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JCB Staff Suspected Lokuta Was Author of Anonymous Complaint Against Conahan
When an anonymous complaint lodged against former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan arrived at the Judicial Conduct Board's office in September 2006, staff members immediately suspected a fellow judge facing potential disciplinary charges was behind it, the board's deputy counsel told a commission investigating judicial corruption Tuesday.
Judiciary
A Complaint, Suspicions and Contradictions
By Leo Strupczewski
Free Article
When an anonymous complaint lodged against former Luzerne County Judge Michael T. Conahan arrived at the Judicial Conduct Board's office in September 2006, staff members immediately suspected a fellow judge facing potential disciplinary charges was behind it, the board's deputy counsel told a commission investigating judicial corruption Feb. 2, the last of two days of hearings last week.
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Family Law
One Judge, One Family
By Peter Hall
The concept of "One Judge, One Family" is old hat in Allegheny County Common Pleas Court's family division, but, in reality, ensuring that families become familiar with a single judge when appearing in court on issues ranging from divorce and custody to delinquency has been a hit or miss prospect.
Brother Ordered To Pay For Breach of Duty to Sibling
A West Chester, Pa., man, accused of stealing money from a company he ran with his brother and causing its demise, has been ordered to pay more than $12 million in damages for his actions.
Family, Amusement Park Settle Suit Over Roof Collapse
Stephanie Wilkerson, 29, was killed when a roof covering the Whip ride at Kennywood Park collapsed during a May 2002 storm, the plaintiffs' amended pretrial statement said. Wilkerson was pushed into a wrought iron fence, and her body and skull were crushed.
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CRIMINAL PRACTICE
Commonwealth v. Bacon
Allowing police officers to control movements in a traffic encounter is a reasonable and justifiable stop towards protecting the safety of the officers and bystanders. The court denied defendant’s omnibus pretrial motion.
MOTOR VEHICLES
Commonwealth v. Pitter
Acceptance of accelerated rehabilitative disposition (ARD) is nullified by voluntary withdrawal which the trial court approved, and thus suspension of driving privileges based on acceptance of ARD is also nullified. The court sustained licensee’s appeal.
PLW Blog
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12/24/2009
In a per curiam order, the Supreme Court has denied allocator in a case in which a man rendered quadriplegic in an accident while driving his work truck claimed economic damages as a result of his employer allegedly destroying parts of the vehicle and hindering his ability to sue the truck manufacturer.
12/23/2009
The state Supreme Court has affirmed a Commonwealth Court decision that declared invalid a Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection rule designed to reduce mercury emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants.
11/12/2009
Free ArticleAt the request of the one Republican candidate in striking distance of the presumptive Democratic winner of the fourth Superior Court slot on the ballot this year, Pedro A. Cortes, Pennsylvania secretary of the commonwealth, has extended the deadline to determine if there will be a recount in the race until 4:30 p.m. Friday.
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