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Delco care facility says it had no control over events which led to resident's death in 2019
MEDIA – A Delaware County health care entity denies that it provided subpar care to one of its residents, before and leading up to her death, the allegation of which is the crux of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against it. -
Pa. Superior Court rules against Home Depot in employee's dog bite case
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld the trial court denial of summary judgment to Home Depot, in a case where an employee was bitten by a dog brought into a store by a customer. -
Pa. Superior Court affirms dismissal of civil suit resulting from family feud after dog attack
HARRISBURG – A three-judge complement of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld the trial court dismissal of a civil suit pitting two families against one another, one caused by a series of events which took place in the wake of a dog-bite attack. -
Superior Court remands case with $1.45 million settlement back to trial court, rules insurer should be allowed to intervene
HARRISBURG – A trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was wrong to prevent a Connecticut insurance company from being granted party status and intervening, in an action where it was slated to pay $350,000 as part of a $1.45 million settlement agreement to an MRI machine technician injured in an explosion. -
Radnor health care and hospice group seeking judgment of non pros in wrongful death suit
MEDIA – A Delaware County health care entity is pursuing a judgment of non pros in wrongful death litigation accusing it of subpar care of one of its residents, before and leading up to her death. -
Woman's medical malpractice action properly transferred to Montgomery County, says Pa. Superior Court
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was correct when it transferred the medical malpractice action of a woman who alleged sub-standard medical care prior to suffering a stroke, to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Sex abuse survivors see legal roads to recovery close, with Pa. Supreme Court ruling to time-bar Altoona woman's claims
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that sexual abuse claims brought by an Altoona woman against her local Catholic Church diocese will remain time-barred, despite the issuance of a grand jury report in 2016 which confirmed a series of other abuse allegations levied against her assailant. -
Superior Court: Uber driver properly granted summary judgment in suit surrounding 2016 accident with SEPTA bus
HARRISBURG – Three judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an Uber driver properly received summary judgment, when he and his employer were sued by a SEPTA driver injured in an October 2016 accident that the individual defendant allegedly caused. -
Nursing home in Delaware County looking to strike negligence and punitive damage counts from wrongful death suit
MEDIA – A Delaware County nursing home is seeking to strike claims of negligence and punitive damages from a wrongful death lawsuit contending that its staff improperly cared for one of its residents, before and leading up to her death. -
Pa. Superior Court upholds judgment against Sam's Club shopper, who tripped after inspecting strawberries
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Butler County court was correct when it granted summary judgment to Sam’s Club, in the case of a man who suffered severe wrist and shoulder injuries while shopping in its store. -
Pa. Superior Court throws out appeal of man who says multiple courts conspired to dismiss his extortion case against lumber company
HARRISBURG – For procedural reasons, a three-judge panel from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have thrown out an appeal brought forward by a man who had claimed multiple courts criminally conspired against him and thrown out his extortion complaint against a lumber distributor. -
U.S. Supreme Court declines to review appeal of $70M Risperdal jury verdict award, punitive damages phase awaits
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a $70 million compensatory damages award given to a Tennessee plaintiff for failure to warn of side effects tied to the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal, while another legal fight on the subject of punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson looms in the case. -
In animal sanctuary's possession case, Pa. Superior Court vacates default judgment and remands it to Berks County trial court
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently reversed a decision reached by a Berks County court, which had opened a default judgment against an animal sanctuary and transferred rights and title to eight horses, into the hands of a non-party to the original case. -
Pa. Supreme Court nullifies no-hire provision between two companies, but leaves door open on legality of concept
HARRISBURG – In what was believed to be an issue of first impression, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently issued a unanimous ruling which declared an expansive no-hire provision between two companies null and void under state law – while at the same time not ruling on the legality of such provisions in general. -
Pa. Superior Court rules trial courts are permitted to bar industry standard evidence from product liability actions
HARRISBURG – A recent unanimous ruling from a panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania may have great import for future product liability trials statewide, as it stated that trial courts may prevent defendants from using evidence pertaining to industry standards. -
Superior Court judges agree with trial court that amending of complaint from decedent's spouse suing estate came too late
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania decided that a Franklin County court correctly dismissed a negligence case against the estate of a deceased man involved in a motor vehicle accident, when it was shown that an attempt to amend the complaint was made after the relevant statute of limitations had expired. -
Superior Court: Berks County trial court properly dismissed breach of contract suit against Comcast
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania concurred with a Berks County court that Comcast properly survived a breach of contract and fraud case, brought against it by one of its customers. -
In striking ruling, Superior Court puts defendants not totally at fault in a bind
HARRISBURG – In a ruling which could have far-reaching repercussions for tort cases statewide, a panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that the Fair Share Act applies to possibly reduce exposure to joint and several liability, only when a plaintiff contributes to their own injuries. -
Pa. Superior Court remands tower's breach of contract action to Butler County, after reversing timeliness decision
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Butler County court was incorrect when it ruled that an appeal in a breach of contract and commercial disparagement case was untimely, and remanded the action for further proceedings. -
Pa. Supreme Court decision looks like trouble for businesses in consumer protection cases
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a lower court ruling which declared not only that Amerprise Financial was deceptive in its sale of insurance and financial services, but that proving intent to deceive isn’t required to win such a case filed under the state consumer protection law.