J-A19001-24

NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT O.P. 65.37 MARY ANN PANAWAY, : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF INDIVIDUALLY, AND AS : PENNSYLVANIA ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF : JOSEPH C. PANAWAY : : Appellant : : : v. : No. 1728 MDA 2023 : : TROPICANA ATLANTIC CITY : CORPORATION, D/B/A TROPICANA : CASINO AND RESORTS Appeal from the Order Entered November 13, 2023 In the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County Civil Division at No(s): 2019 11237

BEFORE: PANELLA, P.J.E., LANE, J., and STEVENS, P.J.E.* JUDGMENT ORDER BY PANELLA, P.J.E.: FILED: SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 Appellants, Joseph C. Panaway and Mary Ann Panaway, husband and wife, appeal from the Order entered by the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas on November 13, 2023, which granted summary judgment in favor of Defendant, Tropicana Atlantic City Corp. d/b/a Tropicana Casino and Resorts, and dismissed the action initiated by Appellants. We affirm on the basis of the trial court’s opinion.

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* Former Justice specially assigned to the Superior Court.

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The trial court accurately summarized the factual and procedural history of the case. See Trial Court Opinion, 2/5/24, at 1-2. Therefore, a detailed recitation of the underlying facts is unnecessary.

The trial court considered Appellants’ complaint, which was originally filed on February 18, 2020,1 and raised claims of breach of contract (Count I), violation of the right to privacy (Count II), negligent infliction of emotional distress (Count III), and additional civil rights violations (Count IV), in reference to an incident which occurred during the early morning hours of September 10, 2017. In its February 5, 2024 opinion, the trial court has aptly reviewed Appellants’ claims and disposed of the arguments on the merits. We have reviewed the certified record and the briefs, the relevant law, and the well-written opinion of the Honorable Richard M. Hughes, III. We have determined that the trial court’s opinion comprehensively disposes of Appellants’ issues on appeal, with appropriate references to the record, and without legal error. Therefore, we affirm on this basis. See Trial Court Opinion 2/5/24, at 3-11.

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1 The Appellants filed a number of amened complaints, the last being the Fourth Amended Complaint, filed on December 10, 2020.

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Judgment affirmed.

Judgment Entered.

Benjamin D. Kohler, Esq.

Prothonotary

Date: 9/5/2024

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