Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas
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UTV makers object to lawsuit over crash and fatal drowning
SCRANTON – A pair of Minnesota manufacturers of an off-road utility vehicle have disavowed liability for allegedly contributing to a fatal UTV accident two years ago, which took the life of the plaintiff’s wife by drowning in the aftermath of the crash. -
Former mattress company executive claims he was terminated during medical leave of absence
SCRANTON – The former President and CEO of a New York-based mattress company claims that he was unlawfully terminated from his role during an approved leave of absence for medical reasons. -
Man says bouncers of Scranton pub wrongly assaulted and maced him in parking lot
SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County man alleges that subsequent to an altercation outside of a local pub, the establishment’s bouncers assaulted him, handcuffed him and maced him at close range. -
Parents of girl who broke wrist and forearm at camp settle claims for $100K
SCRANTON – The parents of a 12-year-old girl who suffered a broken wrist and forearm due to a fall on the uneven bars at a Pennsylvania camp, have settled their injury-related damages with the camp for $100,000. -
Drowning during UTV crash leads to lawsuit in Lackawanna County
SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County man alleges that collective product liability on the part of manufacturers of an off-road utility vehicle and negligence on the part of the commercial operators of land where the vehicle overturned, resulted in the plaintiff’s wife dying by drowning in a UTV accident. -
Expert witness nurse restates defamation claim lodged against his former employer
SCRANTON – A Luzerne County nurse has reiterated allegations that his former employer, who he had secured work through to be used as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases, defamed him in an email and harmed his future opportunities to be chosen as such an expert. -
Medical expert witness firm and owner deny lawsuit's defamation claims
SCRANTON – A business providing medical expert witnesses for the courtroom and its owner have emphatically denied charges of defamation brought against them by an alleged former employee and Luzerne County nurse, charges which the plaintiff claimed have harmed his professional prospects. -
Lawsuit alleges injury on air mattress led to foot amputation
SCRANTON - A Lackawanna County lawsuit says a resident at Green Ridge Care Center ultimately lost a foot after being injured on a machine used to adjust air mattresses. -
Parents of child who fell off neighbors’ ramp settle claims with them for $115K
SCRANTON – The parents of a young child who suffered a broken left forearm after a fall off the side of a ramp located at their neighbors’ back door, have petitioned for the execution of a settlement of $115,000. -
Expert witness nurse says former employer defamed him and affected his retention services
SCRANTON – A Luzerne County nurse alleges that his former employer, who he had secured work through to be used as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases, defamed him in an email and harmed his future opportunities to be chosen as such an expert. -
Pa. Supreme Court: Only concealment of cause can toll statute of limitations in wrongful death suits
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act’s two-year statute of limitations for survival and wrongful death litigation against health care companies is now tougher to circumvent. -
$500K award for Scranton couple who alleged defendants missed wife's pancreatic cancer
SCRANTON – A Scranton couple who alleged that a number of medical entities and health care providers committed professional negligence when the defendants failed to identify and diagnose the wife's Stage III pancreatic cancer received $500,000 in damages. -
Lackawanna County judge overrules preliminary objections in nurse's assault case
SCRANTON – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from health care defendants in the case of a licensed practical nurse, who was allegedly assaulted at work by a man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues. -
Homeowner who had been awarded $5.7M default judgment over flood claims, loses judgment and case
SCRANTON – A Dalton property owner who claimed the borough committed ongoing misconduct and trespass in its refusal to provide catch basins for 21 years, which then caused her property to suffer tremendous flooding damage and her to suffer physical and emotional distress, recently lost her case. -
Moses Taylor Hospital doc discounts negligence claims that his malpractice led to girl's appendicitis
SCRANTON – A physician from Moses Taylor Hospital has denied liability in a negligence and medical malpractice lawsuit he and others face from the parent of a minor girl who suffered a case of appendicitis. -
Man accused of assaulting nurse colleague denies all allegations made against him
SCRANTON – A man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues and who allegedly assaulted a licensed practical nurse at work, denies the allegations against him in an answer to the plaintiff’s complaint. -
Lackawanna County judge withdraws defendant's punitive damages objections in nurse's assault case
SCRANTON – A Lackawanna County judge has authorized withdrawal of preliminary objections from a man accused of a violent assault towards one of his colleagues, a licensed practical nurse who brought litigation against him and other officials from her employer’s company. -
Plaintiff's passing leads to substitution in wrongful death suit against Geisinger Medical Center
SCRANTON – Due to the death of a plaintiff, one representing the estate of a Carbondale woman who passed away from cardiac arrest three years ago while in the care of Geisinger Medical Center, another individual has been substituted to stand in for the litigation. -
Scranton paraprofessionals want injunction against working inside students' homes during pandemic
SCRANTON – A trio of Scranton School District employees who sued the District over rules it implemented in December requiring them to perform their paraprofessional duties inside students’ homes if virtual learning once again takes place, have motioned for a special injunction to prevent the rules from going into effect. -
Nurse alleging violent assaults from co-worker wants judge to overrule objections on her punitive damages request
SCRANTON – A licensed practical nurse in Lackawanna County who claimed that she was assaulted at her workplace two years ago by an individual who had a repeated history of violent behavior towards her colleagues, wants a judge to overrule the defendant’s motion to strike her demand for punitive damages.