The parties involved in the federal duck boat wrongful death case have agreed to a $15 million settlement to be shared by the families of the two visiting Hungarians killed after their tourist vessel was capsized in the Delaware River in Philadelphia two years ago.
The federal wrongful death trial stemming from the deadly 2010 duck boat accident on the Delaware River in Philadelphia got under way Monday with opening arguments by the attorneys involved in the civil litigation.
Trial is scheduled to begin next week in the wrongful death case arising out of the deadly duck boat accident that occurred in the waters of the Delaware River back in July 2010.
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has filed a removal notice with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking to have a wrongful death suit against it transferred from state to federal court.
The parent of a Philadelphia School District student afflicted with the condition commonly known as “Brittle Bone Disease” has filed a federal lawsuit against the educational institution, accusing the district of negligence in a classroom incident in which her son fractured numerous bones.
John E. Savoth officially took over as the newest chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association Tuesday, and outlined his upcoming plans for what is recognized as the oldest association of lawyers in America.
A Coatesville, Pa. man is suing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for injuries he sustained after falling on construction tarp that he alleges was hidden by snow.