Washington v. PA Dept. of Corrections
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) had violated the procedural due process rights of an inmate, Thomas Washington. The DOC had increased the...
View ArticleSullivan v. Werner Co.
In a case brought before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Michael and Melissa Sullivan sued Werner Company and Lowe's Companies, Inc. over a mobile scaffold that collapsed and caused serious injury...
View ArticleCommonwealth v. Dobson
In the case before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the appellant, Jeff Dobson, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police in a high crime area due to a minor traffic violation. The...
View ArticleB.C. v. C.P. & D.B.
In this case, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania was tasked with determining whether multiple periods of separation prior to filing a paternity action were enough to preclude the application of the...
View ArticleAllegheny Reprod. Health v. PA DHS
In the case at hand, a group of reproductive health centers and Planned Parenthood affiliates in Pennsylvania challenged the constitutionality of sections of the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act and...
View ArticleRush v. Erie Insurance Exchange
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a "regular use" exclusion in a motor vehicle insurance policy does not violate the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (MVFRL), thereby reversing...
View ArticleCommonwealth v. Taylor
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania considered whether a violation of a juvenile defendant's Fifth Amendment right is subject to appellate review for harmless error. The case involved Nazeer Taylor, who...
View ArticleIn Re: Senior Health Ins. Co. of PA
In a case concerning the Senior Health Insurance Company of Pennsylvania ("SHIP"), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld a rehabilitation plan devised by the Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner....
View ArticleDept of Comm and Econ Dev v. City of Chester
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the decision of the Commonwealth Court confirming certain modifications to a recovery plan for the City of Chester under the Municipalities Financial...
View ArticleIvy Hill Cong. of Jehovah Witnesses v. DHS
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of the Ivy Hill Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, finding that the Commonwealth Court violated the coordinate jurisdiction rule by dismissing the...
View ArticleUrsinus College v. Prevailing Wage Appeals Board
In a case before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Ursinus College utilized financing from the Montgomery County Health and Higher Education Authority (Authority) to undertake a construction project....
View ArticleVinculum, Inc. v. Goli Technologies, LLC
In a dispute between two IT staffing firms, Vinculum, Inc. and Goli Technologies, LLC, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the trial court erred by not awarding attorney fees to Vinculum, as...
View ArticleKEM Resources, LP v. Ryvamat, Inc.
The case involves KEM Resources, LP and Ryvamat, Inc., who both own a fifty percent interest in the oil, gas, and mineral rights of a property located in Wyoming County. Ryvamat entered into a gas...
View ArticleBarris v. Stroud Township
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania upheld a township ordinance that regulated the discharging of firearms within the township, except at indoor and outdoor shooting ranges. The plaintiff, a resident of...
View ArticleCommonwealth v. Chisebwe
In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Daniel D. Chisebwe, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania considered whether the evidence was sufficient to support the summary convictions of Daniel Chisebwe for...
View ArticlePennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. v. Campbell
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) is subject to the Right to Know Law’s record-disclosure mandates. The PIAA is a non-profit...
View ArticleCommonwealth v. Lehman
The primary issue in this complex case concerned a man, Ronnie Lehman, who was residing at a residential program called the Renewal Center as a condition of his parole. While there, he was discovered...
View ArticleIn Re: Trust B of Wells; Apl of: V.M.I. Foundation
A case in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania involved a dispute over the termination of a charitable trust. The trust was established by Richard H. Wells in 1965 for the sole benefit of his alma mater,...
View ArticleIn the Int of: T.Q.B., a Minor; Apl of: T.Q.B.
In this case, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania was tasked with interpreting the definition of “nudity” as used in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6321. The case involved a minor, T.Q.B., who encouraged another minor,...
View ArticlePSEA v. PSERB
In this appeal, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) challenged a resolution issued by the Public School Employees’ Retirement Board (PSERB), which addressed how it intended to apply a...
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