PHILADELPHIA – Marina District Development Company argues that a woman who slipped on the floor of the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, N.J. contributed to her injuries through her own negligence.
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman’s negligence lawsuit brought after she slipped on the floor of the MGM Borgata’s Buffet in Atlantic City, New Jersey will remain in a Philadelphia federal court, after the defense’s attempt to dismiss it for improper venue was rejected by a judge.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has declared that a lawsuit brought by the City of Philadelphia against several pharmaceutical distributors and retailers for their role in allegedly creating and exacerbating the opioid epidemic in Philadelphia, will be remanded to state court for lack of federal jurisdiction.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court will now consider the claims of a Black SEPTA bus driver who says he was racially discriminated against, when he was terminated after striking a pedestrian on the job.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a 67 year-old woman suffering from multiple myeloma and other conditions, who claimed the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and one of its bus drivers caused her to suffer a broken arm, has ended.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has rejected the claims of a Black SEPTA bus driver who says he was racially discriminated against, when he was terminated after striking a pedestrian on the job.
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia-based law firm Blank Rome has settled litigation with a Colorado firm it accused of owing it nearly $500,000 in legal fees for its work in a 2012 pelvic mesh settlement.
PHILADELPHIA – Citing First Amendment grounds, a federal appellate court has ruled that Newsweek did not defame a then-12 year-old supporter of President Donald Trump featured in one of its magazine articles in 2018 and that the previous dismissal of such counts against the publication was correct.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Elbert Anthony Giddings, Eunice Isaac and Pullen A. Osagie against Brown & Brown General Contractors Inc., Joel Brown and John Does on Nov. 5.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Maryann Seltner against Citizen Bank of Pennsylvania Inc. and Citizens Financial Group Inc. on Sept. 16.
PHILADELPHIA - On July 23, a couple filed their opening brief as they appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit after a lower court dismissed their case against Newsweek over allegations that the publication used their child’s picture for racist propaganda.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Robert Stewart against First Transit Inc. on June 3.
PHILADELPHIA – After losing their case against Newsweek Magazine in a Philadelphia federal court this past spring, the parents of a child supporter of President Donald Trump who claimed he was defamed in the publication have appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
PHILADELPHIA – A temp worker who claimed to have been maimed by a faulty paper cushioning machine in the shipping facility where she worked is scheduled to stand across the courtroom from Estee Lauder cosmetics in federal court this summer.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Premier Anesthesia LLC against Prime Healthcare Services Suburban Hospital LLC on Feb. 4:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Albert J. Robus against Dr. Michael S. Yoon, Jeffrey Smith, Ms. Janie Mandrusov and Abington Memorial Hospital on Feb. 4:
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