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Connecticut auto dealer files suit against Philadelphia towing company, owner
PHILADELPHIA – A Connecticut automobile distribution business has initiated legal action this week against a Philadelphia-based towing company and its owner, leading to a rule hearing on a preliminary injunction last Friday. -
Financial reasons spur lawyer's withdrawal from HVAC worker's injury suit
PHILADELPHIA – For financial reasons, defense counsel is seeking to exit a lawsuit in which an HVAC worker alleges he suffered traumatic full-body injuries. -
Bahamian plaintiff asks for son to be withdrawn from suit against Wells Fargo Bank
PHILADELPHIA – A Bahamian resident has asked for her son to be withdrawn from a slip-and-fall negligence case against Wells Fargo Bank. -
AT&T wants lawsuit of technician who fell off cell tower thrown out of Pennsylvania courts
AT&T says the lawsuit brought by a cell phone tower technician who fell five stories from an allegedly faulty ladder and was critically injured does not belong in Pennsylvania. -
No response to garnishee interrogatories should result in judgment, plaintiff says
A plaintiff attorney in a slip-and-fall negligence case filed a motion seeking judgments against the action’s garnishees for not responding to interrogatory documents. -
Defense counsel withdraws representation due to clerical error
Attorney George Vokolos filed a motion to withdraw his appearance on Aug. 24 for defendant “Robert Pearce," who, in fact, was Bensalem resident Richard Pearce. -
U-Haul asks for stay of food truck explosion case during criminal investigation
A fatal food truck explosion in Philadelphia last year has resulted in a negligence lawsuit from bystanders caught in the resulting blaze, and has both sides arguing over the direction, status and claims of the case. -
Lumber company seeking change of venue to other county
Counsel for a lumber company and its driver accused of negligence are seeking for the case against them to be transferred elsewhere. -
Harrah's Casino lawsuit may be heard in Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
A negligence lawsuit against Harrah's Casino may be headed to Delaware County, if a defense motion charging a selection of improper venue is successful. -
Attorney: Negligence suit against Dunkin' Donuts should be heard in Bucks County
Counsel for a Dunkin’ Donuts store claim a negligence action filed against their client should be heard in Bucks County, rather than where the plaintiff filed it in Philadelphia. -
Judge tosses beaten customer's claims against Family Dollar
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Family Dollar from a Chicago couple’s lawsuit against it and officers of the Philadelphia Police Department for allegedly assaulting the husband and covering it up through filing a false report. -
Employee's reception of Workman's Comp benefits at issue in negligence suit
PHILADELPHIA – A construction firm that is the target of a negligence lawsuit has filed a motion for summary judgment, claiming the reception of Workman’s Compensation funds by one of the suit’s plaintiffs precludes him from making any further claims. -
U.S. Mint in Phila. faces harassment claim from one of its own police officers
A new civil suit filed in federal court paints the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia as a house of dysfunction and harassment, where officers employed to patrol the federal building routinely gave a female colleague a hard time. -
Casino slip-and-fall suit removed from Phila. Common Pleas Court to federal venue
A lawyer representing a New Jersey casino resort in a personal injury case -
Defense petitions federal court to take up slip-and-fall case against Lowes
An attorney representing home improvement retailer Lowes has filed a -
Gas station patron who alleged non-refund sues Philly cops for assault and battery
A Philadelphia man has initiated an assault and battery complaint against two city police officers over allegations that they unlawfully arrested him following an incident at a local gas station that started when the plaintiff was refused a refund for gas that he was unable to pump into his vehicle, and ended with the man’s legally carried firearm being lifted by a passerby during the police encounte -
Pa. woman sues former prison guard over forcible sex act
A Pa. woman is suing a corrections officer over claims that the guard forced her to have -
Judge upholds jury verdict awarding disputed '33 'Double Eagle' gold coins to U.S. Govt.
A federal judge recently upheld a jury’s verdict that determined the relatives of a former Philadelphia jeweler who was possession of 10 rare gold coins could not keep the property since the coins would not have been able to have been legitimately owned by the deceased businessman at the time he would have had them in his collection. -
Phila. law firm seeks to recover legal fees from co. relating to prior litigation
A Philadelphia law firm is attempting to recover more than $90,000 in legal fees from a -
Federal court jury: rare gold coins are government property
In May 1933, during the heart of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, which outlawed the private ownership of gold.