PHILADELPHIA – The first Risperdal lawsuit to see the inside of a Philadelphia courtroom since a landmark $70 million plaintiff verdict in July was recently dismissed just 11 days into trial proceedings.
PHILADELPHIA – An appellate court has dismissed charges of unconstitutional search and seizure, violation of equal protection and due process and a fabrication of warrant against the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department.
PHILADELPHIA - An August decision by a Philadelphia judge affirmed a Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital's right to fire an employee who refused a flu shot as it was determined the employee's denial wasn't based on religion.
PHILADELPHIA – Three motions for preliminary objection motions in a car accident lawsuit remain left to be decided, subsequent to a rescheduled hearing last week in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PITTSBURGH — A former employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against Encompass Services L.L.C., alleging violation of federal, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts wage laws.
PHILADELPHIA – Three motions for preliminary objection motions in a car accident lawsuit will be decided in a rescheduled hearing set for September in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – Several preliminary objection motions in a car accident lawsuit, in addition to one for extraordinary relief, will now be decided in a rescheduled hearing set for this week in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PITTSBURGH — An employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against Rice Energy Inc., claiming the company failed to properly compensate him for overtime.
PITTSBURGH — A man has filed a class-action lawsuit against Solo Construction LLC, an oilfield service company, claiming he was not paid proper overtime wages.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The average number of companies targeted by some of the biggest asbestos firms in their lawsuits is in the triple-figures, according to recent statistics, leading some, especially those in claims management, to question the strategy of plaintiffs’ lawyers.
Several preliminary objection motions in a car accident lawsuit, in addition to one for extraordinary relief, will now be decided in a rescheduled hearing set for July in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A long series of preliminary objections and a motion for extraordinary relief are being considered in an injury lawsuit connected to a motor vehicle accident that took place last July on a New Jersey highway.
PHILADELPHIA – Citing irreconcilable differences, a plaintiff attorney involved with an alleged false arrest case is seeking to exit the lawsuit connected with that incident.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has dismissed the first Paxil lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline to go to trial in Philadelphia after determining the plaintiffs' evidence would lead to a guessing game by the jury.
PITTSBURGH – A presumed condition of at-will employment status defeated an appeal motion for an advertising company’s former project manager, according to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA – A negligence complaint against a Florida-based café has been dismissed by a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge, due to lack of jurisdiction.
