Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
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Attorney to fight 'bizarre' ruling ordering new trial because judge retired
HARRISBURG – To say attorney Anthony Pinnie is frustrated by a “bizarre” Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruling that vacated a judgment awarded to his client would be an understatement. -
Lawsuit: Mother accompanying daughter to surgery slipped on wet floor
MEDIA – A woman who suffered an injurious slip-and-fall at a Wynnewood hospital is suing the facility and the healthcare company which operates it for damages resulting from that accident. -
Lawsuit: Wallingford nursing home negligent in causing plaintiff's injuries
MEDIA – An Aston woman believes liability for the leg, spine and shoulder injuries she sustained in a fall at a Wallingford nursing home, belongs to the home and its co-defendants. -
Trucker alleges defendants are responsible for his arm and shoulder injuries
MEDIA – A man believes a pair of defendants are responsible for premises liability issues which caused him to suffer serious arm and shoulder injuries, sustained in the course of his employment with a major trucking and transportation company. -
Plaintiff says Folsom bar overserved violent patrons who later assaulted him
MEDIA – A man says a Folsom bar/restaurant overserved fellow pub patrons who later went on to assault and seriously injure him and is thus vicariously liable, according to a recently-filed lawsuit. -
Incomplete record, trial judge's retirement costs homeowner victory over allegedly defective windows
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has vacated a judgment awarded in favor of a homeowner whose house was damaged as a result of allegedly faulty windows because a lower court was ultimately unable to explain its ruling and the lower court judge had retired after hearing the case. -
Woman says decedent's Stevens-Johnson Syndrome wasn't diagnosed and led to death
MEDIA – A plaintiff alleges a series of medical defendants were negligent in failing to properly treat a woman for complications related to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, which ultimately resulted in her death. -
Plaintiff says fatal pressure ulcers allowed to develop and deteriorate, causing patient's death
MEDIA – A litigant claims that a number of defendants were negligent in their medical care and directly responsible for causing a woman’s death due to development and deterioration of pressure ulcers. -
Woman got drunk, wrecked car and urinated self, then sued the pub that served her
MEDIA – A Media woman has sued a now-closed Philadelphia bar for its alleged responsibility in causing an automobile accident she was involved in during the summer of 2015, in addition to causing a number of serious injuries she allegedly suffered while being detained in police custody. -
Plaintiff accuses medical defendants of causing mother's fatal aortic anuerysm
MEDIA – A Delaware woman says a number of medical defendants are directly responsible for inflicting chest injuries which led her mother to suffer a fatal aortic aneurysm. -
Lawsuit: Sword at renaissance faire fell, slashed patron's hand
MEDIA – A Bryn Mawr family has sued a number of defendants, claiming their negligence caused a medieval sword to slash the back of their minor plaintiff son’s left hand, nearly a year and a half ago. -
Havertown man says he was seriously injured by collapsing retaining wall
MEDIA – A Havertown man has filed a lawsuit for the injuries he received from a collapsing retaining wall in an accident which occurred approximately two years ago. -
Plaintiff's broken neck and torn rotator cuff due to school cafeteria floor, lawsuit says
MEDIA – A Darby woman alleges a school district’s negligence in permitting a dangerous condition to exist in one of its building’s cafeterias was the cause of her falling and becoming seriously injured. -
Broomall church sued by man bringing food to walk-in refrigerator
MEDIA – A man says the ramp to a walk-in refrigeration unit on the premises of a religious non-profit organization was defective, and caused him to be injured in a fall in September 2016. -
Yeadon nursing home hit with wrongful death lawsuit
MEDIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges a Delaware County nursing home was negligent in contributing to what she believes was the wrongful death of one of its residents last year. -
Clifton Heights woman believes physician performed unnecessary hip surgeries on her
MEDIA – A woman initiated legal action versus her physician and the Rothman Institute, believing they were collectively negligent in performing two unnecessary hip surgeries on her in 2015. -
Plaintiff says he was whacked in face with bathroom door, sues hospice facility
MEDIA – A Williamstown, N.J. man believes a Delaware County hospice care facility was negligent in contributing to an accident over one year ago, where he sustained injuries after a bathroom door was opened into his face. -
Chester man alleges serious skin injuries were result of Belvedere Center's negligence
MEDIA – A Chester man says that a care facility he was admitted to nearly two years ago neglected to care for him via the orders that accompanied his arrival, which contributed to the worsening of a painful series of skin breakdown wounds and other injuries. -
Woodlyn woman contends doctor's alleged negligence caused her to lose pregnancy
The woman alleges a local physician committed medical professional negligence in prescribing her an antibiotic medication that led her to become seriously ill and resulted in the termination of her pregnancy. -
Plaintiff claims leg injury caused by negligence of Harrah's Philadelphia Casino
An Aston couple have sued Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and its operating companies, alleging their negligence directly contributed to one of the plaintiffs falling and sustaining a severe leg injury.