PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge says an Ashley man will not be permitted to join the alleged driver of the vehicle which injured him as a necessary party, but will be allowed to amend his complaint to add a charge of negligent entrustment.
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge provided a "solid foundation" for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's lawsuit regarding a gay man allegedly harassed by his manager at a Pittsburgh-area health care center, an employment litigator said during a recent interview.
PHILADELPHIA – The appeal of a Bangor man who claimed he was the victim of selective enforcement of noise ordinances by members of the Bushkill Township Police Department has been dismissed.
PHILADELPHIA – Though a 2013 state Supreme Court decision might
have worried employers that they’d be dragged into asbestos lawsuits over Workers’
Compensation issues, asbestos attorneys say that it hasn’t happened too often.
PITTSBURGH — An administrator of a deceased man's estate is suing several health care providers, Butler County officials and correctional employees, claiming inadequate medical care led to a jail inmate's death.
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel in a car crash case emanating from Springfield Township wants the terms of a February settlement in that case held accountable.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has determined a Philadelphia man’s civil rights complaint claims against the Philadelphia Police Department, Philadelphia Parking Authority, Philadelphia Traffic Court and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are “meritless”, and thus dismissed his appeal on that ground.
A failure to state a claim for a lack of probable cause was a key factor in a Pittsburgh man’s case alleging false arrest and malicious prosecution not proceeding forward, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled.
PHILADELPHIA – On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania decision that declared the children of a deceased receptionist were not eligible for survivor death benefits.
After a brief delay, a hearing on whether one of the defendants in a construction contract action will be found in contempt for violating a court order and subsequently be subject to paying sanctions will take place.
Plaintiff counsel in construction contract litigation wants one of the case’s defendants found in contempt for disobeying a court order and to be responsible for paying sanctions.
PITTSBURGH - A Westmoreland County woman recently sued a skilled nursing facility on behalf of her deceased parent for damages allegedly caused by negligent care.
