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Experienced Phila. litigator appointed to three-year-term on Pa. Board of Law Examiners
A veteran Philadelphia litigator with substantial experience in commercial and employment disputes, insurance insolvency and receivership law, and complex white collar criminal defense and civil litigation has been appointed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to serve out a three-year term … Read More
Pa. State Sen. John Rafferty joins Lamb McErlane as of counsel
State Sen. John C. Rafferty, a Republican who represents portions of three suburban Philadelphia counties, has joined the West Chester law firm of Lamb McErlane as of counsel, the firm announced this week. Rafferty represents the state’s 44th Senatorial District, … Read More
Florida lung cancer victim files asbestos mass tort claim in Philadelphia
A Florida man who had a history of working with products containing asbestos dust and fibers has filed a mass tort complaint at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas over allegations that his asbestos exposure was the factual cause of … Read More
Wrongful death case initiated by slain hunter’s widow remanded to Pa. state court
A U.S. District Judge has remanded a wrongful death claim initiated by the widow of a man who died during a hunting accident more than two years ago to the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. The high-profile case made … Read More
Avandia judge: GSK removal to federal court premature, sends suits back to Phila. Common Pleas Court
U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, recently granted a motion by two health insurers to remand their respective Avandia drug cases to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The decision by Rufe doesn’t mean the … Read More
Philly couple’s bad faith claim against auto insurer dismissed by judge
A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed without prejudice a bad faith claim that had been lodged against an automobile insurance company by a Philadelphia couple over allegations that the defendant refused to issue underinsured motorist benefits arising out of … Read More
Philly D.A. charges 10 with filing false injury claims against SEPTA
In what seems to have become a common trend as of late, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has once again made arrests in connection with alleged fraudulent personal injury claims filed against SEPTA. Ten people were recently charged with submitting … Read More
Defense lawyers in Wal-Mart workplace injury case petition federal court to handle litigation
Defendants in a workplace injury case initiated by a tractor-trailer driver have moved to transfer the litigation out of Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court and into the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Daniel Torres, who resides in … Read More
Pa. House Judiciary Committee mulls over asbestos-related Fairness in Claims and Transparency Act
The state House Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on House Bill 1150, also known as the Fairness in Claims and Transparency Act, or FACT, which would provide for transparency of claims made against asbestos bankruptcy trusts and in the … Read More
Armored car service petitions federal court to hear vehicle injury case
Attorneys for an armored car company being sued by a Bucks County man over allegations that he sustained serious injuries after being involved in a vehicle accident with the defendants are seeking to transfer the litigation from state to federal … Read More