The following are the judicial opinions as published in the Lebanon County Legal Journal.
Cornwall-Lebanon School District vs. Cornwall-Lebanon Education Association No. 2015-01556
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 10:00
Civil Action-Administrative Law-Arbitration-Public School-Education-Collective Bargaining Agreement-Standard of Review-Relationship-Conduct-Teacher-Student-Public Policy An arbitrator directed that Luke Scipioni, a high school Social Studies teacher and basketball coach (“teacher”) who had been suspended and subsequently terminated from his position based upon inappropriate conduct with a student, be reinstated to his position without back pay or contributions by the Cornwall-Lebanon School District (“District”) to his […]
AEP Energy, Inc. f/k/a Bluestar Energy Services, Inc. v. Hometown Family Restaurant No. 2015-00365
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 10:00
Civil Action-Law-Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings-Contract-Automatic Renewal Notice-Receipt-Modification-Conduct The parties executed an electric service agreement on January 2, 2012 in which the agreement permitted Plaintiff to provide a renewal notice of that agreement within thirty (30) calendar days of the expiration date and required Defendant to reject in writing the renewal within five (5) business days of the renewal […]
Williams vs. Greentree Village, Mitchell L. Morgan Management and Bachman’s Roofing Building and Remodeling Inc. No. 2011-02305
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 10:00
Civil Action-Law-Negligence-Slip and Fall-Contract for Snow Removal-Motion for Summary Judgment Plaintiff, who was a resident of Greentree Village apartment complex over which Mitchell L. Morgan Management a/k/a Morgan Properties has an interest, filed a Complaint in Negligence against Defendants, asserting that he sustained injuries when he slipped and fell on an unsalted parking lot owned by Greentree Village for which […]
Solar Innovations vs. Sunmodo Corporation No. 2013-00825
Wednesday, September 14, 2016 10:00
Civil Action-Law-Breach of Contract-Licensing Agreement-Motion to Amend Complaint-Undue Prejudice-Delay-Statute of Limitations Plaintiff, who filed a Complaint against Defendant based upon Defendant’s alleged breach of a nonexclusive licensing agreement by which Defendant manufactured and sold a clamp designed by Plaintiff, filed a Motion to Amend Complaint during discovery. In its Motion to Amend, Plaintiff seeks to add causes of action relating […]
Commonwealth v. Amanda Haldeman No. CP-38-CR-0001418-2015
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 10:00
Criminal Action-Law-Automobile Accident-Possession of Contraband-Omnibus Pretrial Motion-Fourth Amendment-Search and Seizure-Hospital-Personnel-Policy-Inventory of Possessions-Government Agent Defendant, who was charged with drug related offenses and reckless driving after a motor vehicle accident in which the vehicle she was driving overturned and personnel at the hospital located contraband on the Defendant’s person, filed an Omnibus Pretrial Motion to Suppress Evidence, asserting that the seizure […]
Lisa Flowers vs. Randy Flowers No. 2010-20243
Wednesday, August 31, 2016 10:00
Civil Action-Family Law-Divorce-Equitable Distribution-Special Master-Retirement Account-Valuation-Cash Balance Plan-Defined Benefit Plan-Defined Contribution Plan-Coverture Fraction-Credit-Tax Ramifications-Future Retirement Income Defendant filed Exceptions to the Report and Recommendation of the Special Master in Divorce, asserting that the Special Master erred and abused her discretion in equitably distributing the marital estate by valuing his Hershey Retirement Account based upon valuation of the account as a […]
Ronald Wise-Stough v. Arlee Holmes; Ronald Stough v. Dustin Hans Sutton Nos. 2006-20608 and 2016-40062
Wednesday, August 24, 2016 11:01
Civil Action-Law-Family Law-Protection From Abuse-Custody-Corporal Punishment-Counsel Fees Plaintiff Ronald Wise-Stough/Ronald Stough (“Father”), the father of the minor twelve (12) year old child in this case, filed a Petition for Emergency Custody against Defendant Arlee Holmes (“Mother”), the child’s mother, and a Protection From Abuse (“PFA”) Petition against Dustin Hans Sutton (“Step-father”), the child’s step-father, both of whom the child had […]
Kelly L. Richards vs. Christopher A. Richards No. 2006-50322
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:00
Civil Action-Family Law-Child Support-Support Guidelines-Reasonable Expenses of the Obligor-Deviation-Custody Related Travel Expenses-Considerable Distance Defendant, who lives in Illinois, filed a Petition for Modification of a support Order regarding the parties’ ten (10) year old son, who lives with Plaintiff in Pennsylvania, seeking deviation from the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines amount based upon the cost of transportation in order for him to […]
Sotolongo vs. Rosado and Alamo-Baez No. 2013-00837
Wednesday, July 13, 2016 9:58
Civil Action-Law-Negligence-Motor Vehicle Accident-Motion for Summary Judgment-Causation-Injuries-Vehicle Insurance-Limited Tort-Noneconomic Loss-Serious Impairment of Body Function-Negligent Entrustment Plaintiffs filed a Complaint in negligence against Defendants, alleging that Plaintiff Roberto Sotolongo, Jr., (“child”) sustained a fractured clavicle in a motor vehicle accident in which he was a backseat passenger in a vehicle driven by Defendant Rosado and owned by Defendant Alamo-Baez when Defendant […]
Lebanon County Housing Authority v. Ramon Boyer No. 2014-02231
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 10:00
Civil Action-Law-Public Housing-Residential Lease Agreement-Grievance Procedures-Right to Hearing-Exceptions-Criminal Activity-Language of Lease Agreement The Lebanon County Housing Authority served a Notice to Quit and a Notice of Proposed Termination of Lease Agreement upon Ramon Boyer, a tenant who had entered into a residual lease agreement at the Washington Arms apartment subsidized apartment complex that is managed by the Lebanon County Housing […]