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Superior Court affirms win for J&J over Pa. woman's pelvic mesh implant injuries
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that testimony from a plaintiff’s physician did not cause a Philadelphia jury to wrongly find in favor of a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, in a pelvic mesh personal injury case decided last year. -
Superior Court dismisses appeal from rebar manufacturer in injury suit for lack of jurisdiction
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has dismissed the appeal from the manufacturer of a reinforcement bar which allegedly injured a man bending it on a construction site. -
UPMC should have warned of potential threat from psychiatric patient who later killed neighbor, justices rule
HARRISBURG – A 3-2 split of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center psychiatric facility had a duty to warn a teenage student that her life was in danger from one of its residents. -
Dominican farm workers can't file pesticide-poisoning lawsuits in Philadelphia
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a prior ruling that the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas was not a proper venue for litigation filed by 41 farm workers from the Dominican Republic, who alleged in they were exposed to poisonous pesticides and herbicides in their plantation work. -
Court rules woman hit by foul ball at Pittsburgh Pirates game won't receive damages from netting company
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled a former University of Pittsburgh Medical Center executive who was hit by a foul ball during a Pittsburgh Pirates game in 2015 is not entitled to damages from the manufacturers of protective netting used at PNC Park. -
Pa. Superior Court invokes culpability doctrine in case of man who died from opioid drug overdose
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld summary judgment from a Lackawanna County court which ruled because a man illegally possessed a controlled substance, his estate was prevented from seeking redress against the conduct of other parties to the action. -
Appeal brief of Pa. woman seeking damages after alleged theft in New York City hotel ruled deficient
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania threw out the appeal of a woman who claimed to be the victim of theft for more than $50,000 in valuables at a New York-based hotel, on the grounds that her appeal brief was deficient. -
FedEx driver has $900K verdict against homeowner after slipping on snow affirmed
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a trial court verdict that awarded $900,000 to a FedEx driver who was injured while making deliveries for work in Bethlehem. -
Court rejects Lehigh Valley Hospital's request for retrial with wheelchair-bound plaintiff who won $2.4M
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has rejected a second call for a new trial from the Lehigh Valley Health Network, in a case where its negligence was found by a jury to have left a woman confined to a wheelchair. -
Superior Court halts proceedings in long-standing $3M trust fund case
HARRISBURG – In its second time hearing a long and convoluted action centered on the power of assigning appointment to a $3 million dollar trust fund, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania rejected further proceedings in its second time hearing the case. -
Plaintiffs who allege e-cigarette battery burns get new life for case
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has remanded the case of a pair of plaintiffs who said they were burned by an electronic cigarette battery back to the trial court. -
Judicial immunity and res judicata doctrine bars abuse of process claim, says Superior Court
HARRISBURG – Three judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania agree with a state court that judicial immunity and the doctrine of res judicata effectively bar an abuse of process complaint surrounding breach of contract litigation from continuing. -
Superior Court affirms $640K verdict for woman who slipped on snow at grandson's day care
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently upheld a jury verdict of $640,000 in favor of a woman who sustained serious ankle and back injuries when she fell on an uncleared portion of snow while picking up her grandson from his day care center. -
Superior Court says lower court abused its discretion to block physician from testifying
HARRISBURG — The Superior Court has found that a lower court abused its discretion when it refused to allow a physician to testify regarding the standard of care. -
Dissenting Superior Court judge says majority 'fudges' evidence in decision
HARRISBURG – One member of a Superior Court of Pennsylvania triune panel dissented from the majority decision in a civil action case, on the grounds that the majority used unsubstantiated hearsay to “fudge” the time when an appeal notice was received – a point upon which the validity of the entire appeal itself rested. -
Superior Court overturns ruling in $68K case between lawyers
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has vacated a judgment in favor of Spector Gadon & Rosen P.C. in a financial dispute between it and another law firm. -
Insurance won't cover costs of UPenn lawsuit brought on by $2.4M fake invoice scheme
On April 3, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that Gemini Insurance’s policy doesn’t cover a lawsuit from the University of Pennsylvania against management company Meyer Jabara Hotels, LLC. -
Gun store employees free from lawsuit after having customer committed
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court on March 25 said a lower court did not error in granting judgment to defendants in a lawsuit in which a woman sued a gun supplier and accused the company of having her wrongly incarcerated in a mental health ward. -
Superior Court vacates jury verdict for defendant in Philadelphia asbestos trial
A lower court’s denial of a post-trial motion in a case over a mesothelioma diagnosis was vacated and remanded for a new trial on March 24. -
Don't blame lawyer for failure of litigation over sponge left in woman, dissenting judge says
HARRISBURG (Pennsylvania Record) — A Harrisburg personal injury attorney should not be held liable in two former clients' legal malpractice case over alleged mishandling of litigation over a second surgical sponge discovered left behind over several surgeries.In his 15-page dissent issued March 30, Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Victor P.