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• Visit and Connect with Vodzak Law on Facebook
  on Sep 5, 2012 in Uncategorized
  Visit and connect with Vodzak Law on Facebook for Pennsylvania legal news, Pennsylvania law updates, and more.
• Tayar v. Camelback Ski Corporation: Pre-Injury Releases of Reckless Conduct Are Void as Against Public Policy
  on Jul 23, 2012 in Case Summaries Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Summaries
  Tayar v. Camelback Ski Corporation, No. 67 MAP 2010 (Pa. July 18, 2012) Tayar went snow tubing at the Camelback ski resort, where employees would send each rider down the hill with a push. After her fifth run, another snow …Continue reading
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• Pennsylvania’s Child Custody Laws for Deployed Military Parents
  on Jul 18, 2012 in Uncategorized
  My short article discussing Pennsylvania’s child custody laws for deployed military parents, including the new 2012 amendments, was published in The Legal Intelligencer‘s July 2012 Family Law Supplement. The article can be found here. &#...
• In the Interest of D.S.: Police Must Identify Themselves and State Their Purpose for a False Identification to Law Enforcement Charge
  on Apr 22, 2012 in Case Summaries Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Summaries
  In the Interest of D.S., No. 17 WAP 2011 (Pa. February 21, 2012) Investigating an armed robbery that resulted in the loss of ten dollars, plainclothes police officers exited a gold car with tinted windows wielding their weapons as they …Continu...
• Commonwealth v. Wisneski: A Driver Has a Duty to Stop When He Runs Over a Dead Body
  on Oct 12, 2011 in Case Summaries Criminal (PA) Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Summaries
  Commonwealth v. Wisneski, No. 5 WAP 2010 (September 29, 2011) Wisneski ran over a fallen bicyclist with his vehicle. Although he realized after looking at his rear view mirror that he had hit a body, and not a speed bump …Continue reading »...
• In Re Kelsey Lauren Miller: A Parent Has the Right to Challenge the Appointment of a Guardian for His Child’s Estate
  on Oct 9, 2011 in Case Summaries Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Summaries Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rule 12.5 (b)(3)
  In Re Kelsey Lauren Miller, No. 9 WAP 2010 (September 29, 2011) Miller, a child under 14 years of age, was named sole beneficiary of her father’s life insurance policy valued at $356,000. After Miller’s father died, his sister, who …...
• Commonwealth v. Hart: The Mere Offer of a Car Ride to a Child Is Not an Attempt to Lure
  on Oct 7, 2011 in Case Summaries Criminal (PA) Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Summaries 18 Pa.C.S. § 2910
  Commonwealth v. Hart, No. 9 MAP 2010 (Pa. September 28, 2011) Twice in one week, Hart, a 35-year-old man living in a residential area, offered two neighborhood boys a ride to school or at least as far as the local …Continue reading »...
• Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Fogel: Applicable Choice-of-Law Rules for a Sua Sponte Transfer of a Case
  on Sep 9, 2011 in Case Summaries Third Circuit Case Summaries
  Amica Mutual Insurance Company v. Fogel, No. 10-3611 (3d Cir. September 8, 2011) While living in New Jersey, the Fogels purchased car insurance from Amica Mutual Insurance Company. The Fogels moved to Pennsylvania and notified Amica of their permanen...
• Plain English: Notarial Certificates
  on Sep 6, 2011 in Plain English
  Lawyers often draft documents that require an act by a notary public. The wording placed at the end is called a notarial certificate. This antiquated example is not uncommon to see even today, unfortunately: Such poor drafting is no surprise …C...
• Commonwealth v. Johnson: Constructive Possession and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing For Drug Trafficking
  on Aug 31, 2011 in Criminal (PA) Pennsylvania Supreme Court Case Summaries 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 mandatory minimum sentence
  Commonwealth v. Johnson, No. 32 EAP 2009 (Pa. August 16, 2011) Johnson sold one bundle of heroin packets to an undercover officer on June 16 and June 30. He then sold him two bundles on July 6 in separate sales. …Continue reading »...

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