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Category: Summary Court Opinions

Category Archives: Summary Court Opinions

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 […]

CIVIL RIGHTS – SEX AND RACIST CRIMINATION – APPEAL – EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES – STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS – HEARSAY – 1981 CLAIM

Posted on September 16, 2025 - 12:58 pm by

Jones v. Foods on First III Inc., 2025 Pa. Super. LEXIS 386 (August 26, 2025) Bowes, J. OPINION BY BOWES, J.: Foods on First III, Inc., d/b/a Foods on First; Foods on First VI, Inc., d/b/a Foods on First; Manuel Salazar; and Aldo Salazar (collectively “Defendants”) appeal from the judgment finding in favor of Najaea […]

PUBLIC UTILITIES – ELECTRICITY – SUPREMACY CLAUSE – PREEMPTION

Posted on September 15, 2025 - 10:28 am by

Transource Pa., LLC v. Defrank, 2025 U.S. App. LEXIS 22972 (September 5, 2025) McKee, J. Before: SHWARTZ, MATEY, and McKEE, Circuit Judges. McKEE, Circuit Judge. This appeal arises from an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Company denying plaintiff-appellee Transource Pennsylvania LLC’s applications to build electricity-transmission lines in Pennsylvania. Transource’s applications were part of a […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – IN-HOME CAREGIVER – NEGLIGENCE – LIFTING AND MOVING PATIENTS

Posted on September 15, 2025 - 10:12 am by

Fisher v. Gingerich, 2025 Pa. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2205 (August 27, 2025) Stevens, P.J.E. OPINION BY STEVENS, P.J.E. Plaintiffs/Appellants, Mary and Brett Fisher, (hereinafter “Appellants”) appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Perry County granting summary judgment in favor of Donna Gingerich, Defendant/Appellee, and dismissing the matter with prejudice. This case […]

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – HOME HEALTH CARE – COVID-19 – PREP ACT – HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS – IMMUNITY

Posted on September 11, 2025 - 3:55 pm by

Boyle v. Meyer, 2025 Pa. Super. LEXIS 410 (September 9, 2025) Lane, J. BEFORE: McLAUGHLIN, J., LANE, J., and BENDER, P.J.E. OPINION BY LANE, J. Judith Meyer (“Meyer”) and OSPTA @HOME, LLC d/b/a OSPTA Home Care & Hospice (“OSPTA”) (collectively, “Defendants”) appeals from the order denying their motion for judgment on the pleadings in this […]