A negligence lawsuit related to a 2013 motor vehicle accident had a hearing in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas this week on discovery motions related to venue.
A public transit passenger who claims she sustained various injuries after she not only slipped on the wet floor of a trolley, but also was subsequently tossed from the vehicle after its doors opened, has filed a personal injury complaint against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority.
A southwestern Pennsylvania man is suing the Latrobe Steel Company over claims that he was discriminated against because of his age in violation of federal employment law.
The Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is named as a defendant in a civil suit filed by a former medical assistant who claims she was not rehired by the defendant as part of its acquisition of Community Medicine Inc. strictly because of her disabilities.
The City of Philadelphia, which was the remaining defendant in a pro se civil rights case brought by a man who claims he was unfairly denied the opportunity to have preliminary hearings in his underlying criminal matters, has been dismissed from the litigation, officially putting an end to the matter.
Two Chester County, Pa. police officers who were sued by a West Vincent Township resident and his wife for alleged civil rights violations are entitled to qualified immunity and therefore cannot be sued, a federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled.
A Philadelphia man who claims he was fired from his job of more than four years for reasons related to his mental and physical health has filed a complaint against former employer in federal court.
A state appellate court has upheld a decision by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to revoke the casino license of a company that sought to erect a slots parlor along an industrial stretch of Columbus Boulevard in South Philadelphia.
A City of Chester, Pa. police officer who was terminated from the force following an off-duty confrontation with another man, but who later got his job back, has filed a federal lawsuit against members of his own department and city leaders, alleging his due process and other constitutional rights were violated when he was fired from his job two years ago.
A Conshohocken, Pa. man who slipped on a patch of ice at a local gas station is suing the business owner for injuries he sustained after taking the spill.