MEDIA – A Pennsylvania insurance company has filed legal action alleging one of its policyholders committed insurance fraud, in the wake of a motor vehicle accident in New York City about a year and a half ago.
JACKSON – The third federal bellwether case revolving around blood-thinning drug Xarelto has begun; one which sees the claims of a Mississippi woman who was prescribed the blood-thinner drug for treatment of a blood clot, then allegedly suffered internal bleeding and anemia, go to trial.
LANCASTER – A family who claims to have been attacked by a pit bull terrier in Lancaster last summer are seeking injunctive relief from a judge in their lawsuit against the dog’s owner.
LANCASTER – The City of Lancaster claims that a woman's negligence lawsuit against is barred by the Pennsylvania Political Subdivisions Tort Claim Act.
SCRANTON – A Gouldsboro couple claims Geisinger Community Medical Center and one of its doctors were negligent in failing to properly perform a hip surgery, which led to medical complications for one of the plaintiffs afterwards and a subsequent second surgery.
PHILADELPHIA – A law firm based on the 56th Floor of One Liberty Place has filed suit against the property owners, operators and builders of the observation deck located both atop the skyscraper and one floor above its office, claiming the noise produced by the tourist attraction violates the terms of its lease.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man is suing a San Diego firm that supposedly pursued a credit card debt claim against him illegally, and committed defamation and abuse of process against him during that same pursuit.
PHILADELPHIA – A Pre-K – Grade 12 prep school in Philadelphia has filed legal action to recoup unpaid tuition and other costs outstanding relating to one of its students.
HARRISBURG – A wrongful death and survival lawsuit was sent back to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for trial after a state Supreme Court ruling set a new precedent, according to a ruling made July 11 by the state Superior Court.
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court has rejected the appeal of Community Education Centers Inc., which argued that a plaintiff engaged in forum-shopping.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a federal judge's ruling in Philadelphia, Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader Pete Rose has gone 2-for-3 on claims set to proceed in his defamation lawsuit filed against attorney John Dowd, author of the report that led to Rose being permanently banned from the league.
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court has overturned a preliminary injunction granted in 2016 that prohibited P. Joseph Lehman Inc. employee Steven J. Treschow from sharing confidential information related to the clients of former employer Letterle & Associates Inc., according to a July 6 ruling.
PHILADELPHIA – The Commonwealth Court has affirmed a Workers' Compensation Appeal Board ruling related to the validity of insurer Independence Blue Cross’ subrogation lien against medical benefits provided by the city of Philadelphia to a city firefighter, according to a July 3 order.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a plaintiff suing Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania for wrongful termination based on alleged age, gender and racial discrimination rightfully had her case dismissed in a Western Pennsylvania federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man believes a San Diego company illegally pursued a credit card debt claim against him and violated a number of financial laws in the process, while also having allegedly committed defamation against him and abuse of process.
PHILADELPHIA – A wrongful termination case from a former public safety officer at Swarthmore College, predicated on an alleged incident of racial discrimination, has survived a motion for summary judgment from the college in federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – A man who suffered severe personal injuries from a fallen utility pole which crashed through his residence two years ago, has filed a lawsuit against the parties he believes are responsible for causing the accident.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court has determined that a lower court erroneously threw out a motion to dismiss before properly resolving a separate motion to compel arbitration in a payroll dispute litigation.
HARRISBURG – A former Drexel University medical student lost the latest round of a legal battle in which he claimed that several medical school officials breached the student handbook when they allegedly dismissed him from the university because of his race.
