PHILADELPHIA — An insurance firm who sued a woman in an attempt to show that she was not covered under an umbrella policy issued to her parents, saw their case dismissed by a judge for failure to ensure proper service of the complaint.
PHILADELPHIA – This past Monday, a federal appellate court dismissed the appeal proceedings brought forward by a Pottstown couple who made various claims against Wells Fargo Bank concerning a mortgage foreclosure action began by the bank five years ago.
PITTSBURGH — A former employee is suing Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania and CEO Patricia A. Burkart, alleging violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act and retaliation.
PITTSBURGH – A woman is suing HE Brickman Group Ltd. LLC n/k/a Brightview Landscapes LLC, Brickman Facility Solutions LLC n/k/a Brightview Enterprise Solutions LLC, Brightview Landscape Services Inc. and Brightview Landscape Development Inc., alleging negligence and insufficient measures taken to prevent injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A settlement has been awarded in a case against a Philadelphia restaurant with an apparent "no hoodies" policy regarding an employee’s right to wear a headscarf as part of her religious freedom.
PHILADELPHIA – Conflicts between a woman claiming to be injured in an elevator fall and her representation have caused that lawyer to exit the lawsuit.
PITTSBURGH — A general contractor is suing Pioneer Pipe Inc., an Ohio corporation, citing alleged intentional misrepresentation, promissory estoppel and unjust enrichment.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court determined a couple who filed suit against U.S. Bank did not raise a genuine material fact that documents were improperly submitted by the defense in their case.
A federal court has determined a Pennsauken, N.J., woman’s allegations of sex discrimination and race discrimination against her former employer will proceed.
PHILADELPHIA – A breach of insurance contract and statutory bad faith case will not be headed back to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, a federal judge ruled Monday.
PHILADELPHIA – Ruling in line with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a federal appeals court judge has determined a New Jersey-based credit card debtor’s lawsuit failed to state a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a defendant faced with a default judgment in a subrogation action pointed to personal issues, as the cause for their client’s being remiss in responding to legal correspondence relating to the original complaint.
PHILADELPHIA – A former banquet manager at the Washington Crossing Inn has not overcome a prior ruling of summary judgment made in favor of her prior employer, a federal appeals court declared.
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of motions for reconsideration have been approved, in a former carpenter’s lawsuit against companies who manufactured adhesive products he says caused his cancer diagnosis.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has determined a Fire Captain and former candidate for a Fire Battalion Chief position in the Philadelphia Fire Department was not the target of discrimination.
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana federal judge could have drastically changed the economics of collegiate athletics if he'd sided with three University of Pennsylvania athletes, a North Carolina attorney says, but instead he ruled they are not employees of the university.
