PHILADELPHIA — Dental Wizard is suing Diamante Dental Inc., Paradise Dental Inc. and Dental Empire Inc. and their shareholders, directors and officers, citing alleged breach of contract, civil conspiracy and fraud.
PHILADELPHIA – One police officer and the City of Philadelphia have been dismissed from a plaintiff’s civil rights infraction and unlawful imprisonment case filed against several fellow Philadelphia police officers, due to the application of state law and a two-year statute of limitations.
A federal judge partially granted a motion for summary judgment in a class action lawsuit involving medical care to prison inmates with Hepatitis C viral infections.
The fluctuating workweek (FWW) method is a way for employers to calculate overtime pay for salaried employees who are eligible for overtime pay, but whose working hours fluctuate each week.
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Through a bill signed into law by Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday, the State of Ohio has legislatively opposed the American Law Institute’s long-debated and recently-passed Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance wholesale, an unprecedented development in the 95-year history of the ALI.
PITTSBURGH — A former employee is suing Judy Williamson and John C. Williamson Co. LLC, which does business as Pittsburgh Steak Co., claiming the defendants breached an agreement.
PITTSBURGH — A surviving son and estate administrator is suing Oakleaf Inc., doing business as Oakleaf Personal Care Home, claiming insufficient measures were taken to prevent injuries.
SCRANTON — A clothing company is suing Low Tide Group and James Barchiesi, citing alleged breach of contract, trademark infringement and unjust enrichment.
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled it will not stop a policy allowing transgender students in Boyertown schools to use the restroom facilities corresponding to their gender identity, a decision that could potentially send the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has not yet ruled whether a Philadelphia woman will be allowed to file a third amended complaint against a contracting company over an alleged nonconsensual sexual incident that occurred at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 2016.
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 – Counsel for Newsweek Magazine claim a defamation suit filed against it earlier this year by the parents of a child supporter of President Donald Trump should be dismissed with prejudice, saying the plaintiffs haven’t met the higher standard of defamation associated with a public figure.
PHILADELPHIA – Per order of a federal judge released Wednesday, a special investigator will not be appointed to the National Football League’s $1 billion Concussion Settlement program to crack down on supposedly fraudulent claims.
HARRISBURG – A soda and sweetened beverage tax that has divided the City of Philadelphia and been the subject of controversy since its implementation is legal, according to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG – A January 2017 Philadelphia horse race which ended with a narrow victory from the winner did not violate State Horse Race Commission rules, per a recent decision the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.