Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Decisions 2011
Opinions 2001 - 2226 of 2226
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 26 EAL 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 38 EAL 2011
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Docket Number: 39 EAL 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 577 WAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 59 MAL 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 5 WAL 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 60 EAL 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 637 EAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 664 EAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 686 WAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 697 EAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 699 EAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 71 WAL 2011
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 723 EAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 738 EAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 739 EAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 771 & 772 MAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 905 MAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 912 MAL 2010
Date: June 8, 2011
Docket Number: 961 MAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 105 MAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 13 WAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 18 MAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 21 WAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 31 WAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 33 WAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 39 MAL 2011
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Docket Number: 40 MAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 42 WAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 45 WAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 500 WAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 52 MAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 55 MAL 2011
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 599 EAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 615 - 617 WAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 624 WAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 627 - 629 WAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 645 WAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 662 WAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 76 MAL 2011
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Docket Number: 77 MAL 2011
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Docket Number: 78 MAL 2011
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Docket Number: 830 MAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 84-86 WAL 2011
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Docket Number: 861 MAL 2010
Date: June 7, 2011
Docket Number: 953 MAL 2010
Date: June 6, 2011
Docket Number: 790 MAL 2010
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 122-123 WAL 2011
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 140 EAL 2011
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 147 EAL 2011
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 160 EAL 2011
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 169 EAL 2011
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Number: 85 EAL 2011
Date: June 3, 2011
Docket Numbers: 93, 94 AND 96 EAL 2011
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 1662 DD3
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 18 EAL 2011
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 37 WAL 2011
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 40 EAL 2011
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 485 EAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 516 EAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 556 EAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 55 WAL 2011
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 583 EAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 58 MAL 2011
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 596 WAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 665 EAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 84 EAL 2011
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 866 MAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 942 MAL 2010
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: 9 EAL 2011
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 123 MAL 2011
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 135 MAL 2011
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 141 MAL 2011
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 151 MAL 2011
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 158 MAL 2011
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 16 MAL 2011
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 676 MAL 2010
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 701 MAL 2010
Date: June 1, 2011
Docket Number: 865 MAL 2010
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 17 EAP 2010
Justia Opinion Summary: The State appealed a Superior Court order that allowed Defendant Vincent Moto to expunge his criminal record. In 1987, Defendant was convicted of rape, deviate intercourse and conspiracy charges and was sentenced to a…
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 342-344 CAP
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 342-344 CAP
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 342-344 CAP
Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant Ralph Birdsong unsuccessfully appealed his sentence for murder, rape and assault. He was sentenced to death. In his appeal to the Supreme Court, he argued that the appellate court improperly denied his petition…
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: 17 WAP 2010
Justia Opinion Summary: Pennsylvania's current version of Megan's Law requires individuals convicted of kidnapping, indecent assault, or promoting prostitution to register for ten years following release from jail or probation. Persons…
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 59 MAP 2008
Date: May 25, 2011
Docket Number: 59 MAP 2008
Justia Opinion Summary: The Commonwealth Court declined to issue a writ of mandamus to Appellant Crozer Chester Medical Center (Crozer) in its attempt to force the Department of Labor and Industry (Department) to reimburse it for medical fees.…
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 2 EAP 2011
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 3 EAP 2011
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 4 EAP 2011
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 64 EAP 2010
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 67 EAP 2010
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 70 EAP 2010
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 72 EAP 2010
Date: May 24, 2011
Docket Number: 73 EAP 2010
Date: May 18, 2011
Docket Number: 25 WAP 2010
Date: May 13, 2011
Docket Number: 9 EAP 2010
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant Walnut Street Associates (WSA) provides insurance brokerage services and helps employers obtain health insurance for their employees. Appellee Brokerage Concepts, Inc. (BCI) is a third party administrator of…
Date: May 12, 2011
Docket Number: 596 CAP
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellee Ronald Gibson challenged his sentence for the shooting deaths of a police officer and a bystander during a failed robbery attempt at a bar in Philadelphia. After multiple remands, Appellee argued to the Supreme…
Date: May 5, 2011
Docket Number: 356 EAL 2010
Date: May 5, 2011
Docket Number: 356 EAL 2010
Date: May 5, 2011
Docket Number: 57 MAP 2010
Date: May 4, 2011
Docket Number: 39 WAP 2010
Date: May 4, 2011
Docket Number: 575 EAL 2010
Date: May 2, 2011
Docket Number: 562 WAL 2010
Date: May 2, 2011
Docket Number: 562 WAL 2010
Date: May 2, 2011
Docket Number: 36 MAP 2011
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 33 WAP 2010
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 42 MAP 2011
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 42 MAP 2011
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 42 MAP 2011
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 42 MAP 2011
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 42 MAP 2011
Justia Opinion Summary: L.J.B. was born to C.L.F. (Mother) and S.M.B. (Father) in August, 2001. The parents had been living together at the time she was born, but separated when L.J.B. was eleven months old. The Father got married the next…
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 576 CAP
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant Mark Spotz appealed the denial of his petition for collateral relief under the Commonwealth’s Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). While engaged in a three-day crime spree in early 1995, Appellant killed four…
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 585 CAP
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 585 CAP
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 25 EAP 2011
Date: April 29, 2011
Docket Number: 25 EAP 2011
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 57 EAP 2010
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 66 MAP 2010
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 5 MAP 2010
Justia Opinion Summary: In 1998, Appellee Stephen Heim filed a professional liability action against two doctors and their medical practices alleging that their negligent care from 1992 to 1996 caused the death of his wife. In August 2000, Mr.…
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 50 EAP 2009
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 50 EAP 2009
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 50 EAP 2009
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellee Edward Watts was convicted of first-degree murder and numerous other offenses in 2001 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He filed a timely direct appeal, but the Superior Court dismissed it for failing to…
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11 MAP 2010
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11 MAP 2010
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: 11 MAP 2010
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant, the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, appeals a portion of the opinion and order issued by the Commonwealth Court that invalidated a provision of “Act 111” that addressed the pay state troopers are to…
Date: April 27, 2011
Docket Number: 37 MAP 2011
Date: April 27, 2011
Docket Number: 40 MAP 2011
Date: April 18, 2011
Docket Number: 644 EAL 2010
Date: April 14, 2011
Docket Number: 617 EAL 2010
Date: April 11, 2011
Docket Number: 13 & 28 MM 2008
Justia Opinion Summary: The Court reviewed measures taken in an investigation surrounding the leak of protected information related to a convened grand jury. The grand jury was investigating matters relating to a gambling license application;…
Date: April 4, 2011
Docket Number: 7 MAP 2010
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 7 EAP 2009
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 7 EAP 2009
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 7 EAP 2009
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 7 EAP 2009
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 13 EAP 2008
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 13 EAP 2008
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 13 EAP 2008
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 13 EAP 2008
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 6 EAP 2008
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 6 EAP 2008
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 6 EAP 2008
Date: March 29, 2011
Docket Number: 6 EAP 2008
Date: March 28, 2011
Docket Number: 46 MAP 2010
Date: March 28, 2011
Docket Number: 47 MAP 2010
Date: March 16, 2011
Docket Number: 52 MAP 2010
Date: March 16, 2011
Docket Number: 39 EAP 2010
Date: March 14, 2011
Docket Number: 109 MAP 2009
Date: March 14, 2011
Docket Number: 109 MAP 2009
Date: March 14, 2011
Docket Number: 109 MAP 2009
Date: March 8, 2011
Docket Number: 106 MM 2009
Date: March 8, 2011
Docket Number: 106 MM 2009
Date: March 8, 2011
Docket Number: 106 MM 2009
Date: March 3, 2011
Docket Number: 481 WAL 2010
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 103 EM 2010
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 21 EAP 2008
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 21 EAP 2008
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 21 EAP 2008
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 54 EAP 2009
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10 EAP 2010
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10 EAP 2010
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: 10 EAP 2010
Date: February 23, 2011
Docket Number: 31 EAP 2010
Date: February 23, 2011
Docket Number: 609 CAP
Date: February 22, 2011
Docket Number: 31 MAP 2010
Date: February 22, 2011
Docket Number: 12 & 45 MAP 2009
Date: February 22, 2011
Docket Number: 17 MAP 2010
Date: February 22, 2011
Docket Number: 17 MAP 2010
Date: February 22, 2011
Docket Number: 17 MAP 2010
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: 239 MM 2010
Date: February 9, 2011
Docket Number: 22 & 23 EAP 2010
Date: February 9, 2011
Docket Number: 43 EAP 2010
Date: January 31, 2011
Docket Number: 3 EAP 2010
Date: January 24, 2011
Docket Number: 13 WAP 2009
Date: January 24, 2011
Docket Number: 13 WAP 2009
Date: January 24, 2011
Docket Number: 13 WAP 2009
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 58 MAP 2009
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 58 MAP 2009
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 537 CAP
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 27 AND 28 EAP 2009
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 27 AND 28 EAP 2009
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 27 AND 28 EAP 2009
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 13 EAP 2009
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: 13 EAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 111 MAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 47 EAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 8 WAP 2010
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 4 MAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 18 WAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 18 WAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 99 MAP 2007
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 99 MAP 2007
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 104 & 105 MAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 104 & 105 MAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 7 WAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 7 WAP 2009
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Numbers: 491 CAP, 491CAP
Date: January 19, 2011
Docket Number: 16 WAP 2010
Date: January 13, 2011
Docket Number: 279 WAL 2010
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