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U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on Jan. 3
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Jan. 3 in the suits below: -
49 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
49 Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. -
Physical therapy firm argues clients who contracted COVID-19 are liable for their own injuries
PITTSBURGH – An at-home physical therapist and her employer contends that an elderly Bethel Park couple who contracted COVID-19 after an appointment in November 2020, was responsible and liable for the injuries they suffered. -
Broad Street Brief: Mayor Kenney’s Proposed Budget, In Brief
Broad Street Brief: Mayor Kenney’s Proposed Budget, In Brief. -
Cozen O’Connor Announces Changes to Firm Management 2022
Cozen O’Connor Announces Changes to Firm Management 2022. -
Third Circuit reverses ruling on class certification in homeowner's suit against natural gas company
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has reversed the denial of class action certification to a homeowner engaged in litigation with a natural gas company, over its alleged usage of his property to store natural gas without compensating him. -
Defendant fights second version of lawsuit over disputed $1M inheritance
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for a Cranberry Township woman who allegedly nixed a $1 million bequest from her deceased lover to one of his best friends, rejects what she sees as a series of legally insufficient claims lodged in the second version of the complaint. -
Couple's lawsuit over physical therapy group's alleged lack of COVID-19 protocols returns to Allegheny County court
PITTSBURGH – Litigation accusing a physical therapy firm accused of not using personal protective equipment and leading a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 has left federal jurisdiction and been remanded to an Allegheny County court. -
Litigation and Employment Law Issues for In-House Counsel: The Emerging Path Forward
Litigation and Employment Law Issues for In-House Counsel: The Emerging Path Forward. -
Physical therapy firm argues Third Circuit decision indemnifies it from clients’ COVID-19 contraction and PPE case
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapy firm accused of not using personal protective equipment and leading a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 has cited a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in support of its efforts to dismiss the plaintiffs’ case. -
Third Circuit: Government needs court approval to end whistleblower False Claims Act lawsuits filed on its behalf
PHILADELPHIA – In adding to a schism among the country’s federal appellate courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Thursday that the U.S. government requires judicial approval to dismiss a whistleblower’s health care fraud case, brought on its behalf. -
Third Circuit upholds dismissal of 'premature' suit from police officer who sued over medical benefits denial
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a lower federal court that an injured, part-time police officer filed suit for denial of her medical benefits too quickly, before the benefits themselves were officially denied. -
Federal jurisdiction contested in case of Bethel Park couple who allegedly contracted COVID-19 from physical therapists
PITTSBURGH – Entities in a negligence lawsuit centering on whether or not a physical therapy firm’s lack of using personal protective equipment led a Bethel Park couple to contract COVID-19 are battling over whether the case has a pertinent federal question. -
Third Circuit: Lingering questions of med-device product liability law need to be decided by Pa. Supreme Court
PHILADELPHIA – According to a panel trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and not itself, must decide two unresolved questions of medical device product liability law. -
Physical therapy firm argues federal law immunizes it from clients’ COVID-19 contraction and PPE case
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapist and her employer argue that they are immune from a lawsuit brought by a Bethel Park couple, who alleged that an at-home their negligence in conducting therapy without making use of personal protective equipment led to both of them contracting COVID-19. -
Third Circuit denies Ohio couple's appeal over fall at Erie casino, says sign was 'an obvious hazard'
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has thrown out an appeal from an Ohio couple, who initially lost their case in a lower federal district court related to the wife’s fall over a sign located on a casino’s property. -
Case of couple who allegedly contracted COVID-19 from physical therapist removed to federal court
PITTSBURGH – A lawsuit brought by a Bethel Park couple, who alleged that an at-home physical therapist’s negligence in conducting therapy without making use of personal protective equipment led to both of them contracting COVID-19, will now be heard in a federal court. -
April 30: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "personal injury" cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on April 30
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on April 30 in the suits below: -
Third Circuit: Dismissal of man's suit over alleged improper sale of property he acquired from his wife, was correct
PHILADELPHIA – A per curiam panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed the ruling of a lower federal court, which had thrown out a lawsuit concerning a man’s dispute over the sale of property he says he acquired from his incapacitated wife.