The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on June 15. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Bari Boyer, Marc Katzen and Marshall Katzen against Joyce Villella on June 15: 'Summons/return Of Service Returned Executed By Bari Boyer, Marc Katzen, Marshall Katzen. Joyce Villella Served On 6/12/2020, Answer Due 7/6/2020. (connaughton, Rory)'.
PITTSBURGH – A Virginia couple’s litigation for injuries the husband allegedly suffered during the derailment of a mine car tour given in a West Virginia mine belonging to CONSOL Energy has been transferred to the Washington County Court of Common Pleas.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on June 26. 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 activities in the suit brought by Evelyn Marshall against Jane Doe, John Doe, Merck & Co. Inc., Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. and Xyz Corp. on June 26.
ALLENTOWN – A former warehouse worker for the Sam Adams beer company says their amended complaint meets pre-discovery standards for federal court litigation.
PITTSBURGH – CONSOL Energy has filed preliminary objections for improper venue, in an action filed by a Virginia couple for injuries the husband allegedly suffered during the derailment of a mine car tour given in one of the company’s West Virginia mines.
SCRANTON – A Mississippi widower and a Mount Union company are battling over the second complaint filed concerning an allegedly defective natural gas heater which may have been responsible for the death of his wife.
PHILADELPHIA – Due to a lack of jurisdiction, a Philadelphia federal judge has dismissed negligence and product liability claims brought against a Texas-based wholesaler that had been sued for injuries connected to packaging for a knife product it sold.
HARRISBURG – Three judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania agree with a state court that judicial immunity and the doctrine of res judicata effectively bar an abuse of process complaint surrounding breach of contract litigation from continuing.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 3. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – The Samuel Adams beer company and other defendants have wholeheartedly rejected claims that they engaged in discrimination and harassment against a former worker for being Hispanic and that the company fired him in retaliation for reporting the harassment.
SCRANTON – A Mississippi widower has rescinded a request for punitive damages from a Mount Union company whose natural gas heater was allegedly defective and responsible for the death of his wife, who passed away two weeks after allegedly being burned by the device in her kitchen.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Marsha Stein against Mckesson Corp., Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp and Dohme Corp. on May 3.
