PHILADELPHIA – The parent company and publisher of two of Philadelphia’s major print news publications is pursuing legal action against a dental care practice, for over $15,000 in fees it’s looking to reconcile from advertising placements in those same newspapers.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff from the Main Line suburbs is suing a Lafayette Hill-based assisted living facility for negligence, after she claims to have been seriously injured when falling during her exit from the building.
LANCASTER – Defendants in a negligence-related motor vehicle accident lawsuit filed by a Florida woman in state court charge the incident was in fact her fault and responsibility, and not theirs.
MEDIA – An Aston couple who sued Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and its operating companies for negligence and loss of consortium in connection with an injurious fall to the husband settled their litigation with the casino.
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a Chambersburg woman has settled a lawsuit between it and Electrolux Home Ranges and Sears Roebuck & Co., the respective manufacturer and distributor of a Kenmore-brand gas grill the plaintiffs say malfunctioned and caused a damaging fire at the decedent’s property.
MEDIA – A man involved in an accident on his motorcycle about two years ago is involved in litigation against the shop that serviced his bike before the crash, claiming its negligence caused the accident – however, the company has countered that the circumstances of the accident were fully within the plaintiff’s control.
MEDIA – A recent case management order states a Delaware County courtroom will hear the case of man who was seriously injured in a car accident nearly three years ago after patronizing a local tavern, and who subsequently sued the establishment and its ownership for negligence.
PHILADELPHIA – A product liability action alleging that a lawnmower malfunctioned and maimed one of the plaintiffs was discontinued not even three months after its filing, according to court records.
PHILADELPHIA – The parents of an avid 12-year-old supporter of President Donald Trump have launched a defamation lawsuit against Newsweek Magazine, for labeling him as a “Trump Mini-Me” and as part of a sinister plot by the political alt-right in “defending raw racism and sexual abuse.”
PHILADELPHIA – A Motion picture owner claims a "habitual and persistent BitTorrent user and copyright infringer" unlawfully distributed its movies online.