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Delaware couple say defective power tool blade caused husband's catastrophic injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A Wilmington, Del., couple have initiated litigation against an engineering company they say manufactured a defective hand-held power tool, which had a blade that catastrophically injured one of the plaintiffs last year.
New York plaintiff says rail companies violated FELA and exposed him to injurious conditions
PHILADELPHIA – A New York man who worked as a track laborer/trackman, welder, road mechanic and machinist for three train transport companies has initiated legal action against them, claiming they violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by not providing him with a safe work environment over the course of his near 39-year career.
Uber sued over alleged wreck involving driver
PHILADELPHIA – In a recently filed lawsuit, a Philadelphia motorist is suing an Uber driver and the ride-hailing service for injuries she says she suffered in an automobile accident in the city last summer.
Verizon alleges City of Philadelphia's water main break damaged its equipment
PHILADELPHIA – A telecommunications giant has sued the City of Philadelphia for equipment damages it asserts it sustained during a major water main break two summers ago.
Political campaign says its ex-consultant won't write off $7K professional debt
PHILADELPHIA – A political campaign has began legal action against a defendant who it hired as a political consultant and now says is acting in bad faith by refusing to write off a professional debt in excess of $7,000.
Lawsuit: Jar from Christmas Tree Shops exploded while woman holding it
PHILADELPHIA – An Effort couple are suing a major holiday retailer for negligence and other charges, claiming it sold a jar which exploded and caused severe hand injuries to one of the plaintiffs.
Pennsylvania, Tennessee plaintiffs allege defendants' vena cava filter is defective
PHILADELPHIA – Three plaintiffs from Pennsylvania and Tennessee are claiming a pair of medical device companies manufactured a defective model of vena cava filter, a device used to prevent pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs).
Plaintiff believes physician and health center didn't diagnose late husband's cancer
SCRANTON – A Pennsylvania woman believes a hospital system and one of its doctors negligently failed to diagnose her late husband’s cancer and caused his death in June 2015.
Philly law firm seeks nearly $400K in legal fees from Washington technology company
SEATTLE – A Philadelphia law firm has filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington state, pursuing unpaid legal fees of nearly $400,000 incurred over a two-year period from 2012 to 2014.
Plaintiffs say York attorney, law firm failed to secure portion of late grandfather's assets
HARRISBURG – A trio of plaintiffs believe a York law firm and one of its attorneys committed legal malpractice in not securing a portion of their late grandfather’s estate.
Plaintiff's broken neck and torn rotator cuff due to school cafeteria floor, lawsuit says
MEDIA – A Darby woman alleges a school district’s negligence in permitting a dangerous condition to exist in one of its building’s cafeterias was the cause of her falling and becoming seriously injured.
Woman alleges borough, county YMCA at fault in negligence-related fall case
LANCASTER – A woman has initiated legal action against a municipal borough and a division of the YMCA covering two Pennsylvania counties, for negligence-related injuries she says she sustained in a fall near a swimming pool owned and maintained by those entities.
Woman says she swallowed broken glass at Springfield Mall Ruby Tuesday
PHILADELPHIA – A woman recently initiated litigation against Ruby Tuesday, claiming its lack of proper food inspection at its Springfield Mall location caused her to be injured by broken glass found in her meal.
Lawsuit: Cherry-picker struck woman in head
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges a signage company’s negligent use of a cherry picker crane device in Center City almost two years ago caused her a number of severe personal injuries in a recently-filed lawsuit.
Woman says Chevrolet automobile was defective
PHILADELPHIA – A Littlestown woman has filed a lawsuit towards General Motors, claiming the Chevrolet vehicle she bought four years ago was defective and violated consumer protection laws in the process.
Broomall church sued by man bringing food to walk-in refrigerator
MEDIA – A man says the ramp to a walk-in refrigeration unit on the premises of a religious non-profit organization was defective, and caused him to be injured in a fall in September 2016.
Woman says she was stabbed by sewing needle putting on new Stuart Weitzman boots
PHILADELPHIA – A Newtown Square couple may not have found a needle in a haystack, but they allege they did find one in a shoe boutique's pair of boots last year, a needle which one of the plaintiffs said seriously injured her.
Lawsuit: Turkey exploded in deep fryer at Super Bowl party, destroying Old Forge restaurant and apartment
SCRANTON – A pair of landlords are suing the owner of an Old Forge restaurant located directly beneath their rental property and two co-defendants, for the destruction of their apartment space due to a fire that occurred during a Super Bowl Sunday party in February 2015.
Plaintiff alleges New Jersey law firm misrepresented its involvement in debt collection matter
PHILADELPHIA – A man has filed a lawsuit against a New Jersey law firm, claiming it is strictly liable and intentionally misrepresented its involvement in a debt collection matter related to his account.
NBC Universal sued over Philadelphia car wreck
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man alleges an unknown driver in the employ of a major broadcast news media organization negligently caused an automobile accident in Northeast Philadelphia, which led to him being severely injured.