024 (Olson, J.) OPINION BY OLSON, J.: Appellants, Rice Drilling B, LLC (“Rice”) and EQT Production Company (“EQT”) (collectively, “Appellants”) appeal from the July 13, 2023 order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County that, inter alia, transferred […]
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT-BACK CLAIMS AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT-DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION-PROOF
Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging, LLC, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 22392 (U.S. Ct. of Appeals, 3d Cir., September 4, 2024) (McKee, J.) McKEE, Circuit Judge. Andrew Morgan appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of his former employer, Allison Crane & Rigging LLC. Morgan had sued alleging that Allison Crane terminated […]
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW-FIRST AMENDMENT-RELIGION-INMATES
Nunez v. Wolf, U.S. App. LEXIS 21772 (U.S. Ct. of Appeals, 3d. Cir., August 27, 2024) (Krause, J.) Muslim inmate claimed the RLUIPA was violated by denying him religious accommodations to consummate his marriage and to have ongoing conjugal visits to engage in congregational prayers of visitors and to be circumcised. The Court reversed, saying […]
INTERNET-TIKTOK-IMMUNITY
Anderson v. TikTok, Inc., U.S. App. LEXIS 21771 (U.S. Ct. of Appeals, 3d Cir., August 27, 2024) (Shwartz, J.) SHWARTZ, Circuit Judge. TikTok, Inc., via its algorithm, recommended and promoted videos posted by third parties to ten-year-old Nylah Anderson on her uniquely curated “For You Page.” One video depicted the “Blackout Challenge,” which encourages viewers […]
BIVENS ACTION-CIVIL RIGHTS-FALSE ARREST
Henry v. Essex County, 2024 U.S. App. LEXIS 21925 (U.S. Ct. of Appeals, 3d. Cir., August 29, 2024) (Ambro, J.) Plaintiff Judith Maureen Henry was arrested on a warrant for a different woman with the same name. She was detained for more than two weeks for a crime she did not commit. After release, Henry […]
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