The following cases categorized as "contract" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 17. 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 activities in the suit brought by THE Burlington Insurance Company against Shelter Structures Inc. on Oct. 17.
PHILADELPHIA – Court records state that litigation between two Philadelphia law firms over alleged non-payment of outstanding legal fees has recently been settled.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia-based interactive media manufacturing and retailing company is seeking to recoup over $100,000 in outstanding contractual funds, per a recently-filed lawsuit in state court.
PHILADELPHIA – A man who suffered spinal injuries in an accident in New Jersey believes his insurance provider has failed to provide him with $30,000 of necessary benefits to which he is entitled.
MEDIA – A prominent clinical laboratory firm and two other companies stridently oppose the claims of a lawsuit filed by a Delaware couple, who claims the defendants all failed to prevent snow and ice from falling off the lab building’s roof and injuring one of the plaintiffs.
MIAMI – A Philadelphia law firm has been named as a defendant in a Florida firm’s lawsuit resulting from a dispute over distribution of legal fees in a separate case.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a Philadelphia law firm has rejected claims for alleged outstanding legal fees, saying the opposing plaintiff firm bringing forth the claims has no legal basis with which to do so.
PHILADELPHIA – A recent lawsuit filed in state court revolves around referral fees and legal costs for two Philadelphia law firms that at one time teamed for an automobile accident case.
MEDIA – A Delaware couple have filed suit against one of the world’s largest clinical laboratory networks and two other companies, claiming they all failed to prevent snow and ice from falling off the lab building’s roof and injuring one of the plaintiffs.
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey-based health care corporation has filed suit against its former President and CEO, alleging he breached his fiduciary duty and failed to disclose a prior felony conviction, among other charges.
PHILADELPHIA – A Moorestown man and former Drexel University professor who alleged the school engaged in breach of contract and other offenses when it terminated him has had his case transferred from federal court in New Jersey to Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA — The widow of a railroad worker is suing BNSF Railway Company, alleging it allowed her husband to be exposed to toxic chemicals, which resulted in his death from lung cancer.
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel for a garage door manufacturer has objected to the venue chosen in a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff allegedly injured by one of its products, but had its motion to dismiss and/or transfer the case out of the state denied.
Defense counsel for a garage door manufacturer has objected to the venue chosen in a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff allegedly injured by one of its products, and further seeks transfer of the case out of the state.
On Oct. 29, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania vacated a trial court decision that originally granted summary judgment in favor of Grace Construction Management Company in construction contract litigation with Burlington Coat Factory.
A Philadelphia-based law firm says that the National Transportation Safety Board's current method of releasing plane crash data and information unfairly favors airplane and component manufacturers at the expense of victims and their families, according to a Freedom of Information Act suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
