James H. Cole, longtime shareholder and co-chair of three practice groups at Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, has been named Assistant Director of the firm’s Professional Liability Department.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for Dollar General and Aldi argue that allegations brought against them and other retailers which said they unlawfully charged sales taxes on the purchases of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic are unsupported, and should be dismissed.
MEDIA – Big Lots refutes claims made by a Lansdale woman that it created and failed to remedy a tripping hazard on the premises of one of its local stores, which led to her falling and becoming seriously injured while she was shopping there.
SCRANTON – A wrongful death and survival lawsuit claims that a number of medical entities based in Lackawanna County are to blame for the death of a woman who was prescribed lithium, against the pattern of treatment established by her prior physician.
HARRISBURG – Walmart is seeking to dismiss litigation between itself, a woman who alleged it committed a pharmaceutical packaging error which allegedly led her husband to take the wrong medicine and pass away in 2017 and the medicine’s manufacturer.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 21. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Dale Todd against Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp. on Dec. 21: 'Summons Issued As To Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp.. E-mailed To: Counsel On 12/21/2020 (bw, )'.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Dale Todd against Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp. on Dec. 18: 'Complaint Against Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharpe & Dohme Corp., Filed By Dale Todd. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Case Management Track Form, # 3 Designation Form)(bw, )'.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Dale Malone against "jane Doe", "john Doe", "xyz Corp.", Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on Oct. 15: 'Complaint Against "jane Doe", "john Doe", "xyz Corp", Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. ( Filing Fee $ 400 Receipt Number 0313-14641701.), Filed By Dale Malone.(sadaka, Mark)'.
McGuireWoods had 195 attorneys from the firm’s U.S. offices selected for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, 15 of whom were named Lawyers of the Year, an honor given to only one lawyer in each practice area per city.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Aug. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – A man suffering from Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) is suing a plethora of major corporations, claiming his exposure to carcinogenic products over the course of his professional career led to his current medical condition.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Dale Siegfried and Robin Siegfried against Liberty Mutual Insurance Company on Aug. 11.
PHILADELPHIA – A wrapping device manufacturer argues that a woman suing it for liability connected to her severe hand injuries was instead contributorily negligent and responsible for her own accident using the wrapper.
