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December 31, 2008 - Cooley & Handy recently secured the dismissal of a frivolous “abuse of process” lawsuit filed against one of its clients, a mother, by her ex-husband and the father of her children. The lawsuit arouse out of contentious and on-going custody litigation pending in Bucks County. Cooley & Handy also represented the mother in the custody litigation.
In the underlying custody litigation, Cooley & Handy was able to secure the mother a series of victories, that included court orders and agreements, in which mother was awarded additional custody time with her children. At every stage of the custody litigation, father vigorously opposed mother’s attempts to secure additional custody time with her children.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION -- LAW
Michael Argentieri v. Linda Piper and Patricia Cooley, Esquire and Cooley & Handy
No. 07-05710-29-2
ORDER
And now, this 31st day of December, 2008, upon consideration of Defendants' Preliminary Objections to Plaintiffs Amended Complaint and memorandum of Law in support thereof, and Plaintiff's Response thereto, it is hereby ORDERED that:
2008 PA Super 253
R.W.E., Appellant v. A.B.K. and M.K., Appellees
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
No. 35 EDA 2007
Appeal from the Order entered December 5, 2006, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Family Division at No. 0C05-02282
November 15, 2007
Doylestown, PA - The Doylestown law firm Cooley & Handy has filed a class-action lawsuit against major players in the tax software industry- Intuit Inc., H&R Block and Free File Alliance- seeking billions of dollars in damages. Cooley & Handy filed this suit Monday in the U.S. District Court jointly with the Philadelphia law firm Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner & Weinstock. The suit claims the tax software makers charged users illegal fees to electronically file their federal tax returns with the IRS. They were able to do it because they had formed a “cartel” that forced the IRS into an agreement in which it promised not to create similar software, the suit alleges.
“This Agreement wrongfully “privatized the IRS’s quintessential government task of developing, receiving, collecting, and processing tax returns, allowing cartel members to reap profits by charging taxpayers,” the suit states. The lawsuit asks the court to prohibit tax software manufacturers from charging fees for electronic filing of tax returns and refund all fees previously collected. Anyone who has used tax software manufactured by Intuit, H&R Block or Free File Alliance is automatically a member of the class and does not need to join the lawsuit to receive damages.
A woman has filed against Essentials Day Spa and a former employee for sexually assaulting her during a massage
October 5, 2007
By: Christina Kristofic
A Bucks County woman who was sexually assaulted during a massage at Essentials Salon and Day Spa in Doylestown has brought a civil suit against the spa’s owners and the former employee who assaulted her. The suit, filed by Doylestown attorney Kevin Handy, claims the woman has “experienced severe physical and emotional pain, suffering humiliation and embarrassment” as a result of the assault and asks for at least $50,000 in damages. The woman, whose identity is being withheld by The Intelligencer, got a full- body massage Oct. 28, 2005, from Gary Nabedrik. She had one previous massage from Nabedrik, which she told police was uneventful. During the Oct. 28 massage, Nabedrik fondled the woman. The victim told the police she felt uneasy and, when the touching became more aggressive, was unable to move or say anything. Ultimately, she told him to stop and covered herself with a sheet and Nabedrik left the massage room. Doylestown police filed criminal charges of aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault, to which Nabedrik pleaded guilty. Nabedrik, 41, of Warminster, was sentenced to seven years of probation and required to participate in a sex offender treatment program. He is prohibited from having contact with the woman.