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A former inmate of the State Correctional Institution at Smithfield in Huntingdon County has failed to convince the Pennsylvania Superior Court that he found newly-discovered, exculpatory evidence in his case, which involved the aggravated assault of corrections officers during a 2013 melee at the prison.
Huntingdon County Common Pleas Court Judge George N. Zanic sentenced Ronald Terell Stockton, now 33, to an additional 27 to 100 months behind bars after the inmate was found guilty of aggravated assault of the officers.
Stockton was originally sentenced to a prison term of 10 to 20 years for robberies that occurred in Philadelphia County.
His Huntingdon County sentence is to be served consecutive to the Philadelphia County sentence.
Thursday, May 6, 2021
In 1999, Gary and Mary Gregg enlisted the services of Robert A. Kovalchik, a financial advisor and insurance salesperson for Ameriprise Financial, Inc. As a result of misrepresentations made by Mr. Kovalchik, the Greggs ultimately filed suit against him and Ameriprise alleging – among other claims – an Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (“UTPCPL”) claim.
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It’s important to understand that a UTPCPL claim has teeth because – unlike common law claims – it allows for the recovery of attorney’s fees and treble damages. See Earl v. NVR, Inc., trading as Heartland Homes of PA: Werwinski is Dead. The UTPCPL is applicable to most consumer transactions including automobile transactions, home improvement contracts, home purchases, insurance contracts, leases, and service contracts.
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The state Supreme Court agreed with the Superior Court s
determination, concluding that the no-hire provision at issue is unreasonably in restraint of trade and therefore
unenforceable.
In its April 29, 2021, opinion,
Pittsburgh Logistics
Systems v. Beemac Trucking,?A.3d?, No. 31 WAP 2019, 2021 WL
1676399 (Pa. Apr. 29, 2021), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
weighed in on whether no-hire, or no-poach, provisions
that are ancillary to a services contract between business entities
are enforceable under Pennsylvania law. The court declined to hold
such provisions
per se unenforceable. Its
answer for the clause at issue, however, was a resounding
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In the neighborhoods of Philadelphia, a secret had been whispered about for years.
The agency watching over the city’s children was heavy-handed, people said. It was easy for a family to lose its children into foster care, it was rumored.
Carolyn Hill heard the stories, then she became one of those people. The mother of five had taken in her two nieces in 2011, and a year later, she watched them walk out of her house with a social worker, right in the middle of the family s dinner.
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Thanks to the presidential race, last year’s election saw historic voter turnout in Philadelphia, pandemic notwithstanding. History suggests that’s not the case in “off” years and primaries often see even lower numbers.
But stakes are high in the upcoming May 18 election, which features races that could have a resounding impact on the city and state criminal justice systems.
At the top of the Democratic ticket is the race for Philly’s next district attorney. Former homicide prosecutor Carlos Vega is challenging incumbent DA Larry Krasner. Because most Philadelphia voters are Democrats, whoever wins this primary is considered likely to win in November.