PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Federal Employment Liability Act (FELA) lawsuits filed by New York plaintiffs and former railroad workers against Conrail and CSX Transportation were recently consolidated in state court.
LANCASTER – A plaintiff’s lawsuit against a pair of residential building product manufacturers, claiming their defective dehumidifier caused more than $50,000 worth of damages in a property fire, continues after being reinstated by plaintiff counsel four times.
LANCASTER – Defendants in a negligence-related motor vehicle accident lawsuit filed by a Florida woman in state court charge the incident was in fact her fault and responsibility, and not theirs.
LANCASTER – According to Lancaster County court records, the estate administrators of a deceased Pennsylvania man have reached a six-figure settlement with the elder care facility they allege was negligent in causing his broken neck and subsequent death.
READING – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) have reached a settlement with the city of Lancaster to take action in ending sewage discharge into local waterways from storm and sewage systems.
HARRISBURG – A recent, massive Philadelphia verdict that bucked a small national trend shows the city's court isn't treating businesses fairly, Pennsylvania's legal reform group says.
HARRISBURG – Philadelphia Fresh Foods LLC’s petition for review of an Unemployment Compensation Board of Review order granting unemployment compensation benefits to a former company employee was unsuccessful, according to a Nov. 14 Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania opinion upholding the board’s decision.
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PHILADELPHIA – A Villanova University student allegedly forced into hiatus from his education due to illness resulting from consuming contaminated food has filed suit against both the school and Chipotle Mexican Grill for his debilitating injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A Lancaster family has filed a lawsuit against Super 8 Motels and its insurance carrier, after they were supposedly attacked and bitten by bed bugs during a week-long stay at one of the defendant’s hotels, also located in Lancaster.
LANCASTER – A Lancaster County couple believe the death of their adult son three years ago as a result of a motor vehicle accident and subsequent medical complications was the fault of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
