According to a federal judge, current laws regarding repayment of federal student college loans did not support a case from a college grad brought against his loan servicers.
PHILADELPHIA – Early returns were blown away by a recent Philadelphia verdict against Johnson & Johnson, which faces hundreds of lawsuits in the court that allege the company's antipsychotic drug Risperdal caused the growing of breasts in male users.
PHILADELPHIA — A consumer is suing Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., pharmaceutical companies, citing alleged breach of implied warranty, design defect, failure to warn, fraud, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation.
PHILADELPHIA – A Tennessee plaintiff in a case tied to the antipsychotic drug Risperdal has earned an unprecedented jury verdict award of $70 million, which substantially exceeds previous award values in this same series of trials.
PHILADELPHIA – Irreconcilable differences, cited as the defining reason from defense counsel to leave a city-based premises liability case in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, have led that withdrawal motion to be approved.
PHILADELPHIA – Members of defense counsel are seeking to leave a sidewalk slip-and-fall case due to “irreconcilable differences”, according to court records in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has rejected a May 26 motion for reconsideration connected to a dismissal of a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty filed against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 380 and the Union’s Trustees of the Health, Welfare and Pension Plans.
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty filed against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 380 and the Union’s Trustees of the Health, Welfare and Pension Plans.
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 — A Texas motorcycle parts designer is suing a Pennsylvania company, alleging it breached contract and withheld property concerning the “Holy Shift” product.
Philadelphia has joined a growing number of cities passing legislation that requires all public single-stall restrooms in city-owned buildings and privately owned establishments to be gender-neutral.
After three defeats, two of which were seven-figure verdicts, in four Philadelphia trials, what can Janssen Pharmaceuticals look forward to as it tries to resolve at least 1,600 more Risperdal lawsuits?
If the results of the first trials are any indication, Janssen Pharmaceuticals might find itself with a hefty price tag connected to more than 1,600 Risperdal cases currently pending in Philadelphia, even without the prospect of paying punitive damages - though an appeal might change that.
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia federal judge has dismissed a portion of a class action lawsuit filed against Rite Aid over its practice of conducting background screenings on new hires.
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester man who claims he unjustly spent five weeks in jail and alleged his alibi wasn't investigated properly had many of his claims dismissed in federal court on Friday.
PHILADELPHIA - An Alabama man who developed breasts while using the antipsychotic drug Risperdal has been awarded a $2.5 million verdict by a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas jury that decided against defendant Janssen Pharmaceuticals Tuesday afternoon.
PHILADELPHIA - After rejecting a $425,000 settlement offer, a Philadelphia man recently sued a firm that owns a private prison, claiming negligence on the prison's part after a fellow inmate allegedly beat him with a pipe.
