The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Dennis Wood, S and W Steel Fabricators Inc., Susan Wood and Woodside Investments Inc. against Complete Business Solutions Group Inc., Fast Advance Funding Inc. and Joseph Laforte on May 4: 'Case Transferred In From District Of California Eastern; Case Number 2:20-cv-00042. Original File Certified Copy Of Transfer Order And Docket Sheet Received.'.
PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that a union that represents higher education faculty across the state has no bargaining rights over which of its members must submit to criminal background checks.
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A Califonia woman is suing Dennis Gross Cosmetology LLC and Dennis Gross Dermatology LLC, alleging their line of collagen products does not contain collagen.
WILLIAMSPORT – Penn State University has formally denied any claim of negligence in response to allegations from a former cornerback that the school, the head coach of its football team and a former defensive tackle collectively ignored incidents of hazing and sexual harassment against him.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a television news anchor argues image-hosting website Imgur is in fact subject to jurisdiction in Pennsylvania, contrary to a recent motion the company filed to be dismissed from litigation.
PITTSBURGH – The figurative wheels are back up on a lawsuit between a pilot and the California airline he worked for, one he alleges subjected him to negligent, prolonged carbon monoxide exposure in the planes he was flying.
HARRISBURG – In the lead-up to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania hearing arguments on Hammons v. Ethicon, Inc. next week, an amicus brief attached to six organizations representing tort reform and business interests in the state says recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings governing personal jurisdiction are being ignored.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, public nuisance cases filed by two Pennsylvania counties against manufacturers who provided lead-containing paint for use in housing developments were properly remanded to state court for a lack of jurisdiction.
HARRISBURG – The future of both pelvic mesh lawsuits and the concept of personal jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have the potential to be greatly impacted by arguments and a forthcoming decision in the Hammons v. Ethicon case, set to be argued before the state Supreme Court next week on March 10.
A class action lawsuit filed in federal court for the Southern District of California alleges several rental car companies have improperly charged customers a fee, claiming it was required by the Port of San Diego.
PHILADELPHIA – In response to a lawsuit filed by a local television news anchor who believes a surreptitious image taken of her was later broadcasted online without her knowledge or consent, social media giant Facebook has claimed immunity through a federal anti-indecency law.
PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has added itself to the growing number of governmental and education entities suing vaping products manufacturer JUUL, for allegedly breaking the law by marketing its high nicotine-content products to an impressionable teenage audience.
PHILADELPHIA – The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office is the first county entity in the state to take legal action against vaping products manufacturer JUUL, claiming its business practices have led to an epidemic of minors who have become “nicotine addicts.”
PHILADELPHIA – Image-hosting website Imgur says a Pennsylvania federal court has no jurisdiction over it, in response to a lawsuit filed by a local television news anchor who believes a surreptitious image taken of her was later broadcasted online without her knowledge or consent.
The following cases categorized as "375 other statutes: false claims act" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh says because it financed the construction of its major sports stadiums through taxpayer funds, it has the right to tax the individuals using the facilities in order to get its money back.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by John Doe against Janssen Therapeutics on Jan. 21.
PHILADELPHIA – Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s mission to hold the nation’s largest student loan provider accountable for its lending practices is now at the federal appellate level, where he has the pledged support of law enforcement in 31 states and Washington, D.C.
WILLIAMSPORT – A former cornerback at Penn State University has launched litigation against the school, the head coach of its football team and former defensive tackle, claiming that they collectively turned a blind eye to incidents of sexual hazing and harassment perpetrated against him.
