Topic
Venue
211 published works
Tort Talk
Superior Court Addresses Venue Issues in a Case Originally Filed in Philadelphia
In a non-precedential decision in the case of Troseth v. Carson Helicopters Holdings Co., No. 249 EDA 2022 (Pa. Super. Oct. 8, 2024 Bowes, J., Olson, J., McLaughlin, J.) (Op.…
PrawfsBlawg
Musk suit proceeds v. Media Matters
Main Monday, September 02, 2024Musk suit proceeds v. Media MattersSo says Judge Reed O'Connor, denying motions to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, and failure to state a…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Judge Pittman States that District Court Lacks Jurisdiction and Strikes the CFPB’s Notice of Supplemental Authority in Support of the Motion to Transfer Venue under Section 1406(a) and Motion and Brief to Dissolve the Preliminary Injunction in the Credit Card Late Fee Lawsuit
By Kristen E. Larson, John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky, Ballard CFS Group
On July 8, 2024, in the lawsuit challenging the CFPB’s credit card late fee rule (Rule), the CFPB filed a notice of supplemental authority in support of their motion to…
Tort Talk
Trial Court Grants Preliminary Objections Asserting Improper Venue in Philadelphia County
In the case of Smith v. Rodriguez, No. 220602304 (C.P. Phila. Co. Nov. 14, 2023 Carpenter, J.), the court sustained Preliminary Objections raising improper venue and, as a result, transferred…
Commercial Case Notes
Location of Counsel and Witnesses Insufficient Basis for Venue
By John Lundin
On May 26, 2024, Justice Masley of the New York County Commercial Division issued a decision in Burman v. Burman, 2024 NY Slip Op. 31856(U), holding that the location of…
Tort Talk
Superior Court Reverses Trial Court Order Transferring Venue
In the case of James v. Wal-Mart Distribution Center, No. 856 EDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Feb. 2, 2024 Dubow, J., McLaughlin, J., King, J.) (Op. by Dubow, J.), the Pennsylvania…
Tort Talk
Pennsylvania Superior Court Remands Case to Trial Court For Hearing on Venue Issues
In the case of Mazzuca v. Abreu, No. 1264 EDA 2023 (Pa. Super. Feb. 12, 2024 Stabile, J., Kunselman, J., Stevens, P.J.E.)(Op. by Stevens, P.J.E.), the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled…
Tort Talk
Philadelphia County Court Finds Venue Lacking in Case Where Accident Occurred in New Jersey
In the case of Davis v. Arbor Material Handling, Inc., No. 230402106 (C.P. Phila. Co. Aug. 30, 2023 Anders, J.), the trial court granted a Defendant’s Preliminary Objections with regards…
Tort Talk
Notable Superior Court Decision Granting Preliminary Objections on Venue Issues in a Philadelphia County Case
Philadelphia Skyline In the case of Watson v. Baby Trend, No. 2356 EDA 2022 (Pa. Super. Jan. 12, 2024 Stabile, J., Dubow, J., and Sullivan, J.) (Op. by Dubow, J.),…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Fortenberry Conviction Reversed on Venue Issue
By Ellen Podgor
In United States v. Fortenberry, the Ninth Circuit "reversed former congressman Jeffrey Foretnberry's conviction" for allegedly making a false statement in violation of the false statement statute (18 USC 1001).…