A now decade-long Philadelphia-based union local's claims that a Lititz contractor underpaid workers for electrical jobs during a federally funded Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) project now awaits the outcome of a special master's findings.
PHILADELPHIA – A settlement conference has been scheduled in the case of a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority conductor suing the agency for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act and Federal Locomotive Inspection Act, alleging a malfunctioning trap caused her to suffer serious shoulder, spine and leg injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) conductor is suing the agency for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and Federal Locomotive Inspection Act (FLIA), alleging a malfunctioning trap caused her to suffer serious shoulder, spine and leg injuries.
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania threw out the post-trial appeal of a plaintiff who filed a medical malpractice complaint against Philadelphia-area doctors for reasons of jurisdiction, due to the trial court not having entered a final judgment on the case’s verdict.
PHILADELPHIA – The families of three men said to have been brutally murdered by Cosmo DiNardo and his cousin Sean Michael Kratz on the DiNardo Family farm in Bucks County last summer filed wrongful death litigation this week against DiNardo, Kratz, DiNardo’s family and their businesses.
PHILADELPHIA – An engineer for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has alleged the entity of violating federal laws by negligently failing to maintain and repair a train’s coupler head, which he says led to him suffering severe lower back and leg injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of local attorneys are seeking overdue legal fees totaling more than $27,000 from a Glenside-based country club, according to a newly filed suit in state court.
PHILADELPHIA – A local medical practice’s former chiropractor and physical therapist allege they were unjustly fired after blowing the whistle on what they believe were improper billing practices on the part of the firm and its management.
PHILADELPHIA – Sixteen plaintiffs allegedly injured in the collapse of a railing at a concert featuring rap music stars Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg in nearby Camden, N.J. in August 2016 are pursuing damages against concert promoter Live Nation National Event Service and Khalifa himself.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court affirmed a trial court ruling stating a former homeowner's constitutional rights were not violated when his residence was sold to other persons through a sheriff's sale auction.
PHILADELPHIA – A personal injury lawsuit revolving around a teenager’s accidental drowning at a Harrisburg apartment complex has been settled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A motion to transfer a negligence lawsuit revolving around a teenager’s accidental drowning has been denied by a judge in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
A slip-and-fall suit has yielded motions from both sides, with the defendants seeking a change of venue and the plaintiffs asking for alternative service of their complaint.
A judge has dismissed a federal claim of due process violations under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments made by a former homeowner against a married couple
PHILADELPHIA – A man suing Subway, Comcast, Verizon and the City of Philadelphia over a sidewalk fall in November 2012 has filed a motion for reconsideration of a judge’s ruling that forces him to comply with a defense request for his medical and psychiatric care records.
