PHILADELPHIA – On June 28, a federal judge denied a motion to sever and dismiss claims from an insurance subrogation case tied to damages in seven separate incidents resulting from faulty lawnmowers.
PHILADELPHIA — Two couples are suing T-Fal Corporation, d/b/a T-Fal USA, a consumer appliances manufacturer, citing alleged breach of implied warranty, design defect, failure to warn, liability and product liability.
PHILADELPHIA — A couple's lawsuit against Sears Roebuck and Co., a home appliance manufacturer, alleging negligence, design defect, product liability and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries in connection with a dehumidifier.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a plaintiff severely injured in an alcohol-induced motor vehicle accident is exiting the litigation, due to an impasse between said counsel and the plaintiff in question.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge ruled a former Bethel Township police officer’s claims of wrongful termination without due process under the Police Tenure Act (PTA) and the Fourteenth Amendment would proceed, while other claims against the township, its police chief and five supervisors were defeated by summary judgment.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for defendants involved a breach of contract litigation spanning two states have requested to exit the lawsuit, due to conflicts with their clients.
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability case involving a sidewalk fall outside of an Outback Steakhouse restaurant is not headed to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.
The federal appeals court has determined the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania did not err or abuse its discretion when it denied six requests for appointment of counsel for a man who alleged excessive force against his arresting officers.
HARRISBURG – Last Friday, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed a trial court decision from the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, in remanding for further proceedings a disability pension case involving a former police officer from Lower Salford Township.
Plaintiffs lawyers have done their job in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Pittsburgh couple against Whirlpool and 3M Purification that alleges a defective refrigerator caused more than $129,617 in damages to their home, a Widener University law professor says.
PHILADELPHIA – All case management deadlines in a parking garage premises liability action have been extended for 60 days, per the order of a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge.
PITTSBURGH — A special metals processing company is suing Norfolk Southern Railway Company and Norfolk Southern Corporation, alleging negligence for property damage caused by a train crash.
PHILADELPHIA – A former sales representative for a science company who alleges her employer breached the terms of a settlement with her will have two of her three claims proceed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Three businesses that may have relevant information regarding a property insurance case will be required to respond to subpoenas in connection with that same litigation.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently affirmed a pair of trial court decisions, in the case of a former Pennsylvania congressional candidate suing a local newspaper organization and political group members.
