The following securities/commodities-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Jan. 7. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court of Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Charmaine Prater against John Doe, American Heritage Federal Credit Union, Vice President Brian Hahn, President Bruce Foulke, Lynette Smart, Joh Doe, Jane Doe, Stephanie Pompey, Matthew James and Thomas F. Chapman on Jan. 7:
PHILADELPHIA – A West Chester-based home improvement company has been ordered to pay a $17,500 penalty in order to resolve alleged violations of the lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule by the Environmental Protection Agency.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit from a Philadelphia pedestrian struck by a passing car while walking in a crosswalk near Washington Square, has been deemed barred by counsel representing the driver said to have injured her.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a recent filing, counsel for the manufacturers of blood thinner-drug Xarelto are looking to have the lawsuits of certain plaintiffs dismissed with prejudice, supposedly for not complying with filing guidelines.
PHILADELPHIA – A Huntingdon Valley couple have initiated legal action against Ford Motor Company, believing an allegedly defective automobile they purchased is a cause of action for the violations of both federal and state laws.
PITTSBURGH – A mobile truck crane which killed one man and seriously injured another during construction work on the campus of Penn State University, has led to a three-count negligence and loss of consortium lawsuit against the manufacturer and contractor behind the device being used.
PHILADELPHIA – Per a federal court ruling, a protective order has been granted in a sexual harassment case that prevents a defendant’s spouse from providing a deposition in this matter.
Defense counsel in a fatal pedestrian-truck collision that took place on I-95 believe the plaintiff’s case is now in an improper venue and lacks crucial specificity and seek to have those portions stricken from the complaint.
A Philadelphia car dealership did not follow through on its agreement to construct a 16,000 square-foot facility in exchange for $500,000, according to a federal lawsuit filed by Volkswagen of America in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
A Texas woman is suing a suburban Philadelphia car dealership over claims that she became seriously injured after slipping and falling in the defendant’s parking lot.
