Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
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Construction company's objections denied in Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – A construction company’s preliminary objections have been denied in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Several preliminary objections filed by defense counsel in car sale fraud lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for pre-owned vehicle businesses have filed a number of preliminary objections in a case alleging their fraudulent conduct led a customer to purchase a vehicle, which later failed and caused a car accident. -
Third Circuit declares one brother not liable for reimbursing sibling for mother's nursing home care
PHILADELPHIA – On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a federal bankruptcy court ruling declaring there is no non-dischargeable obligation for one brother to reimburse another for liability related to costs of their mother’s nursing home care. -
Attorney wants residential property damage case sent to Montgomery County
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel in a residential property damage case is seeking to transfer the case to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Defense counsel withdraws preliminary objections in Montgomery County slip-and-fall suit
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a pair of defendants who filed preliminary objections as to the venue surrounding a slip-and-fall case, have withdrawn those same objections. -
Premises liability case transferred to Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability action will now be heard in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, per order of a state court judge. -
Parties spar over timeliness of preliminary objections in premises liability suit
PHILADELPHIA – The defense in a slip-and-fall case seeks the suit to be transferred to Montgomery County on a basis of improper venue, while the plaintiff’s counsel countered this request was “untimely” and should not be considered. -
Superior Court upholds trial court finding of no monetary damages in car accident case
PHILADELPHIA – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a judgment from the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, of no monetary damages to one of the parties involved in a 2009 car accident case. -
Federal appeals court upholds $790K default judgment against real estate group
PHILADELPHIA – On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a trial court ruling which retained a six-figure judgment against a Wisconsin-based real estate investment group. -
Gratz College will not able to amend breach of contract claim against Synergis
According to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a Melrose Park college will not have the ability to once again amend its complaint against an education company. -
Court to decide motions for preliminary objections in knee surgery malpractice case
PHILADELPHIA – A series of preliminary objections will be decided this week in the case of a 2013 knee replacement surgery allegedly gone awry. Three separate motions for preliminary objections were filed by defendants in the suit brought by Coatesville residents Terry S. -
Improper venue necessitates crash suit transfer to Montgomery County, defense says
An attorney for a Schwenksville couple involved in a motor vehicle accident wants the case transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, arguing improper venue. -
Prisoner's litigation attempting to secure late father's pension benefits dismissed
A Collegeville prisoner’s attempt to secure pension benefits on behalf of his deceased father was rejected in federal court on Wednesday. -
Federal judge uses same reasoning to deny a second motion to dismiss
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, a federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction made on behalf of defendants in the case of an insurance provider against a construction company and a property company. Senior Judge Robert F. -
Personal injury suit over fall at Triad Plaza parking garage transferred
PHILADELPHIA –A negligence lawsuit filed against the Triad Plaza in Bala Cynwyd has been transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Judge: 'Simple math' keeps insurer's case in federal court
PHILADELPHIA – A property company’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit it’s facing from an insurance provider on the basis of lack of proper jurisdiction was struck down in federal court on Thursday. -
Judge: Insurance company has duty to defend, but not indemnify, firm and former employee
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has partially ruled in favor of an insurance company that sought a declaratory judgment that it had a duty to defend, but not indemnify, a public accounting firm that was once its client and one of their CPAs. -
Defendants fighting to transfer slip-and-fall cases out of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Hearings to determine proper venue have been set in the case of an East Norriton man suing an apartment complex management company for a fall he allegedly suffered on their property, and for a Philadelphia man who initiated litigation for a fall he supposedly sustained at an office park in Bala Cynwyd. -
Car crash plaintiff with small settlement motions to dispense funds
PHILADELPHIA – The counsel representing a plaintiff awarded a settlement of over $3,000 as a result of a 2010 motor vehicle accident has motioned for their client to sign a Schedule of Release, dictating those funds be dispensed to a number of entities to whom those funds are owed. -
Insurer won't pay $600K to Limerick Township after golf course project failed
PHILADELPHIA - An insurance company says officials from a Pennsylvania township did