Legal Opinion
Levin v. Weissman
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 31, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-3874PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KATZ, District Judge.
Defendant K.B. Weissman has moved for a new trial and for judgment n.o.v. against plaintiffs Bennett and Linda Levin and third-party defendants Harry Rutenberg and the law firm of Rutenberg, Rutenberg, Rutenberg & Rutenberg. Following a six-day trial, the jury awarded plaintiffs $200,-000 on their claim under a Pennsylvania statute originally enacted in 1715 which imposes civil penalties for failure to satisfy mortgages in a timely manner. The jury also found that Harry Rutenberg, Weiss-man’s lawyer at the crucial time, had committed malpractice, but awarded no…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Edward C. Denneny and Catherine Denneny v. Bernard Siegel, Louis H. Block and the Albert Einstein Medical CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Mary Vizzini, Administratrix of the Estate of Salvatore Vizzini, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company C/o C. T. Corp. SystemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Alexander v. Red Star Express Lines of Auburn, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
- Page v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Kornfeld v. Atlantic Financial FederalSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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