PHILADELPHIA – The second Xarelto state court trial in Philadelphia connected to product liability claims for blood thinner Xarelto was recently resolved with a jury verdict for the drug’s manufacturers – their fifth total victory in such litigations between state and federal courts.
A Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled that a transportation company doesn’t have to release documents it says are privileged in a case stemming from a deadly, multi-vehicle accident in Cumberland County, according to a decision filed on April 20 in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit pitting a local accounting office against an investment fund firm based in Delaware and a Paoli management firm over an outstanding cost of $21K for services rendered, has been set for a pre-trial conference in late summer, or potentially early autumn.
In a 5-2 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently rejected the state Department of Environmental Protection’s method for assessing water contamination fines in a dispute with EQT Production Company over damages caused by water that had leaked from the company's hydraulic fracture gas wells in 2012.
Canonsburg resident accuses Dell, Inc. of wrongful terminationERIE — A employee is suing Dell, Inc., a computer company, citing alleged gender discrimination.Marsha Cipollone filed a complaint on April 10, in the U.S.
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appellate court has reversed a decision by the State Horse Racing Commission to disqualify the winning horse in a race held at Philadelphia PARX in 2016, according to a decision filed on April 9 in the Commonwealth Court.
HARRISBURG — A company that challenged Pennsylvania’s marijuana permitting process after losing its bid for a permit last year was too quick to seek remedy through the state's courts, according to a recent ruling filed on April 20 in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that a lower court didn’t abuse its discretion when it consolidated two lawsuits stemming from a business relationship gone bad, according to a decision filed on April 3.
Eagleville Hospital has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle a class action lawsuit over allegations of unpaid overtime compensation, a federal judge announced last week.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia court’s arbitration center decreed a plaintiff who filed a lawsuit against her storage company which allegedly sold her possessions at auction two years ago without advance warning was entitled to a payment of $8,000.
PHILADELPHIA – Arbitrators in Philadelphia have announced they have found for the plaintiffs in a case filed against New Jersey-based landlords for $15,000 based around water-related damages, but that decision coincided with a decision in favor of the defendants on counts of bad faith and punitive damages.
PHILADELPHIA – A policyholder who sued both his insurance provider and the Philadelphia Housing Authority after a serious accident sustained four years ago and claimed the provider refused to release $6,000 in settlement funds, has settled that same litigation.
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a Delaware plaintiff and former Amtrak employee who alleged the company violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by subjecting him to an unsafe workplace, has had his case dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.
PHILADELPHIA – A property restoration company initiated a lawsuit against an insurance broker and their employer insurance provider, for allegedly failing to secure proper coverage for them in an underlying federal court lawsuit.
A Pennsylvania appeals court recently affirmed a trial court’s decision to deny a medical facility’s petition to compel arbitration in dispute with a woman who allegedly fell and broke her leg at the facility, according to a decision filed on March 29 in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania.
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals court recently affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant separate motions for summary judgment filed by a health care provider and the City of Philadelphia, which had been accused of denying a woman employment because of her race and criminal background.
HARRISBURG – The leader of a prominent civil litigation reform organization in Pennsylvania questions whether the aims of Wisconsin’s recent groundbreaking legal reform legislation extend far enough.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a new lawsuit, a Georgia shipping company alleges a local organic juice company is in arrears to it for outstanding shipping costs in excess of $11,000.
