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Friday, March 29, 2024

News from August 2014


Class action claims pharmaceutical company concealed price fixing from investors

By Jim Boyle |
A Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical company artificially inflated its publicly traded stock

Engineering union claims township violated First Amendment rights

By Jim Boyle |
A chapter of the International Union of Operating Engineers claims in a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania that a Montgomery County township violated its members' First Amendment right to peacefully assemble by citing picketers during a July protest.

EMS worker claims he was fired for not agreeing to classify drunk fans as 'intoxicated' at Eagles game

By Jim Boyle |
A former EMS manager that worked for a company contracted with the Philadelphia

Court panel clears Ford of asbestos liability

By Jim Boyle |
The Pennsylvania Superior Court Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that said Ford

Patients sue hip replacement manufacturer for device defects

By Jim Boyle |
Separate product liability suits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern

Husband of flight attendant killed in Lewis Katz plane crash sues

By Jim Boyle |
The husband of the flight attendant who was killed in the same place crash that claimed the

Darby police accused of brutally beating Delco man

By Jim Boyle |
A Delaware County man says that members of his local police department dragged him

Philly soft pretzel stores sued for copyright infringement

By Jim Boyle |
A Montgomery County photographer claims that 45 soft pretzel shops in the Eastern

Cigar company says competitor's product infringes its trademark

By Jim Boyle |
A Connecticut-based cigar company has filed a trademark infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against a competitor that sells and markets a product with a similar sounding name.

Suit: Former nursing home cook suffered threats, slashed tires by male co-workers

By Jim Boyle |
A Berks County woman claims in a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the

Former FedEx worker claims racist co-workers ignored by management

By Jim Boyle |
A former employee at a FedEx Ground located on Townsend Road in Philadelphia accuses the management of ignoring the hostile workplace allegedly created by father-daughter employees, according to a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Western Pa. hotel sued for concussion from shower slip

By Jim Boyle |
A New Jersey man says that the owners, licensors and operators of a Cumberland

Sentencing hearing for convicted airplane mechanic scheduled for Aug. 28

By Jim Boyle |
A Lancaster County man convicted in April by a federal jury of fraud, conspiracy and

Judge upholds $7.8 million jury award for killed horse jockey

By Jim Boyle |
A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge denied a motion for post-trial relief by Parx

Fitness center customer says employee attacked her over exercise bike

By Jim Boyle |
A Philadelphia woman says an employee at her local fitness center attacked her because of a dispute over a spinning class, according to a civil suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Whole Foods sued for allegedly selling tainted cheese

By Jim Boyle |
A Montgomery County woman claims that cheese she purchased from a local Whole Foods

Patient files medical malpractice suit against Philly health center for prescribing dangerous drug mixture

By Jim Boyle |
A patient at a Philadelphia health center says that the combination of medications

Former legal assistant sues Philly law firm for alleged FMLA violations

By Jim Boyle |
A Philadelphia woman says that her termination from the Anapol Schwartz law firm was an

Two Philly bars sued for showing pay-per-view boxing match

By Jim Boyle |
A California-based pay-per-view provider has accused two Philadelphia bars of illegally promoting and displaying a 2012 boxing match without entering into an agreement with the broadcaster, according to a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

State Sen. LeAnna Washington requests change of venue for corruption trial

By Jim Boyle |
Attorneys for State Sen. LeAnna Washington (D-4) will appear before a Montgomery