News from May 2022

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Swarthmore residents denied emergency injunction over zoning dispute in historic area

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – A coalition of Swarthmore residents litigating with their borough and its council to prevent consideration for a building application and related demolition of two historic buildings on Park Avenue, have lost an emergency petition for same.
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Delco judge strikes default judgment in case of woman shot outside tavern after party

By Nicholas Malfitano |
MEDIA – A Delaware County judge has opened and stricken a default judgment levied against an Upper Darby tavern, in the case of a Philadelphia woman attending a birthday party there and who alleged she was shot by another patron who had been allegedly over-served with alcohol during his stay.
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Coatesville nursing home to pay $150K to family of resident who died from hemorrhage

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A Colorado-based estate has finalized a settlement surrounding claims that the death of a Coatesville nursing care facility resident from an inter-cranial hemorrhage nearly three years ago was the result of negligent care on the part of the facility and its staff, for $150,000.
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Settlement finalized for plaintiff who claimed to be burned by microwave meatballs

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A settlement has been finalized in litigation filed over burn injuries a Western Pennsylvania woman says she suffered, when a plastic container allegedly failed and meatballs fell onto her left foot.
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Micro-Aggressions and Implicit Bias: Raising the Bar in Your Diversity and Inclusion Efforts on May 26, 2022

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Micro-Aggressions and Implicit Bias: Raising the Bar in Your Diversity and Inclusion Efforts on May 26, 2022.
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Facebook once again looks to dismiss television anchor's suit over improper image use

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – Facebook continues to seek dismissal of a local television news anchor’s litigation against the social media website for an alleged improper use of her image in a Philadelphia federal court, after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated it last fall.
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Lancaster plaintiff says husband's death was result of medical procedure, which caused him to bleed out

By Nicholas Malfitano |
LANCASTER – A Lancaster woman alleges that her late husband’s death was caused by a debridement procedure he received on his throat, despite an adverse medical history of cardiovascular problems and use of anticoagulation medicine.
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Companies want suit brought by baseball coach who lost eye transferred

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of defendants are seeking to have litigation brought by a Central Pennsylvania couple surrounding extensive ocular injuries the husband-plaintiff suffered after a baseball allegedly ripped through polyethylene safety netting and struck him in the right eye, transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Youth football league denied judgment in case of volunteer burned by French fries

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A youth football league has been denied summary judgment in response to a lawsuit brought by a concession stand volunteer who suffered third-degree burns, within minutes of handling French fries when working at a league game.
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Climate change activists reach settlement with Harrisburg over permits

By Nicholas Malfitano |
HARRISBURG – Litigation between a coalition group of climate change activists wanting to participate in a mid-June rally and the City of Harrisburg over constitutional rights violations connected to its event permit process, has been stayed.
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The Power of Professional Women’s 2022 Advocate Award Event on May 25, 2022

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The Power of Professional Women’s 2022 Advocate Award Event on May 25, 2022.
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ALI members question foundations of recently passed Restatement of Consumer Contracts

By Nicholas Malfitano |
WASHINGTON – Subsequent to the American Law Institute’s approval of a Restatement for law related to Consumer Contracts earlier this week, two of the group’s members expressed concerns that the document may be a step in the wrong direction for the legacy of the venerable legal scholarship group.
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Mother of 10-year-old girl who died in 'Blackout Challenge' sues TikTok for damages

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – The mother of a 10-year-old child who died in December as a result of attempting a “Blackout Challenge” she saw on social media app TikTok, has filed a civil suit against the company for survival and wrongful death in her late daughter’s name.
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Walmart employees needed for depositions, plaintiff injured in store fall argues

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a plaintiff who alleges she slipped on yogurt which had been dropped onto the floor at a Uniontown Wal-Mart store wants the department manager and loss prevention manager allegedly on duty at the time to appear for depositions.
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Judge strikes claims from dram shop suit brought by father of 23-year-old killed in crash

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has sustained preliminary objections brought by one bar defendant pertaining to the concept of due standard care, in litigation surrounding a drunk driving accident that killed the plaintiff’s 23-year-old daughter.
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Woman who alleged negligence caused hospital fall, now faces judgment of non pros

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman who alleged she suffered serious injuries when her walker was caught in a hospital’s floor carpet and she was caused to fall to the floor, is now facing the possibility of a judgment of non pros in her case.
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Woman alleges she found maggots in her drink at Wendy's

By Marian Johns |
PITTSBURGH — A woman alleges she found maggots in her drink at a Wendy's restaurant in Plum.
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Contractor who fell down underground storage tank alleges PA Turnpike Commission's negligence

By Marian Johns |
MEDIA — A worker alleges the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's negligence after falling down an underground storage tank.Raymond R.
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Fox Rothschild Privacy Summit 2022 on May 24, 2022

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Fox Rothschild Privacy Summit 2022 on May 24, 2022.
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Slip-and-fall in Borgata casino will remain in Pa. federal court, judge rules

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman’s negligence lawsuit brought after she slipped on the floor of the MGM Borgata’s Buffet in Atlantic City, New Jersey will remain in a Philadelphia federal court, after the defense’s attempt to dismiss it for improper venue was rejected by a judge.

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