Monthly Archives: August 2011
Supreme Court justice praises judge who may face discipline
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Max Baer’s recent comments about a Lackawanna County judge who may have to answer to the Court of Judicial Discipline to (CJD has raised the ire of legal observers.
Rear-end vehicle collision leads to personal injury suit
Two Northwest Philadelphia residents are embroiled in a lawsuit stemming from a rear-end vehicle collision that took place two years ago in the city’s Germantown section.
Asbestos claim filed by Pennsylvania couple
A couple from Royersford, Pa. have filed suit against a slew of companies specializing in the manufacture and distribution of asbestos-containing products, alleging the husband’s diagnosis of mesothelioma this past spring was directly related to his years of exposure to the fiber.
Philadelphia man files assault and battery claim against city police captain and officer
A Philadelphia man who alleges that the attack on the part of a local police captain and another officer left him with numerous physical injuries is suing those who allegedly perpetrated the violence against him.
Conrail employee files personal injury claim over work-related trauma
An Ohio man who has worked for the Consolidated Rail Corporation since the mid 1970s has filed suit against the company, alleging years of hard labor led him to develop various physical injuries.
Indiana couple files Phen-Fen lawsuit in Philly courts
Pfizer and Wyeth are once against facing a civil claim over the much-litigated diet pill Phen-Fen, this one filed at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court on Aug. 26 by an Indiana couple and their four children.
Woman who fell outside Shop Rite files premises liability complaint
A Philadelphia woman who claims she suffered a host of physical injuries after falling outside of a city Shop Rite supermarket is suing the company in civil court.
Driver who allegedly falls asleep behind the wheel faces civil complaint
A Philadelphia woman is suing a fellow city resident for injuries she sustained after being struck by the defendant’s vehicle while both were driving along Route 1.
Woman injured by drunk concert attendee files personal injury claim
A New Jersey woman who claims she became injured after being shoved by a fellow concert-goer at a Philadelphia sports venue has filed a civil complaint in Pennsylvania state court.
Lawsuit filed over 2009 pedestrian death on Philly’s Roosevelt Boulevard
A woman in charge of the estate of a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle on a road once designated the worst thoroughfare in the country is suing those allegedly responsible for his death.