Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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Italian company denies fault for injuries suffered by man in hydraulic bending machine
MEDIA – An Italian company has denied responsibility for a Philadelphia man’s injuries, when he lost two fingers on his right hand in a hydraulic bending machine, allegedly due to the device not being equipped with necessary guards and warnings to its users. -
Former youth football coach and board member files defamation suit against citizen and official
MEDIA – A former youth football board member and coach contends he was defamed by both a private citizen and a fellow board member in emails referring to him as a “safety concern” and a “danger” to the children and families in the program. -
George W. Hill correctional facility operators deny that prison failed to stop assault against plaintiff
MEDIA – The Florida-based operating companies of George W. Hill Correctional Facility have denied that it negligently failed to prevent the brutal assault a Delaware County man alleges he sustained at the hands of another inmate. -
Litigation over death during cataract removal surgery consolidated in Delaware County court
MEDIA – Litigation from the widow of a Clifton Heights man alleging that her late husband died during a cataract removal surgery, because the attending physician and anesthesiologist ignored his extensive history of diagnosed medical issues and administered too much anesthesia to him resulting in his death, has been consolidated. -
State court judge overrules defense's preliminary objections in motorcycle crash case
MEDIA – A state court judge has overruled defense preliminary objections, in the case of a man who crashed his motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol and suffered spinal and leg injuries, and who insisted that the pub overserved him alcoholic beverages and allowed him to drive at the end of the night. -
Man reasserts that he lost fingers in hydraulic bending machine due to its lack of guards
MEDIA – A Philadelphia man maintains he lost two fingers on his right hand in a hydraulic bending machine, due to the device not being equipped with necessary guards and warnings to its users. -
Delaware County and Council oppose requested injunction over selection procedure for board of elections
MEDIA – Delaware County and its Council have opposed calls for an injunction preventing them from enforcing an ordinance governing the selection of members to the local Board of Elections, in response to an argument from the County’s Republican Party Chairman that it allegedly violates state election code. -
Garnet Valley School District keeps pursuing costs of garage fire
MEDIA – The Garnet Valley School District has, through its insurer, stood by its product liability lawsuit against the North Carolina-based manufacturer of a bus which caught fire in the garage where the vehicles were stored, and severely damaged it. -
Lawsuit: Woman thrown to ground by out-of-control Port-O-Potty
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman says she was struck by a Port-O-Potty while it was being moved and received serious injuries, allegedly due to the negligence of the backhoe operator tasked with moving the object. -
Philly woman insists that Lansdowne seafood restaurant's negligence caused her injuries
MEDIA – A Philadelphia woman maintains that a Lansdowne seafood restaurant negligently allowed a sidewalk outside its premises to deteriorate and fall into disrepair, which caused her to fall and become seriously injured during a visit almost two years ago. -
Widow of man who died during cataract removal surgery pushes back on hospital's objections
MEDIA – The widow of a Clifton Heights man has pushed back on objections to her claims that her late husband died during a cataract removal surgery, because the attending physician and anesthesiologist ignored his extensive history of diagnosed medical issues and administered too much anesthesia to him, eventually leading to his death. -
Delaware County GOP Chairman wants to enjoin county and council over selection procedure for board of elections
MEDIA – Delaware County’s Republican Party Chairman is seeking an injunction preventing the County and its Council from enforcing an ordinance governing the selection of members to the local Board of Elections, allegedly because it violates state election code. -
Crozer Health entities fight lawsuit after man's death during cataract removal surgery
MEDIA – Crozer Health entities have objected to corporate negligence claims from the widow of a Clifton Heights man, who said her late husband died during a cataract removal surgery because the attending physician and anesthesiologist ignored his extensive history of diagnosed medical issues and administered too much anesthesia to him, eventually leading to his death. -
Suit: Man lost two fingers in hydraulic bending machine, because it lacked guards and warnings
MEDIA – A Philadelphia man alleges he lost two fingers on his right hand in a hydraulic bending machine, due to the device not being equipped with necessary guards and warnings to its users. -
Lawsuit alleging assault outside elementary school is withdrawn three days after filing
MEDIA – A complaint from a Glenolden man alleging he was assaulted and threatened by an employee of a cleaning service outside his child’s elementary school, has been withdrawn three days after it was filed. -
Woman injured on sidewalk settles lawsuit with Borough of Morton
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman who alleged that she was seriously injured when she fell on a deficiently maintained sidewalk along Taylor Avenue in the Borough of Morton, has settled her lawsuit. -
Online news provider Patch is given consolidation of suits surrounding shooting arrest story
MEDIA – Counsel for online news provider Patch and one of its reporters have been granted consolidation of two lawsuits based upon an article it published, which claimed both the plaintiff and his mother were arrested for a fatal shooting in June 2021, when in fact they were arrested for unrelated offenses. -
Montco Wawa store dismissed from suit over meal that allegedly caused illness
MEDIA – An individual Wawa store has been dismissed from litigation brought by a woman who alleged she was sickened by a meal she purchased at a there, leaving the convenience store chain at large and its employees as defendants. -
Motorcyclist who crashed bike under the influence continues to say bar overserved him
MEDIA – A man who crashed his motorcycle while under the influence of alcohol and suffered spinal and leg injuries as a result, insists that the pub overserved him alcoholic beverages and allowed him to drive at the end of the night. -
Correctional facility kitchen worker claims defective floor grating caused his fall
MEDIA — A subcontractor worker at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility is alleging negligence after the floor grates in the kitchen gave way and caused his injuries.