PHILADELPHIA – A discovery hearing has been set in the case of a Philadelphia man who accused four companies of poisoning him with methyl bromide pesticides three years ago, companies that are attempting to dismiss these claims of reckless behavior and punitive damages with prejudice.
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for one of a quartet of companies accused by a Philadelphia man of poisoning him with methyl bromide pesticides two years ago are attempting to dismiss claims of reckless behavior and punitive damages with prejudice.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge ruled July 14 that a Reading-based copper distributor is ordered to pay the full proceeds of a settlement to a plaintiff and his counsel, without deductions made for payroll taxes.
Motions for preliminary objections and pro hac vice admissions for counsel are on the table in a product liability case, centered on a young boy who allegedly suffered permanent injuries during a circumcision procedure.
Attorneys for a Pennsylvania crematory have argued that a suit targeting it for negligence and reckless misconduct must be heard in the county where the facility is based
Editor’s note: This article is part of a series examining evidence submitted in Garlock Sealing Technologies’ bankruptcy proceeding that was recently unsealed as a result of Legal Newsline’s legal challenge.
Filing fees taken in at Philadelphia's Complex Litigation Center increased more than 1,000 percent between 2008 and 2009, from $420,453 to nearly $4.8 million.
A Philadelphia man who alleges he sustained serious bodily injuries after an unprovoked attack by a group of city police officers is suing those he claims caused his injuries.