Convictions affirmed for caregiver whose elderly mother died of sepsis from neglected decubitus ulcers. Evidence of recklessness and non-duplicative convictions under two elder abuse statutes upheld.
Public tidelands classification survives transfer to private ownership absent legislative action. Department's interpretation of Commonwealth tidelands regulations upheld.
Single buyer-seller drug transaction insufficient to prove conspiracy to distribute cocaine; agreement to sell to third parties required.
Insurer in liquidation sought reimbursement for second injury benefits. Trust fund refused payment after run-off period began. Primary jurisdiction doctrine required administrative determination of statutory interpretation.
Insurer in liquidation cannot claim COLA reimbursements without having collected and transmitted required employer assessments to the workers' compensation trust fund.
Temporary worker sued client company for negligence despite receiving workers' compensation benefits. Alternate employer endorsement naming client as additional insured in staffing company's policy provides immunity under Workers' Compensation Act exclusivity provisions.
Ineffective assistance claim for failure to investigate and interview corroborating witness to self-defense claim. Credibility of such witness properly belongs to jury, not trial judge.
District Court wrongly dismissed firearms complaints with prejudice based solely on frustration with continuances when no prejudice to defendants was shown.
Convictions for two counts of robbery from same victim in single episode violate double jeopardy. One indictment dismissed.
Assault and battery conviction vacated due to reversible error in admitting clerk-magistrate proceedings that undermined defendant's self-defense claim, though evidence was legally sufficient.
