Monthly Archives: August 2012
Pa. Superior Court panel: N.J. doctor, hospital cannot be sued in Phila. court, affirming trial court ruling
A three-judge state appellate court panel issued a ruling recently affirming a decision by a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court civil trial judge to throw out claims against a New Jersey physician and healthcare provider, agreeing with the trial court that … Read More
Judge OKs additional members to employment class action suit
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted a request by a plaintiff in an employment case to add similarly situated persons to the conditionally certified class action suit, although the jurist simultaneously denied a request to equitably toll the statute … Read More
Federal judge remands Accutane mass tort claim to Pa. state court
A month after one federal judge granted a plaintiff’s motion to remand an Accutane pharmaceutical case to state court, another jurist at the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia followed suit with a similar ruling. In an Aug. 27 memorandum, U.S. … Read More
Judge dismisses Pa. man’s suit against N.J.’s Division of Consumer Affairs
A federal judge sitting in Philadelphia has dismissed with prejudice a complaint that had been filed by a Pennsylvania man against New Jersey’s Division of Consumer Affairs and one of its investigators alleging various federal and state constitutional rights violations. … Read More
Firm of man who conducted PSU child sex-abuse probe acquired by Phila. firm Pepper Hamilton
The Philadelphia law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP announced this week that it has acquired the law firm and risk management association run by the man who gained national attention recently for his investigation into the Penn State University child … Read More
Phila. law firm and attorney face breach of contract suit by suburban accounting firm
A Fort Washington, Pa. accounting firm is suing a Philadelphia firm over claims that the defendant has failed to compensate the plaintiff for tax services provided by the plaintiff as part of an oral agreement between the parties. Lawyer Robert … Read More
Phila. man sues over alleged fraudulent conveyance
A Philadelphia man is suing a relative of his over claims that a property that had belonged to his deceased parents was fraudulently conveyed to the defendant long after the couple died. Richard Jackson, who is the administrator of the … Read More
CCP files declaratory action against insurance carrier over failure to indemnify
The Community College of Philadelphia is suing its insurance carrier over claims that the provider has yet to respond to letters by CCP attorneys requesting that it indemnify and hold the college harmless in a case involving a worker who … Read More
Brain damage victim who was struck by landscaping equipment sues suburban Phila. company
A suburban Philadelphia landscaping business is facing a personal injury claim by a woman who allegedly suffered severe, life-threatening injuries, including brain damage, after her vehicle was struck by a piece of landscaping equipment that came loose from the truck … Read More
Man who suffered crushed shinbone from overturned golf cart sues vehicle’s manufacturers
A suburban Philadelphia man has filed a product liability complaint against two golf manufacturing companies over allegations that his leg was crushed underneath a golf cart after it flipped over due to a malfunction. Horsham, Pa. resident Victor Gullo and … Read More