401 results for 'court:"USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania"'.
J. Surrick grants the treasurer of Pennsylvania’s motion to dismiss a class action suit alleging that Pennsylvania’s Disposition of Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Act, wherein the state treasurer takes custody of certain property deemed “abandoned and unclaimed,” violates the takings clause of the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The government does not need to compensate an owner for the consequences of their own neglect.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Surrick, Filed On: May 3, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv1852, NOS: Other Civil Rights - Civil Rights, Categories: Constitution, Government, Property
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J. Beetlestone denies, in part, a cultured meat bioreactor equipment maker’s motion for a declaratory judgment in this case against a plant-based food company over failure of payment. The maker does not argue that the declaratory judgment it seeks, that the parties never actually entered into certain amendments in the contract, would “terminate the uncertainty or controversy” around the relevant issue.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Beetlestone, Filed On: April 30, 2024, Case #: 5:23cv1091, NOS: Other Contract - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, Contract
J. Carlos grants an insurance company’s motion for default judgment stating that it has no duty to defend or indemnify a construction company in an underlying state court matter in which a worker was severely injured when the below-ground-level trench collapsed on him. The construction company eventually stopped all communication with its counsel, opposing counsel, and the court, supporting an entry of default judgment.
Court: USDC Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Judge: Carlos, Filed On: April 26, 2024, Case #: 2:22cv4936, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Insurance, Tort, Indemnification