PHILADELPHIA – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections filed by a plaintiff who says a group of companies designed and sold equipment that was responsible for her late husband’s fatal accident during his tree removal job.
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has decided that a loan servicing company did not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) in its attempt to collect on an education loan-related debt from one of its customers.
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court recently ruled that the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has the right to review a racial discrimination case filed against a Catholic college.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has decided that a tax attorney was not precluded from claiming wrongful termination against his former employer, for blowing the whistle on their allegedly illegal practices.
NEW ORLEANS – The initial bellwether trial to ascertain whether the manufacturers of Xarelto are liable for claims which allege the blood-thinning medication caused injury or death to more than 15,000 patients was slated to begin Monday in a Louisiana federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – A Massachusetts lawyer accused of defaming a North Carolina man and Pennsylvania knife manufacturer and seller through his online commentary, is attempting to have the case against him dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction.
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a ruling in favor of a hospital after a woman sued her husband’s health care providers because his cancer returned and the hospital didn’t inform them or provide proper treatment.
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability case filed in Pennsylvania federal court against a New Jersey shopping mall, has now been transferred to federal court in that state.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has found partial favor with and remanded a case between a Lycoming County farm and its neighbors, ruling its activities are protected under the Right to Farm Act (RTFA).
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled to reject a claim that monthly payments in a settlement agreement would increase by five percent per month only in the case of three references to a cure provision.
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants in a securities fraud action brought by a public employee retirement organization have filed to remove the action from the Chester County Court of Common Pleas to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturers of a commercial meat mixer that a Philadelphia man says maimed him on the job last year want a lawsuit filed against them removed to federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – Records from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas reveal more than 3,000 new Risperdal lawsuits were filed in the first three months of 2017, driving up the total number of filings in this mass tort program to more than 5,500.
PHILADELPHIA — In a lawsuit over a woman's alleged fall at a casino, the Superior Court has upheld a ruling that Bucks County, where the casino does business, was ruled the proper venue over Philadelphia, despite the appellant's claims of heavy advertising in that city.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff’s appeal to the dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim for discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and age discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) has been rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
PHILADELPHIA – A judge has ruled that a plaintiff did not have permission of the Court to amend a portion of his complaint and violated a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure, which resulted in those portions being stricken.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff’s attempt to return his vehicle insurance case to state court has been deemed unsuccessful, due to the proper separation of his claims for declaratory judgment and breach of contract.
PHILADELPHIA — Patents related to two of the University of Pennsylvania’s Juxtapid high-cholesterol treatment methods were upheld by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board after they were challenged by hedge fund manager Kyle Bass’ Coalition for Affordable Drugs.
