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Plaintiff limits damages to $75K to get case in state court
PHILADELPHIA – Federal litigation from a local woman shopping at a suburban location of Designer Shoe Warehouse, who was injured after falling into an aisle’s endcap shelf and then brought suit against the footwear retailer, has been remanded to state court. -
Woman who fell into aisle endcap when shopping sues Designer Shoe Warehouse for negligence
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman shopping at a suburban location of Designer Shoe Warehouse and who was injured after falling into an aisle’s endcap shelf, has brought suit against the footwear retailer. -
Pa. Superior Court throws out appeals surrounding dissolution of former Golomb & Honik law firm
HARRISBURG – For jurisdictional reasons, judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have thrown out appeals from one partner of the former Philadelphia law firm Golomb & Honik relating to escrow account contributions, ruling it did not have cause to compel the firm’s other former partner to make those contributions, as the firm continues to dissolve. -
Woman reiterates claims that sexual assault on bus was charter school's fault
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman has claimed once again that the school bus sexual assault she endured as a middle school student was the fault of her school, who disregarded the alleged assailant’s history of prior assaults and violated her constitutional rights in the process. -
Woman says Philly charter school violated her constitutional rights, when it failed to stop her 2015 sexual assault on bus
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman alleges that as a middle school student, she was sexually assaulted by a classmate while riding a school bus in February 2015 and that her school violated her constitutional due process rights by failing to prevent the assault. -
Wrongful death litigation against landfill is transferred to Western Pa. federal court
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants have won a motion to transfer venue to a federal court in Western Pennsylvania, in wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car. -
Judge sends Philadelphia woman's injury lawsuit versus UPS back to state court on jurisdictional grounds
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has remanded to state court the case of a local woman who claimed she suffered extensive knee and back injuries when she slipped and fell on a section of walkway in the lot of a UPS building in Philadelphia last year. -
Phila. woman who alleged she was abused in foster home settles claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman who is now an adult and claimed that she was both physically and emotionally abused as a child, during the span of time she was placed in a foster home by city entities, has settled her claims. -
Montco man reargues that Folcroft flower shop's negligence led to him falling and suffering skull fracture
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County man reiterates allegations that he sustained a skull fracture when he slipped on an accumulated pool of water in a Folcroft flower shop, while browsing Mother’s Day flowers for his wife and accompanied by his son. -
Parents of UPenn student who committed suicide in 2016 settle wrongful death litigation with school
PHILADELPHIA – The parents of a student at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business who committed suicide six years ago have settled wrongful death litigation with the school, in a suit which charged it ignored the decedent’s requests for mental health counseling and assistance. -
African-American Muslim contractor allegedly framed for materials theft on job site settles case
PHILADELPHIA – An African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was framed for materials theft by a racist employee of a business he was working at and arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, despite there being no evidence he had committed any crime, has settled his case. -
Corrections officer disciplined for Facebook post settles First Amendment claims with City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A corrections officer who claimed that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was disciplined for a Facebook post calling for a rally in response to payroll policy breaches, has settled with the City of Philadelphia. -
Judge: Wrongful death litigation filed after death of man at landfill's gate won't return to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion to remand a wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car, to a state court. -
Northeast Philly church says insurance carrier breached its policy when it didn't cover water damages
PHILADELPHIA – A Northeast Philadelphia church contends that its insurance carrier has committed breach of contract, by failing to cover its losses of water damage sustained when a drain line failed. -
Pa. Superior Court quashes appeal from Rex Medical, as company tried to prevent turning over financial records
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently quashed an appeal from Rex Medical, L.P., in response to a Philadelphia trial court decision that the vena cava filter manufacturer must provide certain pieces of financial information pertinent to plaintiffs’ claims for punitive damages. -
Lawsuit against Bensalem gym over its treadmills is heading to arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a Philadelphia couple and a Bensalem fitness facility, which claimed that the gym was negligent in maintaining the safety of its treadmill machines and as a result the wife-plaintiff fell and suffered severe injuries, will now be heading to arbitration. -
Venue dispute ongoing, in wrongful death case surrounding gate which dropped onto man's car at landfill
PHILADELPHIA – Opposing motions seeking to determine the venue for wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car are now in play, in a federal court. -
Security guard leaving work says she suffered serious knee and back injuries in sidewalk fall outside UPS building
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman claims she suffered extensive knee and back injuries when she slipped and fell on a section of walkway in the lot of a UPS building in Philadelphia last year. -
Pa. Superior Court rules Philly trial court properly granted summary judgment to L.A. Fitness in injury lawsuit
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was correct when it granted summary judgment to L.A Fitness and others, in response to a premises liability action brought against them. -
Five plaintiffs who alleged Parkinson's disease from Paraquat exposure end case soon after filing
PHILADELPHIA – Five individuals who filed a lawsuit for Parkinson’s disease they suffered allegedly as a result of exposure to an herbicide called Paraquat have dropped their case without prejudice, just a week-and-a-half after filing it.