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Category: Summary Court Opinions

Category Archives: Summary Court Opinions

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – PROCEDURE – TRIAL ISSUES – EVIDENCE – LEARNED TREATISE – TREATING PHYSICIAN

Posted on October 22, 2025 - 2:23 pm by

Outterbridge v. Abington Mem’l Hosp., 2025 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS 4 (September 12, 2024) Foglietta, J. Opinion by Judge Angelo J. Foglietta. This is the appeal of Plaintiff Darren Outterbridge, individually and as administrator of the estate of Yhvetta P. Outterbridge, following a jury’s determination that Defendants Abington Memorial Hospital, Suzanne Shorten, M.D., Kenneth […]

VENUE – FORUM NON CONVENIENS – MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION

Posted on October 21, 2025 - 4:21 pm by

Tranter v. Z&D Tour, Inc., 2025 Pa. LEXIS 1522 (September 25, 2025) Wecht. J. Judges: Todd, C.J., Donohue, Dougherty, Wecht, Mundy, Brobson, McCaffery, JJ. Chief Justice Todd and Justices Donohue, Doughtery, Brobson, and McCaffery join the opinion. Justice Mundy files a concurring opinion in which Justice McCaffery joins. OPINION by JUSTICE WECHT: These consolidated appeals […]

PROCEDURE – JURISDICTION – LEGAL MALPRACTICE

Posted on October 13, 2025 - 1:22 pm by

Dumond, Inc. v. Galgano, 2025 Pa. Super. LEXIS 429 (September 19, 2025) Lazarus, P.J. Judges: BEFORE: LAZARUS, P.J., McLAUGHLIN, J., and SULLIVAN, J. OPINION BY LAZARUS, P.J. Dumond, Inc., and Dumond Chemicals, Inc. (collectively, Dumond), appeal from the order, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, granting the preliminary objections filed by […]

INSURANCE – FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY LAW – FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE – PROCEDURE – JURISDICTION

Posted on October 13, 2025 - 1:01 pm by

Winner v. Progressive Advanced Ins. Co., 2025 Pa. Super. LEXIS 442 (September 24, 2025) Panella, P.J.E. Judges: BEFORE: PANELLA, P.J.E., NICHOLS, J., and FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.E.* OPINION BY PANELLA, P.J.E. Robert Mark Winner appeals from the order entered by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on August 14, 2024, sustaining preliminary objections filed by […]

NEGLIGENCE – RELEASE – MINORS RELEASE – ASSUMPTION OF RISK – PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT – RELEASE AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK

Posted on October 1, 2025 - 3:19 pm by

Santiago v. Philly Trampoline Park, LLC I/P/A Sky Zone, 2025 Pa. LEXIS 1501 (September 25, 2025) Donohue, J. Judges: TODD, C.J., DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, BROBSON, McCAFFERY, JJ. Chief Justice Todd and Justices Wecht, Mundy and McCaffery join the opinion. Justice Brobson files a concurring and dissenting opinion in which Justice Dougherty joins. Opinion by: […]

TRADE SECRETS – MISAPPROPRIATION – UNFAIR COMPETITION – DAMAGES

Posted on September 22, 2025 - 12:16 pm by

Harbor Bus. Compliance Corp. v. Firstbase.io, Inc., 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 22073 (August 18, 2025) Fisher, Circuit Judge. Judges: Hardiman, Bibas and Fisher. Firstbase.io, Inc. and Harbor Business Compliance Corporation formed a temporary partnership to develop a software product for Firstbase. After the partnership fell apart and Firstbase independently took over the product, Harbor sued […]