HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court ruled for a former Towamencin fire marshal Kevin Pezzano suing the township, overruling an earlier decision by the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County.
PHILADELPHIA — An employee is suing National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak), alleging negligence, liability and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
PHILADELPHIA — Employees have filed a class action lawsuit against Ram-T Corporation and Deborah Turner c/o Ram-T corproation, employer, alleging breach of contract, unpaid wages, violation of applicable minimum wage law and violation of workers compensation acts.
HARRISBURG – A negligence and wrongful death action against a Lancaster nursing care facility has been remanded to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, per a recent decision from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania business is suing New Visions Real Estate Firm and John Thomas Holmes and Matthew Wilson, all of Georgia, citing alleged breach of contract.
CHICAGO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a
district court ruling that found that two former University of Pennsylvania
track and field student athletes cannot be classified as employees and entitled
to a minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas was correct in dismissing a medical malpractice plaintiff’s post-trial motion, for not obtaining Notes of Testimony prior to filing that motion.
PHILADELPHIA — Two consumers are suing Fred Beans Motors of Doylestown Inc. d/b/a Fred Beans Doylestown Subaru and/or d/b/a Fred Beans Subaru, alleging breach of contract, fraud, and negligent misrepresentation.
PHILADELPHIA – A $3.1 million verdict reached earlier this year in a wrongful death case has been appealed from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
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 – When the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) began publishing data based on more than 11 million leaked files from a Panama law firm's information and communications system this spring, it highlighted the threats and liabilities law firms face when confronted with cyber-security threats, a Philadelphia attorney says.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has rejected a May 26 motion for reconsideration connected to a dismissal of a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty filed against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 380 and the Union’s Trustees of the Health, Welfare and Pension Plans.
PHILADELPHIA—In order to prevail in its recently filed trademark infringement case, California winery Wilson’s Vineyards will have to prove that there’s a likelihood consumers would confuse it with Pennsylvania-based Wilson’s Vineyard.
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.
A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit alleging breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty filed against Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 380 and the Union’s Trustees of the Health, Welfare and Pension Plans.
Union fund trustees who sued a concrete company on a claim of failing to make timely contributions to their employees’ retirement fund voluntarily dismissed their own complaint after only a month.
