State Court of Appeals / Pa. Super. Ct.

Ratti v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp.

Decided August 18, 2000. Joan Orie Melvin wrote the opinion for the court.

758 A.2d 695 · Cited 120 times

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Wm. Penn Parking Garage, Inc. v. City of Pittsburgh · 346 A.2d 269
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Borden, Inc. v. Advent Ink Co. · 701 A.2d 255
Murphy v. North American River Runners, Inc. · 412 S.E.2d 504
Commonwealth v. Schwartz · 615 A.2d 350
Foflygen v. Allegheny General Hospital · 723 A.2d 705
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Rhines v. Herzel · 392 A.2d 298
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Watson v. American Home Assurance Co. · 685 A.2d 194
Ambrose v. New Orleans Police Amb. Serv. · 639 So. 2d 216
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