News from November 2012
Former Delco assistant district attorney guilty in hit and run
Michael Donohue had been accustomed to being on the other side of the courtroom.
Pa. Supreme Court slaps Phila. lawyer with three-year suspension
A Philadelphia attorney who has been practicing law in the commonwealth for more than
Makes of hip replacement device face products liability claim
A northeastern Pennsylvania couple has filed a products liability lawsuit against the
Judge refuses to reopen due process case by Phila. School District parent
Litigation against the Philadelphia School District’s Office for Dispute Resolution that
NuvaRing products liability claim filed in Phila. federal court
A 38-year-old woman who claims she developed a pulmonary embolism as a result of
Pittsburgh pays $200,000 to settle claims relating to 2009 G-20 Summit controversy
The City of Pittsburgh has agreed to settle two cases that stemmed from police actions
Phila. judge denies partition to ex-husband in property title case
A Philadelphia judge has refused partition in a civil case involving a separated couple who
Sandusky judge grants extension for defense post-trial motions' brief
The Pennsylvania judge who sentenced convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky to three-
Patient who sustained fractures during treatment sues Phila. rehab center
A former patient at a Philadelphia rehabilitation clinic last week filed suit against agency over claims that she sustained serious injuries after she fell while in the care of a center employee.
Pa. to receive $4 million-plus from national GSK Avandia settlement
The commonwealth is poised to receive more than $4 million from a $90 million
Phila. judge OKs CHOP petition for child's blood transfusion
A Philadelphia judge last week granted a petition by the Children’s Hospital of
Injured worker files products liability claim against garage door maker
A Philadelphia man who claims he sustained a rotator cuff tear and other injuries after a garage door at his place of employment fell on top of him last year has initiated a products liability complaint against the makers of the device.
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
Phila.-area YMCA sued by injured spinning class participant
A Delaware County woman who claims she fractured her foot during a spinning class at a
Pa. to receive half-million dollars from national drug co. settlement
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office on Nov. 15 announced that the
Injured cab driver files bad faith claim against taxicab co. and vehicle insurer
A cab driver who claims his employer forced him to sign an affidavit stating that he was
Pa. Convention Center sued by injured forklift operator
A worker who claims he sustained multiple bone fractures after his forklift skidded on standing water at the Pennsylvania Convention Center earlier this year, causing the piece of machinery to collide with another vehicle, has filed suit against the City of Philadelphia, the convention center and others in state court.
Class action suit filed against TruGreen Ltd. alleging overtime pay violations
A lawn care services company has been named as a defendant in a class action lawsuit
Phila. homecare agency named as defendant in wrongful death case
The family of a deceased Philadelphia woman has initiated a wrongful death case against
Superior Court panel reverses Phila. judge, orders new trial in Comcast vehicle accident case
A Pennsylvania appeals court panel has granted cable giant Comcast of Philadelphia’s