In the wake of the “Cash for Kids” scandal involving corrupt Luzerne County judges who violated the rights of juveniles, all convictions in cases heard by Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan between 2003 and 2003 have been vacated. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered that these convictions be vacated and barred retrial in all but […]
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Man Arrested for DUI With BAC 8 Times the Limit
A man in Iowa was arrested recently for DUI, having a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .627%, nearly eight times the legal limit of .08%. Justin Clark was allegedly seen by others on the road driving his Toyota Yaris erratically and was soon stopped by the police. The portable breathalyzer recorded his BAC as .486%, […]
Medical Bills Paid By Insurance Must Be Reimbursed as Part of Restitution
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled in Commonwealth v. Stradley (2012) that in a DUI accident case, the drunk driver must reimburse the insurance company if the company paid the victim restitution. In Stradley, the appellant argued that since the insurance company had already paid for the full amount of the actual loss on […]
Gubbliotti v. Stanley an Important Case for Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyers
In Gubbiotti v. Stanley (2012), the Superior Court of Pennsylvania made it harder in some circumstances for plaintiffs in a personal injury case to collect a judgment. Frank and Linda Gubbiotti and Dean and Sheryl Pavinski sued Michael Stanley for injuries sustained during a car crash in Luzerne County in 2006. Shortly after the Complaint […]
Death Warrant Signed for First Pennsylvania Execution in 13 Years
Governor Tom Corbett has just signed a death warrant to execute a man on October 3rd of this year…13 years after the last person was executed in Pennsylvania. Terrance Williams, now 46, is set to be executed for murdering Amos Norwood in 1984 when Williams was just 18 years old. Williams has appealed three times […]
