Tag Archives: Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

Tractor-trailer driver sues Amtrak, PennDOT and City of Chester over railroad bridge incident

A tractor-trailer driver has filed a personal injury claim against Amtrak, the City of Chester and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation over allegations that he became injured after the tailpipes of his vehicle struck the underside of a railroad bridge … Read More »

Federal Court, motor vehicle accident, News, Personal Injury

Pa. Commonwealth Court panel rules state constables not entitled to municipal license plates

A state appellate court panel has ruled that Pennsylvania constables are not entitled to municipal government license plates for their vehicles nor an annual vehicle registration waiver. In a decision penned by Commonwealth Court Senior Judge James Gardner Colins, the … Read More »

Issues, News, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

Pa. appellate judges affirm OOR denial of lawyer’s records’ request pertaining to voter ID law

A three-judge state appellate court panel has affirmed a decision by the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records to deny driver’s license information to an attorney for a civil rights organization who was attempting to conduct research in light of the … Read More »

Features, Issues, News, Pennsylvania Appellate Court, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

PECO Energy Co. sues PennDOT over snapped utility pole

PECO Energy Company is suing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation over claims that one of its utility poles was damaged by a PennDOT snowplow. The public utility filed suit against the state’s transportation agency on Sept. 25 at the Philadelphia … Read More »

Court of Common Pleas, News, Property Damage

Insurance co. sues PennDOT, SEPTA, others for damage to tour bus

An insurance company has filed court papers seeking reimbursement for a claim it had to pay out to a tour bus company stemming from an accident during which one of the company’s vehicle’s was damaged by a highway obstruction. In … Read More »

Court of Common Pleas, News

Phila. judge urges Commonwealth Court to affirm summary judgment decision in fatal vehicle accident claim

A Philadelphia judge is asking a state appellate court to affirm a First Judicial District ruling from last summer that granted summary judgment to the state and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in a case where the defendants were being sued over a deadly 1997 motor vehicle accident.

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Court of Common Pleas, News, Personal Injury, wrongful death

Phila. woman who suffered manhole fall sues city and state

A Philadelphia woman who claims she suffered a whole host of bodily injuries after falling through a defective manhole in the city’s Frankford section has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the city and state.

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Court of Common Pleas, News, Personal Injury

Manhole incident subject of premises liability claim

A Philadelphia woman whose leg allegedly got caught in an exposed manhole is suing the City of Philadelphia and others for injuries she received because of the incident.

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Court of Common Pleas, News, Personal Injury

City sued for manhole slip-and-fall incident

A Philadelphia man who fell into an uncovered manhole is suing the city and others for negligence.

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Court of Common Pleas, News, Personal Injury