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Pa. Superior Court reinstates charges and remands case over $3M trust fund to Dauphin County
HARRISBURG – In its second time hearing the action, the Superior Court recently both reinstated charges in and remanded a long and convoluted action centered on the power of assigning appointment to a $3 million dollar trust fund. -
Business groups hope Pennsylvania Supreme Court breaks from pro-plaintiffs string of decisions
HARRISBURG – In the lead-up to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania hearing arguments on Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc. next week, an amicus brief attached to six organizations representing tort reform and business interests in the state says recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings governing personal jurisdiction are being ignored. -
Pa. Supreme Court considers itself a 'Super Legislature,' says civil justice group
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s recent decision that the Fair Share Act does not apply to asbestos lawsuits is another example of the court showing off its power over legislators who enacted tort reform measures, the head of a state civil justice group says. -
Appeals court reinstates slip-and-fall case against Karns Prime
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she slipped and fell on a produce spill in a grocery store. -
Damages trial ordered for knee replacement patient after courts find jury didn't follow instructions
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania woman has been granted a new trial in her lawsuit against Einstein Medical Center after a jury found even if it was not the cause of her injury, the facility's post-surgery care for her was negligent. -
Superior Court affirms new trial in action against dram shop insurance carrier Carman Corp.
HARRISBURG — The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a lower court did not err when it ordered a new trial for damages in a breach of contract dispute between the assignees of a tavern and an insurance broker. -
Supreme Court says tort reform law doesn't apply to asbestos lawsuits
HARRISBURG – According to a new ruling from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the state’s Fair Share Act is not supposed to apply strict liability lawsuits such as asbestos cases, so verdicts will be evenly divided among multiple defendants rather than split according to the percentage each defendant is found liable. -
Woman hit by foul ball at Pirates game continues quest for compensation from netting company
PITTSBURGH – This week, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania heard an appeal to decide if error was made in determining liability during the trial of a woman who initially sued Major League Baseball, the Pittsburgh Pirates and other defendants for damages, after being struck by a foul ball during a game in 2015. -
Superior Court to hear appeal of worker suing lawyer over handling of lawsuit, Workers' Comp claim
PITTSBURGH – A man’s appeal of his counsel’s alleged mishandling of his worker’s compensation claim, which he believed to be legal malpractice, was rejected in a state court but will soon be heard by the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Pa. Supreme Court to let controversial decision stand in medical-malpractice lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has formally denied an application for reconsideration and re-argument in a significant case that gave personal injury lawyers a boost by finding the seven-year time limit on filing medical malpractice lawsuits was “unconstitutional.” -
Former Pa. Supreme Court justice's attempt to clear corruption charges rebuffed by Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – An ex-Supreme Court of Pennsylvania justice who has made attempts to have her criminal convictions for corruption dismissed, has lost at the federal appellate level. -
Dismissed cadet will owe thousands to Valley Forge as a result of court ruling
HARRISBURG – Back tuition and fees, along with tens of thousands of dollars in attorneys' fees, will have to paid to a military academy following 2015 dismissal of a Delaware County cadet then facing criminal charges and failure of a drug and alcohol test, according to the state Superior Court. -
Superior Court set to rule again in case against former Harrisburg law firm involving $3M trust fund
HARRISBURG – A decision in a long and convoluted action centered on the power of assigning appointment to a $3 million dollar trust fund is awaited from the Superior Court, in its second time hearing the case. -
Allegheny Co. judges have not been required to preside over jury selection, but Supreme Court can change that
PITTSBURGH – A negligence case against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital which currently awaiting a decision from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, may have broad implications for judicial supervision of the process of jury selection in civil litigation statewide. -
Superior Court affirms dismissal of shareholder's suit against EQT over merger with Rice Energy
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a lower court properly dismissed a shareholder's second amended complaint against a Pittsburgh hydrocarbon exploration and pipeline transport company. -
Pennsylvania health care groups fight Supreme Court ruling that gave plaintiffs longer to sue
HARRISBURG – Several Pennsylvania health care organizations, business groups and the attorneys representing them have joined forces in filing a brief seeking reconsideration of a key state Supreme Court decision that found the seven-year limit on filing medical malpractice lawsuits was “unconstitutional.” -
Defendants waiting to see how Superior Court ruling that allowed incomplete testimony affects Pa. asbestos cases
HARRISBURG – In a seemingly unprecedented move, a recent decision from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania allowed deposition testimony and an affidavit from an “unavailable witness" who had not been vetted by all defendants before he passed. -
Out-of-state businesses afraid of Philadelphia's court should pay attention to coming Superior Court decision
HARRISBURG – Plaintiffs lawyers and the business community await a ruling from an en banc panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, which is deciding whether the state can require companies who wish to do business here to consent to also being sued here. -
Philadelphia now the top-ranked 'Judicial Hellhole'; Massive verdicts, like $8B Risperdal case, cited
WASHINGTON – In an annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Philadelphia has claimed the No. 1 ranking – in part due to a historic $8 billion punitive damages verdict rendered this year in litigation connected to Johnson & Johnson’s anti-psychotic drug Risperdal. -
Court: Can't sue for fall on icy ramp if you knew it was dangerous to walk on
PHILADELPHIA – A woman who was injured when she fell while trying to traverse a hospital's icy handicap ramp she was walking on an unsafe surface and her case was justifiably dismissed, a Superior Court of Pennsylvania three-judge panel recently ruled.