Stories by Vimbai Chikomo on Pennsylvania Record

Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) will be testifying before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice today in support of a new bill he introduced earlier this year.

A 70-year old man was recently awarded $700,000 for injuries he sustained after his scooter hit a raised trolley track in South Philadelphia, though the defendants on the hook for it have appealed.

PHILADELPHIA - A former railroad car inspector claiming that work-related injuries forced him to retire from railroad has been awarded $597,000 by a jury, after his attorney argued his injuries didn't prevent him from running 5K races.

A growing number of plaintiffs have filed lawsuits, particularly in the Pittsburgh federal court, against companies with websites they claim violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Philadelphia has joined a growing number of cities passing legislation that requires all public single-stall restrooms in city-owned buildings and privately owned establishments to be gender-neutral.

The state Superior Court recently ruled the owner of an Upper Darby mall allowed it to fall in such disrepair that it effectively evicted Sears, which alleged rodents, drug dealers and prostitutes could all be found on the premises.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed a six-figure judgment to a nurse who claimed she was terminated for not agreeing to work overtime.

The estate of a Luzerne County man who was fatally backed over by a bus was recently awarded $350,000 and asked for more in punitive damages, though the case ultimately settled.

In the case of the jurisdiction of a Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation claim, Watt v. WCAB (Boyd Brothers Transportation), the Commonwealth Court addressed the question of whether a Pennsylvania resident injured in a different state could have his claim processed in Pennsylvania.