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SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries Coryell v. Morris Pennsylvania Superior Court No. 1977 EDA 2021 Decided: November 8, 2023 The Superior Court, in a split decision, vacated judgment, holding that the franchisor-franchisee relationship did not create a master-servant relationship between Domino’s and Robizza, and therefore, Domino’s was not vicariously liable as a matter of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Maryland Case Summary Baltimore Cotton Duck, LLC v. Ins. Comm’r of the State of Md. Maryland Appellate Court No. 951, September Term, 2022. Decided: October 25, 2023 The Appellate Court of Maryland holds that Baltimore Cotton Duck had not entered into the amendment of the lease under duress and that the authority… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Wood v. D.C. Dep’t of Consumer & Regul. Affairs District of Columbia Court of Appeals 293 A.3d 163 Decided: March 23, 2023 A dated certificate of service, by itself, is not conclusive of proper service when the evidence shows the certificate contains some fault. Background The Department of… read more

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary 110 S. Perry LLC v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia No. 3:23-CV-175 Decided: September 28, 2023 Mutual insurance companies may be a “corporation” for diversity purposes according to the statute under which they are formed. Background Plaintiff, 110 South Perry,… read more

Rebecca Sember Izsak and G. Richard Murphy recently won an appeal filed with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.  In a case of malicious prosecution against one of their clients, Rick won a dismissal at the trial court level, convincing the District Court that Plaintiff failed to make a prima facie showing that there was… read more