SCRANTON – The parent of a boy with Down syndrome contends that the local school district violated multiple federal laws through its negligence, when it failed to prevent injuries the boy suffered when he fell from his school bus.
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 20. 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 Jerome Jr Miller against Heaven's Express Inc. and Sawa Transportation on May 20: 'Complaint Against Jerome Jr Miller ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-15136217.), Filed By Jerome Jr Miller. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Designation Form)(sherman, David)'.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman says official entities from the City of Pittsburgh were not only negligent in their failure to repair a sidewalk, causing her to fall and become seriously injured, but that their defenses to her lawsuit are not adequate.
ALLENTOWN – Defendants in a lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job and sustained a litany of serious injuries, seeking product liability-related damages, have countered that the suit is groundless.
PITTSBURGH – The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh and a management company argue that it was not liable for allegedly failing to repair a section of sidewalk leading to a common mailbox area near the plaintiff’s residence, causing her to fall and become seriously injured.
ALLENTOWN – Bethlehem Area School District is attempting to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a six-year-old child, who the suit claims was repeatedly bullied and sexually assaulted on the school bus and the district didn’t prevent the abuse.
SCRANTON – Lackawanna County medical defendants bring a trio of objections pertaining to both venue and pleading to a lawsuit brought by a local couple, which alleged that the severe bleeding and carotid artery damage the wife-plaintiff suffered was the result of a botched artery repair procedure.
PITTSBURGH – A $200,000 settlement petition has been filed in state court by the widow of a 68-year-old man who allegedly died from internal bleeding as a result of taking the blood-thinner medication Xarelto.
ALLENTOWN – A Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job and sustained a litany of serious injuries has filed suit against the ladder manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe’s, seeking product liability-related damages.
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh argues that it was not negligent in failing to repair a section of sidewalk leading to a common mailbox area near her residence, causing her to fall and become seriously injured.
A Havertown mother and son sued the Haverford Area School District for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to documents filed on March 17 in the Eastern Pennsylvania District Court.
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that our firm has nominated and the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (“LCLD”) has selected partner Melanie S. Carter to join the 2021 LCLD Fellows Program and associates Asima J. Ahmad and Ernestine J. Mings to join the 2021 LCLD Pathfinder Program.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Nicholas J. Capone against John Does and Prudential Financial Inc. on Jan. 14.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 13. 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 Nov. 11. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: