WASHINGTON – In the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have taken the No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive year – due to high-dollar mass tort verdicts, expanding medical liability litigation and a lower reliability standard for expert witness evidence, among other issues.
PITTSBURGH – A deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone says his insurance company is refusing to pay coverage for his injuries, due to an exclusion refusing such coverage to policyholders eligible for workers’ compensation.
PHILADELPHIA – HomeGoods and Richards Homewares deny they were responsible for the injuries allegedly caused to a Delaware County plaintiff by a malfunctioning shelf shower organizer, each asserting 29 affirmative defenses to that effect.
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania argues that an Indianapolis legal advocacy group is off-base in its assertions that the state has violated the National Voter Registration Act, in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters.
PITTSBURGH – Parents say the negligence shown by their day care center resulted in their then-eight-month-old child falling from a changing table and suffering a broken right leg.
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 following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 23. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 18. 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 activity in the suit brought by Estate of Ruth J. Greenspan against 2050 Old West Chester Pike LLC, Apex Global Solutions LLC, Apex Healthcare Partners LLC, Jacob Karmel, Platinum Health at Westgate LLC, D B A, Westgate Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Platinum Healthcare Group LLC, Platinum PA Holdings LLC and Vintage Healthcare LLC on Nov. 23.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 16. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – A Wynnewood woman stands by her claims that defendants are liable for an assault she says suffered at the Hampton Inn Pittsburgh two years ago, one which caused her to have sustained severe skull and neurocognitive injuries.
United States Attorney Scott Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania has established an annual award to recognize sustained outstanding performance by an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s office.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Ashu Shukla against Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Joanna Rohde, Penn Medicine University City, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems and West Windsor Police Department on Nov. 18: 'Notice To Clerk By Ashu Shukla (attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Email)(jaa, )'.
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has assumed oversight of a case brought by President Donald Trump’s campaign which seeks to overturn a decision made by the Philadelphia County Board of Elections, which permitted the counting of more than 8,300 mail-in ballots which were allegedly incomplete.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Ashu Shukla against Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Joanna Rohde, Penn Medicine University City, University of Pennsylvania Health Systems and West Windsor Police Department on Nov. 16.
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled 5-2 on Tuesday that the City of Philadelphia did not violate state election law, when a polling place observer representing President Donald Trump’s campaign was not allowed “meaningful access” to see election workers counting mail-in and absentee ballots.
HARRISBURG – Prior to an upcoming hearing regarding a preliminary injunction requested by four Pennsylvania citizens suing a trio of top state officials over the state’s “unconstitutional” mask mandate, the parties are grappling over whether plaintiffs suffered irreparable harm.