Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas
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Allegedly defective dehumidifier caused over $50K of fire-related damage, plaintiff says
LANCASTER – A woman recently initiated legal action against a pair of residential building products manufacturers, claiming their defective dehumidifier caused her damages in excess of $50,000 in a property fire. -
Superior Court reverses and remands decision on wrongful death, survival nursing home action
HARRISBURG – A negligence and wrongful death action against a Lancaster nursing care facility has been remanded to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, per a recent decision from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Woman alleges borough, county YMCA at fault in negligence-related fall case
LANCASTER – A woman has initiated legal action against a municipal borough and a division of the YMCA covering two Pennsylvania counties, for negligence-related injuries she says she sustained in a fall near a swimming pool owned and maintained by those entities. -
Woman who suffered hand injuries from chicken carousel machine sues its manufacturer
LANCASTER – A Pennsylvania woman believes the manufacturer of a chicken carousel machine is responsible for the injuries she suffered last year when her hand became caught in the device. -
Woman claims negligence led to untimely death of her husband in drug treatment facility
A Reading woman has initiated legal action against a drug treatment facility and several medical personnel, claiming their negligence led to the untimely death of her husband. -
Florida woman files lawsuit related to alleged negligence-related automobile accident in Lancaster
A Florida woman has filed a negligence-related lawsuit against two motor vehicle operators and a singular company, one of the operators whose car she was a passenger in at the time of a collision that occurred last summer. -
Negligence and wrongful death action against nursing case facility returning to Lancaster court
HARRISBURG – A negligence and wrongful death action against a Lancaster nursing care facility has been remanded to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas, per a recent decision from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Negligence action against nursing care facility remanded to Lancaster court
HARRISBURG – The Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas will once again hear proceedings in a negligence and wrongful death action against a Lancaster nursing care facility, after judiciary panels in both the Superior Court and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania entered rulings on the case. -
Lancaster County jury reaches $15 million award in lawsuit over fatal DUI crash
One of the largest personal injury verdicts in the history of both Lancaster and York County was secured Wednesday by an attorney representing the estate of a young woman killed in a drunk driving accident in February 2014. -
NRA files lawsuits seeking repeal of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Lancaster gun laws
FAIRFAX, Va. - The National Rifle Association has made good on its pledge to file suits against Pennsylvania municipalities that refused to repeal local gun laws that it says violate state laws by filing civil actions against the cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Lancaster in their respective county courts of common pleas. -
ACLU files suit against Lancaster County school district over drug testing policy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against a Lancaster County school district contesting its random drug screening policy for students involved in extracurricular activities. -
Insurance company ordered to pay court costs to former lab technician
A former blood-taker at a local laboratory can collect attorney’s fees from the insurance company that provides coverage for workers at her former place of employment, which the woman had sued for denying her claim, a federal judge has ruled. -
Pa. Attorney General charges district judge with scrapping her own traffic citations
State law enforcement officials have arrested a magisterial district judge and charged her with conflict of interest and tampering with public records after she was discovered using a court computer system to get rid of three traffic citations that had been issued to her by local police.