News from August 2013
Judge lifts stay on thalidomide products liability suit against GSK
A federal judge in Philadelphia has restored to the court’s active docket a
City of Phila., cops face civil rights claim by man alleging unlawful arrest
A Philadelphia man has filed a civil rights complaint against the city and a
Kenexa Technology reaches settlement in lawsuit over alleged FLSA violations
Kenexa Technology reaches settlement in lawsuit over alleged FLSA violations
Judge John T. Bender elected acting president judge of Pa. Superior Court
The Pennsylvania Superior Court has a new leader.
Pa. man files class action suit against Modell's Sporting Goods alleging ADA violations
A Pennsylvania man has filed a class action lawsuit against Modell’s Sporting Goods over
Erie man files asbestos mass tort claim in Phila. Common Pleas Court
A 62-year-old man from northwestern Pennsylvania alleges in a newly filed
SEPTA mechanic claims agency reneged on promise to arbitrate injury claim
A mass transit mechanic who says he was injured in late 2009 while performing a rail
Pa. CJD suspends indicted administrative Phila. Traffic Court judge without pay
One of the jurists caught up in the ticket-fixing scandal at the now defunct Philadelphia
Pfizer responds to creation of Effexor products liability MDL in Eastern District of Pa.
The drug company named as one of the defendants in the newly created Effexor products liability multidistrict litigation being consolidated in federal court in Philadelphia has officially responded to the claims.
Phila. condo complex and management co. sued for negligence over attack inside unit
The victim of an alleged attack at a condo building in a ritzy Philadelphia neighborhood has filed a civil suit against the complex and the realty company that manages the property over claims that the defendants failed to provide adequate security personnel who could have helped thwart the attack.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, others face premises liability claim in parking garage incident
A Philadelphia woman claims in a recently filed premises liability action that she
Insurer: no duty to indemnify demolition contractor in deadly Philly building collapse case
An insurance company is seeking declaratory judgment that it doesn’t have to indemnify
Phila. judge tosses condo assoc.'s claims against Westrum in breach of contract case
A state judge recently threw out three counts in a breach of contract
Phila. hospital sues city couple over $16K-plus in allegedly unpaid medical bills
Lawyers for Albert Einstein Medical Center have filed a civil suit against a Philadelphia
Phila. International Airport faces slip-and-fall claim by Maryland woman
A Maryland woman is suing Philadelphia International Airport over
Dad injured by falling partition during son's banquet sues venue, U.S. Youth Soccer Assoc.
A Delaware County father sustained a variety of injuries after a large room
Photographer sues Phila. D.A. over unauthorized use of photo on Twitter account
Philadelphia’s top prosecutor stands accused of copyright infringement in a civil action
Effexor products liability MDL created, transferred to Rufe in Eastern District of Pa.
The federal judge in Philadelphia who currently presides over the Zoloft products
Teen athlete sues U.S. Field Hockey Assoc. over tournament related head injuries
A suburban Philadelphia teen athlete who sustained a concussion and a severe facial
Phila. judge removed from the bench, barred from holding future office
Suspended Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Thomas M. Nocella has been