PHILADELPHIA – For jurisdictional reasons, a federal appeals court recently denied the appeal of a Holland Township couple who filed a negligence lawsuit against Walt Disney, for one of the plaintiffs being bitten and injured by a snake during a visit to the Walt Disney World resort in Florida.
After having its lawsuit dismissed by an Illinois federal judge in March, Illinois-based industrial manufacturer John Crane Inc. has filed another lawsuit against a Philadelphia asbestos law firm -- this time, in a Pennsylvania federal court.
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of Labor is suing a printing company and its owners, citing alleged unpaid wages and violation of applicable minimum wage law for failing to pay adequate overtime.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff’s attempt to return his vehicle insurance case to state court has been deemed unsuccessful, due to the proper separation of his claims for declaratory judgment and breach of contract.
MONTOURSVILLE – Pennsylvania counties experiencing a boom in fracking also see increases in employment, salaries and violent crime, a shale networking organization said in a recent newsletter.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has chosen to remand a Glenolden man’s negligence, products liability and breach of warranty action to state court, due to several of the defendants not filing their own consents for removal of the action to federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge ruled July 14 that a Reading-based copper distributor is ordered to pay the full proceeds of a settlement to a plaintiff and his counsel, without deductions made for payroll taxes.
PHILADELPHIA — An administrator of a deceased man's estate is suing Life Insurance Company of North America, alleging violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
PHILADELPHIA – Due to improper service, Pizza Hut has successfully vacated a prior default judgment and damage award to two former employees who claimed they were fired due to their age.
PHILADELPHIA — An African-American woman is suing Special People in Northeast Inc., a former employer, citing alleged discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a defendant named in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit wants the case transferred to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, for reasons tied to where defendants are based, as well as concurrent litigation.
PHILADELPHIA – Ruling in line with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a federal appeals court judge has determined a New Jersey-based credit card debtor’s lawsuit failed to state a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
Due to a presumed lack of evidence, a federal court has dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by a trio of relators on behalf of the U.S. government, in a qui tam action against a dental products company.
PHILADELPHIA — Superior Group Inc. is suing four insurance companies for allegedly failing to uphold their policies after a litany of asbestos-exposure lawsuits were filed against the company.
PHILADELPHIA – An Audubon-based medical device manufacturer will not be forced to provide documents or give deposition testimony in a patent infringement lawsuit originating in federal court in Texas.
PHILADELPHIA — A former store employee and stockowner is suing his former employer, Wawa Inc., for alleged violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
