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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: Department of Labor Fines Roofing Contractor $605,371 for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at 3 Pennsylvania Worksites
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Webb Contractor Corp. for exposing employees to fall hazards at three separate worksites in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, area. -
Plaintiff's case alleging faulty gas system in trash truck explosion is scheduled for trial
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a man who has accused a group of companies of manufacturing and distributing a faulty natural gas system for a trash truck which exploded has now been listed for trial next spring. -
Wrongful death litigation involving tree landscaper discontinued without prejudice
PHILADELPHIA – According to a plaintiff’s recent motion, the wrongful death lawsuit revolving around the death of their spouse, a landscaping contractor will be discontinued without prejudice. -
Case over Macungie house fire proceeds to settlement conference
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal magistrate judge has scheduled March 20 as the day to possibly settle a subrogation case over damages related to a house fire, a month after the defendants lost their effort to dismiss the case. -
Philly court scheduled to hear proceedings on landscaper's wrongful death action in coming months
PHILADELPHIA – Per a state court judge’s outlined case management order, a wrongful death lawsuit revolving around the death of a landscaping contractor will hold a number of proceedings in 2018 and see the inside of a courtroom at this time next year. -
Federal judge dismisses RICO claims filed against U.S. Xpress by former drivers
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a racketeering lawsuit filed against U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc., Pratt (Corrugated Logistics) LLC and certain employees of both companies, according to a memorandum opinion entered on Feb. 5 by Judge Cynthia M. Rufe. -
Hose company denies claims of liability from plaintiff severely burned in trash truck explosion
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel for one of a group of companies who are accused of manufacturing a faulty natural gas system for a trash truck which exploded and left a man with third-degree burns have unanimously denied the claims levied against it. -
Judge overrules plaintiff objections in fatal tree removal accident lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections filed by a plaintiff who says a group of companies designed and sold equipment that was responsible for her late husband’s fatal accident during his tree removal job. -
Defense counsel in gas explosion case seeking to dismiss punitive damages claims
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for one in a group of companies who are accused of manufacturing a faulty natural gas system for a trash truck which exploded and left a man with third-degree burns have moved to dismiss claims against them for punitive damages. -
Defense counsel seeking to dismiss punitive damages claim in gas explosion system injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for defendants in a strict liability case are seeking to dismiss a claim for punitive damages, brought forward by a man who suffered third-degree burns in an explosion from a trash truck’s natural gas system. -
Lab quality manager's wrongful termination suit remanded to Lehigh County court
ALLENTOWN – A healthcare lab quality manager’s wrongful termination lawsuit will in fact be remanded to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, per a federal court’s decision reached last Friday. -
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Lift manufacturer denies claims its product led to man's death in tree removal accident
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an industrial lift manufacturing company have categorically denied claims from a Pennsylvania woman who said the equipment they designed and sold was responsible for the untimely death of her husband during his tree removal job. -
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. -
Woman says defective aerial lift led to wrongful death of husband during tree removal work
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania woman recently filed litigation against the manufacturer of an aerial lift and a trucking equipment company, claiming the lift they designed and sold was responsible for the untimely death of her husband during his tree removal job. -
Lab quality manager's wrongful termination action not headed back to Lehigh County court
PHILADELPHIA – A healthcare lab quality manager’s wrongful termination lawsuit will not be remanded to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, per a federal court’s decision reached Monday. -
Counsel for trucking company, driver seeking negligence case transfer to Lehigh County
Counsel for an Emmaus-based trucking company and their driver involved in a fatal collision one year ago are moving for the case filed against them to be moved to Lehigh County. -
Property manager sues employer alleging willful wage evasion
A woman brought allegations against a property management firm and three of its officers alleging labor law violations from 2011 to 2015. Tammy Fogarty of Macungie sued Hereford Homes Greater Reading Management Corp.; David Rittenhouse, Emily D’Orsogna, and Scott Darrenkamp, all of Audubon, in the U.S. -
Mistaken identity by Walmart security leads to wrongful arrest and prosecution, suit claims
A seemingly routine phone call to clear up a case of mistaken identity unexpectedly led to