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Superior Court reopens case of woman suing after allegedly botched mastectomy
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have concluded the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas was in error, when it levied a judgment of non pros on a woman suing for medical malpractice and failed to consider that personal health issues she faced at the time prevented her timely filing. -
Plenty of factors in Pennsylvania causing delay for sexual abuse victims of Catholic Church
HARRISBURG – A California attorney who lodged a class action lawsuit in response to the redaction of 19 Pennsylvania priests’ names accused of sexual abuse says a pending bankruptcy case involving the Diocese of Harrisburg and ongoing legislation could affect how numerous lawsuits against the Catholic Church proceed. -
Court dismisses appeal of former college football player who sued NCAA over his Lou Gehrig's disease
HARRISBURG – A state appellate court has turned away the case of a former college football player who alleged the National Collegiate Athletic Association should have prevented the head injuries which he said led him to develop amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. -
Court throws out appeal of Penn State professor sacked for alleged sexual harassment
HARRISBURG – A former Penn State University professor has lost the appeal of his breach of contract lawsuit at the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, related to his alleged wrongful termination for sexual harassment. -
Camelback Resort loses out on appeal at Pa. Superior Court over sign placement on shared property
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the popular Camelback Resort’s failure to file proper post-trial motions has stopped an appeal, which sought reconsideration of a trial court decision to bar it from putting up a sign in a space it shares with another entity. -
Superior Court reverses trial court verdict in Black man’s arrest over change dispute at Dollar General
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has reversed an order of summary judgment granted to Dollar General and its store cashier, in the case of a man who alleged he was falsely arrested and imprisoned after he challenged the amount of change he received. -
Superior Court upholds summary judgment ruling against owners of Lackawanna County apartments
HARRISBURG – Apartment complex owners in Lackawanna County have lost their appeal of a motion for summary judgment in a breach of contract suit with an insurance company and a contractor, with $172,000 in damages at stake. -
Superior Court rules injured daycare teacher is entitled to attorney’s fees after delayed settlement
HARRISBURG – The claims of a daycare teacher injured in her place of employment have survived an appeal to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and have also yielded an award of attorney’s fees. -
Superior Court affirms dismissal of civil suit brought by man assaulted at East Stroudsburg house party
HARRISBURG – A trio of Superior Court judges found that a rule of state appellate procedure applied in finalizing the dismissal of a civil complaint brought by a man who claimed while attending a house party, he was beaten so badly that he was once in a coma for eight days as a result of the attack. -
Pa. Supreme Court to take up Norfolk Southern employee's injury lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has transferred an appeal surrounding a personal injury complaint against Norfolk Southern Railway Company to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, finding that only it had proper jurisdiction to consider the appeal. -
Pa. Superior Court: Makers of Reglan's generic version fairly warned of tardive dyskinesia risks
HARRISBURG – A trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have upheld a state court ruling that the makers of Reglan’s generic version properly warned of its use leading to increased risk for conditions such as tardive dyskinesia. -
Superior Court upholds denial of new trial to car accident victim, finding conviction and narcotic use tainted her credibility
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently upheld an Adams County court decision, which denied a new trial to a plaintiff who sued after being involved in a car accident – finding that her prior conviction for crimes of deceit and use of narcotic pain medications effectively tainted her credibility. -
How about a little proof, Superior Court tells slip-and-fall plaintiff
PHILADELPHIA – A woman who failed to present evidence that her injuries were caused by a slip-and-fall has lost her lawsuit against West Vincent Township. -
Superior Court affirms verdict in favor of St. Barnabas nursing facility in survival and wrongful death suit
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld the judgment reached in a trial court for a nursing home targeted with a wrongful death lawsuit, in favor of the nursing facility. -
Pa. Superior Court affirms transfer of ice rink injury case to Bucks County
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld the transfer of a personal injury action brought by a man injured at a Warminster ice hockey rink to the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, from its counterpart court in Philadelphia. -
Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Statute of limitations should bar abuse claim
PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy, saying that the statute of limitations and the doctrine of res judicata should preclude the case from proceeding. -
Superior Court upholds judgment against plaintiff who slipped on parking lot ice
HARRISBURG – A Montrose grocery store and other entities have seen their granting of summary judgment in an icy slip-and-fall case affirmed by a Pennsylvania appellate court. -
Superior Court upholds motion to exclude evidence from parents' lawsuit over son's near-drowning
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court has affirmed a trial court decision which denied a motion to exclude evidence surrounding the alleged failure of a minor’s parents to provide him with inflatable swimming armbands when he nearly drowned. -
Priest abuse lawsuits against church on the rise as Supreme Court decides statute of limitations
PITTSBURGH – An upcoming Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decision connected to determining a statute of limitations for sexual abuse litigation against the Roman Catholic Church may give rise to a renewed wave of such cases. -
Superior Court transfers multiple plaintiffs' gun law complaints to Commonwealth Court for jurisdictional reasons
HARRISBURG – Four individuals who filed criminal complaints against the mayor and city council of Pittsburgh have seen those same complaints transferred to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.