PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability suit from a Brooklyn, N.Y. couple against several defendants based on an injuries fall occurring in December 2011 has been settled, per a praecipe from counsel for the couple.
PHILADELPHIA – Irreconcilable differences with his client have left a Philadelphia attorney no choice but to withdraw from a slip-and-fall litigation against the City of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA – Attorneys for New Jersey Transit and one of its bus drivers believe a motor vehicle accident case should be heard in a New Jersey Superior Court, and not the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court has upheld a trial court ruling declaring summary judgment for Ford Motor Company and in dismissing a loss of consortium claim filed against it.
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of plaintiffs lawyers are looking to leave a premises liability lawsuit centered on a collision between a Southeastern Public Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus and a City of Philadelphia fire rescue vehicle.
PHILADELPHIA – On Tuesday, a federal appeals court denied an emergency application for a writ of mandamus to a pair of civil case defendants, who were seeking the writ to ensure the recusal of the judge assigned to their case.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court upheld a trial court decision which granted summary judgment to a Philadelphia police officer, against a man who felt he had been wrongly arrested and imprisoned.
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trial preparation specialist suing her employer for claims of hostile work environment and retaliation may not introduce evidence predating the suit’s statute of limitations, a federal judge ruled.
Attorneys for a major recreation race organization and the resort area that hosted one of their events seek to dismiss charges of recklessness levied against them in a negligence action brought by an injured race participant.
PITTSBURGH – A Texas man, along with other employees, is suing his former employer for its allegedly illegal pay standards and for failing to compensate employees for overtime work.
An attorney representing a minor involved in a slip-and-fall case has requested to withdraw from the case, but says he is not permitted to describe the rationale for his withdrawal.
CINCINNATI – The nation’s largest independent, privately held distributor of snack foods is being sued over a complaint by one of its route drivers for alleging not paying overtime rates.
A self-proclaimed Mr. Mom has filed suit against a municipal judge, police officer and others alleging that his civil rights were violated by their actions in regards to litigation involving his wife.
A number of preliminary objections relating to venue and claim sufficiency are pending in the case of a plaintiff allegedly injured by a malfunctioning chair lift.
Allentown’s Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom water park and its contractors have petitioned to have a lawsuit resulting from a man’s leg being amputated moved to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas.
