News from February 2014
Pool equipment manufacturer seeks transfer of breach of contract case to federal court after nearly six years in legal limbo
A breach of contract case first brought against a manufacturer of pool
Synthes sued by fired employee who says he was discriminated against due to narcolepsy
A Pennsylvania man is suing West Chester, Pa.-based Synthes Inc. over allegations that the company intentionally switched up his work schedule despite the fact that it knew he required consistency due to a severe sleeping condition.
Fired worker accuses Latrobe Steel Co. of age discrimination
A southwestern Pennsylvania man is suing the Latrobe Steel Company over claims that he was discriminated against because of his age in violation of federal employment law.
Concert-goer injured during Fishbone stage dive awarded $1.4 million
A woman who says she was seriously injured during a stage-diving incident
Slip-and-fall against Wal-Mart heads back to Phila. Court of Common Pleas after federal judge grants plaintiff’s remand motion
It’s back to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas for a premises liability
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh accused of not rehiring medical assistant because of disabilities
The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is named as a defendant in a civil suit filed by a former medical assistant who claims she was not rehired by the defendant as part of its acquisition of Community Medicine Inc. strictly because of her disabilities.
Workplace wrongful death yields $17 million settlement, reportedly highest in Phila. history
A $17 million wrongful workplace death case settlement, believed to be one
Former Phila. Traffic Court judge's fraud sentencing postponed
The federal judge overseeing the fraud case against a former Philadelphia
Pa. Turnpike Commission sued by fired toll worker
A fired tollbooth worker claims in a newly filed civil action that he was
Cigna Home Delivery Pharmacy named in discriminatory firing complaint by former employee
A Montgomery County woman who claims she experienced workplace discrimination, first due to her need to take time off to get a double mastectomy, and later because of a death in the family and an illness, is suing her former employer over claims that she was improperly terminated from her job.
Superior Court reverses Phila. judge's denial of labor leader's request disqualifying firm in defamation case
A state appellate court panel has found that a Philadelphia judge
Judge dismisses high-profile assisted suicide case against Phila. nurse
The emotionally charged case of a Philadelphia nurse who was charged by state authorities with the assisted suicide of her dying father has come to a close after a trial judge dismissed the criminal counts against the woman.
Defense summary judgment denied in Phila. school officer’s pregnant student assault case
A judge has refused to grant summary judgment to the Philadelphia School District and one of its police officers in a case brought by a former student who says the security agent used excessive force when trying to get the plaintiff, who was pregnant at the time, to leave her school’s library.
Judge sends discrimination case against Kraft Foods, Nabisco back to Phila. Common Pleas Court
A lawsuit filed against Kraft Foods and Nabisco by a factory worker who
Bayer sued by Pa. woman who became pregnant after Mirena IUD migrated throughout body
A Pennsylvania woman is suing Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals over
Pa. Chief Justice Castille joins national workgroup on videoconferencing technology
The chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was invited this week
City of Coatesville sued by former manager who alleges discriminatory firing
The former top administrator of a Chester County municipality is alleging
Third Circuit affirms dismissal of NFL Super Bowl ticket suit
A federal appeals panel has sided with a U.S. District Court judge in
Punitive damages claim can proceed in case arising from city worker’s ladder death
A judge has refused to toss a punitive damages claim in the case of a widow
Cabbie sues University of Pennsylvania, police officers over rough treatment
A Philadelphia cab driver claims in a newly filed lawsuit that he was physically assaulted by a University of Pennsylvania police officer after being pulled over for alleged careless driving.