District Court

MEMORANDA AND ORDERS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

BY SLOMSKY, J.

Kovalev v. Lidl US, LLC et al; 21-3300; For the foregoing reasons, Defendants� Motion for Summary Judgment (Doc. No. 131) will be granted.

BY MARSTON, J.

USA v. Bailey; 23-498; For the reasons above, the Court denies Bailey�s motion to dismiss.

BY WOLSON, J.

Domus BWW Funding, LLC et al v. Arch Insurance Company et al; 23-094; Domus is entitled to pre- and postjudgment interest as a matter of law. Therefore, under Rule 60(a), I will award prejudgment interest on Domus�s legal invoices and settlement starting from December 30, 2019, through the date of an amended order, when postjudgment interest will begin to accrue.

BY WOLSON, J.

Euclid v. Transportation Security Administration et al; 23-4335; I will grant the TSA�s Motion to Dismiss and dismiss Mr. Euclid�s Amended Complaint. There�s no amendment that Mr. Euclid could make to cure the problems with his Amended Complaint, so I will dismiss the case without leave to amend.

BY MOORE WELLS, J.

Lucille B. v. O�Malley; 24-375; This court finds that the ALJ erred in assessing Plaintiff�s treating sources. Furthermore, due to the extensive delay, the fully developed record, and substantial evidence indicating that Plaintiff is disabled, an award of benefits is warranted. Plaintiff�s Request for Review is, therefore, granted.

BY YOUNGE, J.

Jones et al v. CVS Health Corporation et al; 24-1703; For the foregoing reasons, Defendants� motion to dismiss is GRANTED in PART and DENIED in PART.

BY HEY, J.

Brown et al v. Brooks et al; 23-2966; Plaintiffs filed a Motion to Compel Supplemental Asset Discovery (Doc. 73), to which Defendants Brooks and Mayflower responded that such discovery was proper only when the court found that punitive damages �may be imposed upon Defendant Mayflower Laundry & Linen.� Doc. 75-2 at 3. Having denied moving Defendants� motion for summary judgment on punitive damages, I conclude that supplemental asset discovery may proceed.

NOVEMBER 01, 2024

BY KENNEY, J.

335 Righters Ferry Road LP v. Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners, PC; 23-1963; In sum, Harkins�s Motion to Dismiss is denied with respect to Counts I, II, III, IV, and V, and granted with respect to Counts VI and VII. An appropriate order will be issued.

BY ARTEAGA, J.

Kim N. v. O�Malley; 23-2876; Upon review, the ALJ�s decision and the underlying record show that her evaluation of Kim N. is supported by �such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support� her determination. Biestek, 587 U.S. at 103. The threshold for �evidentiary sufficiency is not high� and remand for further consideration is not required. Id.

BY BAYLSON, J.

CMPC USA, Inc. v. GWSI, Inc. et al; 24-2087; For the foregoing reasons, Defendants GWSI, MGE, Michael Gerace, and Kevin Burke�s Motion to Dismiss Counts III, IV, and V is DENIED.

BY WOLSON, J.

Myers v. Sulman et al; 24-5547; None of Mr. Myers�s claims is plausible, and he cannot fix any of them via an amended pleading. If an amendment �would be inequitable or futile,� I can deny leave to amend.

BY PAPPERT, J.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Musk, et al; 24-5823; Not so. District attorneys, where so empowered, may file suit in the name of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth v. AG of Commonwealth, 309 A.3d 265, 275-78 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024).

BY GALLAGHER, J.

Varughese v. City of Allentown; 23-3805; For the foregoing reasons, Defendant�s Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED.