PHILADELPHIA – A Morgantown couple are seeking damages from a tree stand manufacturer after an allegedly defective stand failed and caused the husband to fall 20 feet from a tree.
PHILADELPHIA – A local man who sued Wawa over a cup of hot coffee that allegedly scalded and injured him has settled his claim with the popular and prominent convenience store chain.
The following cases categorized as "civil nr - judgment - foreign judgments / registration" cases were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on Aug. 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – A former chemist for Conrail and CSX Transportation who believed his development of kidney disease, multiple myeloma and pulmonary emboli was the result of his being exposed to harmful substances in the course of his work, has settled with both rail companies.
PHILADELPHIA – A former train conductor and brakeman of 36 years has settled with three rail and insurance companies which he claimed had violated the Federal Employers Liability Act, by neglecting to provide him a safe workplace and caused him to contract kidney cancer through exposure to toxic substances.
HARRISBURG – The choice of venue is at issue in a lawsuit brought by the estate of a former signalman for both Conrail and Amtrak who claims exposure to toxic substances led the decedent to contract a fatal case of colon cancer.
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activities in the suit brought by Bravo! Building Services, Inc. against O'Neill Properties and Sf Iii Conshohocken on Aug. 5.
PHILADELPHIA – American Premier Underwriters and Conrail have lost their bid to dismiss litigation filed by a former train car inspector who believes the multiple myeloma he contracted was the result of his former employer violating the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), by exposing him to toxic substances.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation brought by a local roofing company pursuing both financial damages and a declaratory judgment to reinstate its insurance coverage and which claimed that defendants who were trusted to select proper insurance policies for it failed to do so, has concluded with a settlement.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who alleged in Philadelphia state court that she suffered a broken right foot due to negligence on the part of a Chester County construction company and Philadelphia’s Drexel University has settled her case.
PHILADELPHIA – A Georgia man and Norfolk Southern Railway Company have mutually elected to discontinue litigation that alleges his contraction of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma was a proximate result of his work environment without prejudice.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit alleging the railroad companies that a deceased switchman worked for violated the Federal Employers Liability Act and Locomotive Inspection Act by failing to protect the decedent from exposure to toxic substances, may be transferred for reasons of improper venue.
PHILADELPHIA – The defendants in an action where the estate of a deceased train line switchman alleges the railroad companies he worked for violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) by failing to protect the decedent from exposure to toxic substances, have filed to dismiss it for improper venue.
PHILADELPHIA – Norfolk Southern Railway Company says a lawsuit filed against it by a former flagman, conductor and engineer, one which accuses it of negligence under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) in providing an unsafe work environment and causing the plaintiff to contract colon, prostate and throat cancer, lacks appropriate jurisdiction.
PHILADELPHIA – A county in Pennsylvania has chosen to file its lawsuit against various pharmaceutical companies over the opioid crisis - one of the thousands filed around the country - in federal court rather than state.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia cyclist is charging two road excavation companies with negligence, after an uneven patch of road led him to crash his bicycle and suffer both a broken arm and other disabling injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a widow of a locomotive repairman for Conrail and CSX Transportation who claims those companies did not abide by both the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) by not protecting her deceased husband from harmful substances will see its chosen venue determined in May.
PHILADELPHIA – A shelving contractor performing work at an area IKEA store says the furniture retailer’s negligence led to him suffering spinal damage and post-concussion syndrome when a metal bracket/shelf fell and landed on his head.