PHILADELPHIA – A local television news anchor suing for allegedly improper use of her image on commercial websites across the Internet has agreed to dismiss one of them, Giphy, Inc., from her lawsuit.
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has denied a petition for extraordinary relief from a restaurant taking action against its insurer for allegedly not covering losses sustained during the coronavirus quarantine.
PHILADELPHIA – A wrongful death, class action lawsuit brought by a Dauphin County couple against the National Collegiate Athletic Association on behalf of their late son, who played college football at Lock Haven University, has been transferred to an Illinois federal court.
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 1. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH — An Allegheny County auto dealership that has suffered business losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic is suing its insurance carrier over denial of its claim.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Laborers International Union of North America Local No. 199 Welfare, Pension, Apprenticeship & Training, Annuity, and Laborers Employers Cooperative Education Trust Funds Inc. and Laborers International Union of North America, Local No. 199 against Bencardino Excavating Inc. on May 1.
The following cases categorized as "insurance" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 23. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
HARRISBURG – A restaurant taking action against its insurer for allegedly not covering losses sustained during the coronavirus quarantine has filed an emergency petition seeking the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to take the case.
JOHNSTOWN – A Western Pennsylvania group of medical centers has filed a class action lawsuit against Travelers Insurance Company, alleging the insurer has not covered losses incurred by the center and other businesses like it during the coronavirus pandemic.
PITTSBURGH – An insurance company is now the defendant in two separate lawsuits, one of them a class action, alleging they are not covering losses sustained by a number of its policyholder restaurants during quarantine from the coronavirus.
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 25. 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 March 20. 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 Omar Duggan against Cooper Global Chauffeured, Cooper Global Chauffeured Transportation Inc., Cooper-global, General Dynamics C4 Systems Inc., John Doe I (ficticious Name), John Doe Ii (ficticious Name) and Roberta George on March 25.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Patricia Cooper against Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on March 20: 'Complaint Against All Defendants ( Filing Fee $ 400 Receipt Number 0313-14192055.), Filed By Patricia Cooper. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Designation Form, # 3 Case Management Track Form, # 4 Proposed Summons Merck Co, # 5 Proposed Summons Merck Sharp)(anello, Virginia)'.
The following cases categorized as "civil - tort - motor vehicle" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on March 10. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a television news anchor argues image-hosting website Imgur is in fact subject to jurisdiction in Pennsylvania, contrary to a recent motion the company filed to be dismissed from litigation.
