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Ownership of car dealership disputed in underlying action connected to $235K judgment
PHILADELPHIA – A rule returnable meeting happening later this month will determine the result of an objection made to a sheriff’s determination by the owner of a used car dealership in Northeast Philadelphia – one unable to strike a $235,000 judgment against him earlier this year, from a suit filed by a plaintiff injured on his business property. -
HOURIGAN KLUGER & QUINN: Attorney Christopher C. Quinn joins Personal Injury Team at HKQ Law
The shareholders at Hourigan, Kluger & Quinn, PC (HKQ Law) are pleased to announce the addition of Attorney Christopher C. Quinn to their Personal Injury Team. -
Allegheny County couple sue city following fall on sidewalk
PITTSBURGH — An Allegheny County couple is suing the City of Pittsburgh and Marcia M. Gumberg, government entity and official, citing alleged breach of duty and negligence. -
XFinity Live, Citizens Bank Park deny responsibility for alleged sexual assault of woman at NFC Championship
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit in which a woman claims to have been sexually assaulted in a parking lot next to the XFinity Live entertainment complex and Citizens Bank Park has been met with denials of liability from the locations’ management entities. -
Philly plaza defendants facing allegations of negligence for failing to stop gang assault last year
PHILADELPHIA – A woman who asserts she was assaulted and beaten by a group of attackers at The Schmidt’s Commons in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood more than a year ago has brought legal action in response to that event. -
Japanese chemical company says jurisdiction over it doesn't exist in wrongful death case
PHILADELPHIA – The spouse of a Berks County woman who died from complications related to beryllium disease is suing the manufacturing entities supposedly responsible for her chemical exposure, while one of them, a Japanese corporation, maintains it is not subject to legal jurisdiction in Pennsylvania. -
Cyclist's suit against SEPTA for failing to maintain safe bike paths looks to be dismissed by transport entity
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman maintains that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and its negligence in maintaining rails and street surfaces created an unsafe riding condition for cyclists and led to her injurious bike accident, while SEPTA sought dismissal of the formerly-unverified suit. -
Man assaulted at Schmidt's Commons sues plaza management entities for negligence
PHILADELPHIA – A man claiming to have been assaulted and severely injured by a group of assailants at The Schmidt’s Commons in Northern Liberties is suing the entities he believes are responsible for failing to prevent or stop the altercation. -
Plaintiff settles case filed after dog attack that resembled a "horror movie"
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man who launched legal action after a “horror movie-like incident” where his dog was allegedly attacked by a pair of pit bulls recently settled the case. -
Penthouse customer claims its staff beat him and broke his jaw in brutal assault
PHILADELPHIA – A gentleman’s club patron claims he was brutally assaulted by the club’s staff, who allegedly attacked him without provocation and left him bloody and beaten outside with a broken jaw. -
Father and daughter sue after alleged exposure to mold and insecticides in their apartment
PHILADELPHIA – A father-daughter pair of plaintiffs from the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia are suing their property owner and manager for alleged exposure to both mold and insecticides in their apartment, while premises management has denied any such occurrence. -
Contractor suing companies he says are behind his being knocked off scaffold in construction accident
PHILADELPHIA – A man claiming to have been severely injured after being struck with a cement hose and falling off the scaffold on which he was working is suing the commercial entities supervising the construction project, who have not yet responded to the litigation. -
Lawsuit blames Amtrak, horticultural society for pit bull attack
PHILADELPHIA — A man is suing the Neighborhood Garden Trust, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and Amtrak, property controllers, citing alleged negligence. -
Arbitration ready for man suing over wall that he says fell on him in his apartment
PHILADELPHIA – An arbitration hearing has been scheduled in the action of an apartment tenant who sued a quartet of real estate defendants for damages in claiming that a deteriorated wall in his residence collapsed on and injured him. -
Daughter of woman killed in car crash seeks distribution of nearly $350K in settlement proceeds
MEDIA – The daughter of a woman killed in a motor vehicle accident in March of this year has petitioned the Orphans Court of Delaware County to distribute nearly $350,000 in wrongful death and survival proceeds, as the administrator of her mother’s estate. -
Flight attendant says she was severely injured by passing Jamba Juice cart inside Philly International Airport
PHILADELPHIA – A flight attendant who alleges she was barreled over by a juice store’s supply cart and seriously injured inside Philadelphia International Airport, is now pursuing damages against the company to which the store belongs. -
Rider sues after SEPTA bus he was riding fell into road's construction hole
PHILADELPHIA – A local man has initiated legal action against the City of Philadelphia, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation (DOT), after he was injured when the bus he was riding fell into a construction hole. -
Philly forklift operator who suffered crushed and amputated left leg sues for damages
PHILADELPHIA – A forklift operator whose leg was crushed at the warehouse where he worked and later required amputation, has sued a number of commercial defendants for legal damages associated with that injury. -
Philadelphia organic restaurant says scaffolding on neighboring property damaged roof
PHILADELPHIA – A case management conference has been slated in a lawsuit that alleges a construction company’s negligence caused damage to be sustained to the roof of the adjacent building, an all-organic restaurant. -
Contractors allegedly damaged Verizon's underground cables in Allegheny Co.
PITTSBURGH — Verizon is suing a pair of contractors, after they allegedly damaged some of the telecommunications company's underground cable and other equipment.