WILLIAMSPORT – A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled that a board-certified urogynecologist chosen to be an expert witness in an pelvic device product liability action, may only testify as to his case-specific opinions in the matter and not on the issue of general causation.
PHILADELPHIA – A man who claims to have been shot by his fireworks setup in the left eye from more than 40 feet away is suing the company that sold the product.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 27. 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 Eric D Harper and Erin M Harper against 3d Pyro, SKY King Fireworks Group Inc., SKY King Fireworks Inc., SKY King Fireworks of Tioga LLC and SKY King Unlimited Inc. on April 27.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has partnered with “The Rest of PA,” a consortia of local tourism entities and Bass Pro Shops in Harrisburg to sponsor a giveaway that includes a two-day getaway package and an Ascend 10T Sit-on-Top lime green fishing kayak.
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a man fatally struck by a piece of tire removal equipment has filed a survival and wrongful death lawsuit on his behalf, against his former employer and the companies that manufactured the equipment in question.
HARRISBURG – A recent, massive Philadelphia verdict that bucked a small national trend shows the city's court isn't treating businesses fairly, Pennsylvania's legal reform group says.
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey-based fire and water restoration services firm has launched legal action to recover more than $47,000 in unpaid damages connected to a professional contract it entered earlier this year.
Pennsylvania's oil and gas industry recently breathed a sigh of relief after the state Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed the long-standing "estoppel by deed," or rule of after-acquired title, a Pittsburgh industry attorney who wasn't surprised by the ruling says.
A Northeast Philadelphia electric company is suing a New Jersey construction firm in state court, alleging the defendant failed to pay the plaintiff the remaining balance on a subcontract relating to a construction project at a local shipping port.
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has granted class action status in a case where homeowners who purchased townhouses in a residential development that apparently had high levels of lead and arsenic were suing over their alleged ignorance of the condition of the residential tract.
