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BJ’s Wholesale Club moves to transfer slip-and-fall suit out of Phila. Common Pleas Court

May 15, 2013 9:51 AM
By Jon Campisi

Lawyers representing BJ’s Wholesale Club have moved to transfer a personal injury claim initiated in state court against their client last month out of Philadelphia and into the federal court system. The civil action was initially filed April 10 at … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Personal Injury, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, Premises Liability

Nordstrom faces injury claim by woman who fractured neck in store parking lot

May 14, 2013 6:50 AM
By Jon Campisi

A Montgomery County couple has filed a personal injury claim against retailer Nordstrom over allegations that the wife injured her neck after getting out of her vehicle in the parking lot of one of the business’s Pennsylvania locations. Natalie Meltzer … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Personal Injury, Premises Liability

Former Patriots, Redskins linebacker Timothy Petersen adds name to growing list of NFL concussion plaintiffs

May 14, 2013 6:47 AM
By Jon Campisi

A former NFL linebacker who played the game in the 1970s and ‘80s has become one of the latest retired football players to sue the league over claims that it intentionally misled athletes on the long-term health risks associated with … Read More »

Federal Court, fraudulent concealment, Issues, multi-district litigation, News, Personal Injury

Tractor-trailer driver sues Amtrak, PennDOT and City of Chester over railroad bridge incident

May 13, 2013 6:32 AM
By Jon Campisi

A tractor-trailer driver has filed a personal injury claim against Amtrak, the City of Chester and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation over allegations that he became injured after the tailpipes of his vehicle struck the underside of a railroad bridge … Read More »

Federal Court, motor vehicle accident, News, Personal Injury

Hewlett Packard moves for venue transfer in Phila. motor vehicle accident case

May 10, 2013 7:01 AM
By Jon Campisi

An attorney representing Hewlett Packard and one of its employees have moved to transfer a personal injury claim initiated by a Philadelphia woman from state to federal court. Philadelphia resident Krista Aigeltinger filed suit against the Palo Alto, CA-based company … Read More »

Federal Court, motor vehicle accident, News, Personal Injury, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Judge sides with Ford Motor Co. in products liability case

May 6, 2013 7:10 AM
By Jon Campisi

A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted judgment in favor of Ford Motor Co. in a case involving the auto maker’s seat belt restraint and airbag system. The merits of the case initiated by plaintiff Eric Voicheck, however, were not … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Personal Injury, Product Liability

Pa. couple sues Trader Joe’s over wife’s fractured hip

May 6, 2013 7:02 AM
By Jon Campisi

A Bucks County couple has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a local Trader Joe’s over claims that the wife sustained a hip fracture after tripping and falling at the business. Maryann Dotti and her husband, Vincent, of Pipersville, Pa., … Read More »

Federal Court, News, Personal Injury

Phila. S.D. sued by mother of teen who broke leg during gym class

May 3, 2013 10:49 AM
By Jon Campisi

The mother of a Philadelphia middle-schooler has filed a personal injury claim against the School District of Philadelphia, alleging the defendant’s negligence led to her son sustaining a leg fracture during gym class. Philadelphia attorney Timothy Hough, of the firm … Read More »

News, Personal Injury, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Phila. jury awards Pa. trooper $700,000 in vehicle accident case

May 2, 2013 6:46 AM
By Jon Campisi

A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury recently returned a plaintiff’s verdict in favor of a Pennsylvania State trooper who was injured after her vehicle was rear-ended by a work van on the Girard Avenue off ramp of Interstate 76 in … Read More »

motor vehicle accident, News, Personal Injury, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas

Parent of teen injured at youth facility files negligence suit in Phila. Common Pleas Court

May 2, 2013 6:44 AM
By Jon Campisi

The parent of a young Philadelphia teen has filed a negligence suit against a youth residential facility over claims that her son was injured earlier this year after being forced to jog back to his residence hall after a recreational … Read More »

negligence, News, Personal Injury, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas