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  • Winton v. Dep't of Corr.

    Publication Date: 2021-10-25
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 21-1246

    Department filed preliminary objections to inmate's petition asking court to order a new investigation, issue a declaratory judgment that DOC mishandled his sexual assault allegations and issue an injunction requiring DOC to comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act and court found inmate did not raise a viable constitutional challenge and PREA created no private cause of action. Objections sustained and petition dismissed.

  • Pileggi v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review

    Publication Date: 2019-07-01
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Construction | Real Estate
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Cannon
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 19-0764

    Unemployment compensation review board erred in finding that claimant was self-employed because claimant's prudent investment in his brother's business did not represent disqualifying self-employment under §402(h) where the evidence showed claimant did nothing for the company and received income akin to dividends. Reversed.