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Tenants sue apartment management company, allege bed bugs
PHILADELPHIA – A group of Philadelphia tenants have filed legal action against their former apartment management company for negligence, in regards to allegations they did not protect them from being attacked by bed bugs.
Former Manheim school board president sues news outlet over leaked audio of private meeting
LANCASTER – Leaked audio and a series of articles regarding closed-door meetings by the Manheim Township School District Board of Education have resulted in a defamation lawsuit against a Lancaster County news outlet, as the former president of the board is alleging an effort to ruin his reputation.
Lackawanna College once again facing claims from football players severely injured in practice drill
HARRISBURG – Judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have reinstated a lawsuit against Lackawanna Junior College and members of its football program staff, filed on behalf of two of its former football players seriously injured in a full-contact practice drill.
Superior Court upholds judgment in favor of mother whose son received untimely meningitis diagnosis
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled to affirm a federal court’s decision to award multimillion-dollar damages to the mother of an infant son for the damages resulting from his untimely diagnosis of meningitis, in a medical malpractice action.
Third Circuit affirms judgment to exclude defendant from claim to decedent's annuity payments
PHILADELPHIA – A panel of appellate judges has ruled to affirm a federal court’s decision to turn away a motion for reconsideration from a defendant who was shut out from making any further claim to his former friend and decedent’s annuity payments.
Trucker alleges defendants are responsible for his arm and shoulder injuries
MEDIA – A man believes a pair of defendants are responsible for premises liability issues which caused him to suffer serious arm and shoulder injuries, sustained in the course of his employment with a major trucking and transportation company.
Knife maker says Massachusetts attorney defamed him and his business
PITTSBURGH – A North Carolina man and Pennsylvania knife manufacturer and seller recently began legal action against a Massachusetts attorney, alleging the defendant engaged in defamatory and disparaging behavior towards them in his online commentary.
Plaintiff says Folsom bar overserved violent patrons who later assaulted him
MEDIA – A man says a Folsom bar/restaurant overserved fellow pub patrons who later went on to assault and seriously injure him and is thus vicariously liable, according to a recently-filed lawsuit.
Lawsuit says grill exploded; Man suing three companies over alleged burns
SCRANTON – A man severely burned in a propane-fueled grill explosion last summer has initiated legal action against the individuals and companies he believes are liable for causing the accident.
City of Philadelphia says disability law firm has not paid over $300K in delinquent taxes
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has initiated litigation against a law firm and two of its members, claiming it failed to timely pay delinquent taxes in excess of $300,000 over a period spanning from 2007 to 2015.
Senior's alleged fall leads to wrongful death lawsuit against health care center
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman believes a senior healthcare and rehabilitation center did not implement a plan of care sufficient enough to prevent her deceased father from suffering fatal fall-related injuries.
Woman wants pub and law firm to pay remaining balance of settlement funds
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff believes the pub and law firm she settled with before a prospective lawsuit was undertaken have not paid her the full balance of previously-agreed-upon settlement funds.
Plaintiff believes decedent's niece and attorney abused civil process in will matter
PHILADELPHIA – An estate administrator and attorney believes a decedent’s niece and a rival attorney committed negligence, fraud and abused civil process during the matter of processing the instant case decedent’s purported will.
Man says he suffered psychosis as a result of pesticide-induced poisoning
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man who believes he was poisoned by methyl bromide pesticides two years ago has sued the companies he believes are responsible for his medical condition.
California plaintiff accuses medical device companies of making defective vena cava filter
PHILADELPHIA – A California plaintiff is claiming medical device companies manufactured a defective model of vena cava filter, a device used to prevent pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs).
Lawsuit filed over trash truck explosion, third-degree burns
PHILADELPHIA – A man who suffered third-degree burns from a trash truck’s natural gas system is suing companies he believes are liable for causing the explosion that catastrophically injured him.
Health care worker says she suffered assault and battery at hands of former employer
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman has sued her former employer for damages, after allegedly being on the receiving end of assault and battery from the co-owner of the home healthcare business.
Philly woman's injury lawsuit against Center City shoe store dismissed from state court
PHILADELPHIA – A woman’s lawsuit filed against a Center City Philadelphia shoe store she purchased a pair of sandals from, which she was allegedly injured by, has been dismissed from state court for failure to state a claim.
Corona bottle shattered in hand, man claims in lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A man believes a major beer manufacturer and its distributors were responsible for injuries he suffered when a Corona beer bottle he was holding unexpectedly broke in his hand.
N.J. man says rice at Longhorn had broken plate in it
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man who became ill and injured from allegedly being served shards of a broken plate at a Longhorn Steakhouse in Hamilton Township, N.J., has sued for negligence-related damages in state court.