ALLENTOWN – Montgomery County health authorities argue that a federal lawsuit brought by a group of citizens, claiming the lives of schoolchildren are being negatively impacted by a switch from in-person learning to virtual learning, is moot and should be dismissed for failure to state a claim.
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce Julie D. Goldstein was appointed President-Elect of the Bucks County Bar Association for a one-year term, effective January 1, 2021.
ALLENTOWN – A group of citizens has brought suit in federal court against Montgomery County health authorities, claiming the lives of schoolchildren are being negatively impacted by a switch from in-person learning to virtual learning and that the closure of schools in response to COVID-19 is just “an emotional response.”
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Massoud Daheshia against Arbutus Biopharma Inc. on Nov. 23.
HARRISBURG – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the concept of specific jurisdiction in 2017 did not guide the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, when it affirmed a $12.85 million damages award in a pelvic mesh injury matter against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman says her skirt was caught in the escalator of a Macy’s store in Bucks County and has initiated legal action against the store, the supposed manufacturer of the escalator and store employees who allegedly did not intervene or remedy the dangerous condition.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal lawsuit looking to compel Pennsylvania election officials to change how voters’ signatures are verified on mail-in ballots prior to this year’s Presidential election, has been voluntarily dismissed by its plaintiffs.
PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy, saying that the statute of limitations and the doctrine of res judicata should preclude the case from proceeding.
PHILADELPHIA – A manufacturer disavows all claims of negligence it is facing from a Bucks County man whose legs were allegedly crushed while using a turntable stretch wrapper machine.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Garrett Eckhoff against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company on Sept. 2.
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturer and distributor of an audio speaker purchased by a United Kingdom couple say they are not responsible for fire damage their speaker supposedly caused to the plaintiffs’ Bucks County home.
PITTSBURGH – Boards of election in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties are looking to dismiss litigation initiated by President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign over an allegedly illegal system for submitting and counting mail-in ballots.
PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is seeking judgment in its favor from a Pennsylvania federal court, in response to a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a prior ruling that the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas was not a proper venue for litigation filed by 41 farm workers from the Dominican Republic, who alleged in they were exposed to poisonous pesticides and herbicides in their plantation work.
PHILADELPHIA – A United Kingdom couple who own property in Bucks County are suing the manufacturer and distributor of an audio speaker they purchased, one which they claim malfunctioned and caused a catastrophic fire at that same property.
PHILADELPHIA – An Arizona man pursuing legal action against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy growing up in Pennsylvania, has had his case transferred to a federal court here.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Woods Resources Inc. against Streamline Healthcare Solutions LLC on June 8.
.jpg)
