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  • Commonwealth v. Martin

    Publication Date: 2023-06-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 791 MDA 2022

    Trial court erred in vacating jury's guilty verdict where sexual abuse victim's testimony was sufficient to support a conviction and the jury's verdict demonstrated that it chose to credit the commonwealth's evidence over defendant's case. Order of the trial court reversed, verdict reinstated.

  • In the Interest of: K.B.

    Publication Date: 2022-04-25
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 22-0450

    Court committed no abuse of discretion in adjudicating child dependent where parents were unable to provide logical explanations as to multiple traumatic injuries suffered by the child. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Burnett v. Penn Cent. Corp.

    Publication Date: 2021-04-26
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: Transportation
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 21-0451

    The trial court did not err in granting defendants' motion to dismiss based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens as the court properly weighed the public and private factors in determining if there were weighty reasons to overcome plaintiff's choice of forum. The superior court affirmed.

  • K.B. v. M.F.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-22
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 21-0307

    Trial court abused discretion in adopting hearing officer's report recommending granting grandparent supervised physical custody where hearing officer failed to address statutory custody factors and denied parent's request to have children testify as to their wishes regarding grandparent's request. Order of the trial court vacated, case remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Andrews

    Publication Date: 2019-07-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 19-0804

    The trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to dismiss based on rule 600 as the court properly found that the delay in bringing defendant to trial was caused in part by his own request for a continuance and by the trial court's congested docket. The appellate court affirmed.

  • Eclipse Liquidity, Inc. v. Geden Holdings Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2018-12-25
    Practice Area: Damages | International Law
    Industry: Cargo and Shipping | Consulting | Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-1552

    Recognition Act permitted judgment holder to file praecipe to enforce foreign money judgment, since Act allowed aggrieved party to raise standard defenses to contest legitimacy of underlying judgment. Order of the trial court affirmed.

  • Schultz v. Schultz

    Publication Date: 2018-04-24
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0486

    Trial courts equitable distribution order and denial of alimony in the dissolution of a long term marriage was proper because the trial court considered the appropriate factors, including accepting parties stipulation as to the ownership of artworks. Affirmed.

  • Commonwealth v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2018-04-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0388

    Trial counsel not ineffective in advising defendant to waive jury trial based on counsels strategic belief that it would result in a fairer trial due to counsels experience of violent sexual crimes inflaming and prejudicing juries against defendants. Order of the PCRA court affirmed.

  • A.J.B. v. A.G.B.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-20
    Practice Area: Family Law
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    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stevens
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    Case Number: 18-0283

    The trial court erred in finding that mothers same-sex ex-wife lacked in loco parentis status in this custody brought by natural father where mother and ex-wife were married at the time of the childs birth. The court vacated in part and remanded for a custody hearing.