PHILADELPHIA – A Norristown building company’s preliminary objections as to a possible change of venue in a slip-and-fall case have been overruled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – Per an order from a Philadelphia judge, a motor vehicle accident case filed in Philadelphia has been transferred to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA — A business invitee is suing Target Corporation, Besam US Inc., Assa Abloy Entrance Systems Inc. and Besam Automated Entrance Systems Inc., citing alleged failure to warn, negligence, and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
A federal court granted a motion of partial summary judgment to State Farm Fire & Casualty Company, which sought to establish it had no obligation to defend a policyholder involved in an underlying lawsuit related to a bar fight.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court upheld a trial court ruling to dismiss a Willow Grove woman’s civil rights-based lawsuit centered on the cognitive capacity of her mother on Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA — A former police officer is suing the City of Philadelphia, citing alleged discrimination and failure to uphold Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel in a motor vehicle accident case filed in Philadelphia is seeking to transfer that litigation to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a federal appellate judge, an attempt to seek avoiding an equitable lien as a preferential transfer in a bankruptcy court action has not succeeded.
PHILADELPHIA – A breach of insurance contract and statutory bad faith case will not be headed back to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, a federal judge ruled Monday.
PHILADELPHIA – The matter of venue in a Norristown-based premises liability action will not be decided until late next month, per a continuance granted by a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge.
PHILADELPHIA – On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a federal bankruptcy court ruling declaring there is no non-dischargeable obligation for one brother to reimburse another for liability related to costs of their mother’s nursing home care.
PHILADELPHIA – The defense in a slip-and-fall case seeks the suit to be transferred to Montgomery County on a basis of improper venue, while the plaintiff’s counsel countered this request was “untimely” and should not be considered.
PHILADELPHIA – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a judgment from the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, of no monetary damages to one of the parties involved in a 2009 car accident case.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has dismissed its claims on a law enforcement civil rights case, thereby leaving them with no jurisdiction over the remainder of the matter.
The majority of age discrimination-related claims filed by a former member of the Bridgeport Police Department will proceed, according to a ruling from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA – An African-American cook is suing his employer alleging that he was discriminated against and treated in a hostile manner due to his race.
A Norristown employee is suing a Pennsylvania business, alleging disability discrimination, a hostile work environment, failure to accommodate and retaliatory action in a 2014 work matter.
