MEDIA – A Montgomery County plaintiff who alleged that his concussion and spinal injuries were the fault of his chair at a local casino’s poker table, has withdrawn his lawsuit against the casino in question.
SCRANTON – A state court judge has granted a preliminary injunction and compelled the landlord for a Scranton medical center to repair the sprinkler system in its leased space, incur the cost for doing so and further stayed a notice of default the landlord sought to levy over the medical center.
MEDIA – The Borough of Brookhaven has disavowed liability for more than $15,000 damages suffered by a local couple, when a negligently installed backflow valve which directed storm water into the plaintiffs’ basement.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh couple and their Virginia-based landlords have mutually agreed to dismiss a claim for violation of the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, in a case where the plaintiffs allege that faulty wiring nearly caused a fire in the home they rented in Penn Hills.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man alleges that multiple systemic failures on the part of the City of Chester, a Chester landlord and the Philadelphia Electric Company, directly led to the death of a minor boy in a house fire two years ago.
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh’s Water and Sewer Authority has denied it was responsible for the alleged defective design and failure to repair a deteriorating storm sewer culvert, which caused storm water runoff to flow into the plaintiffs’ homes.
HARRISBURG – Litigation brought by an Indianapolis advocacy group which charged the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with violating the National Voter Registration Act in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters, has been settled.
Peoples Natural Gas Company LLC was sued by the owners of a Verona dry cleaning service after a natural gas leak destroyed the shopping center the business was in.
ALLENTOWN – A man maimed by a commercial food processing machine has filed suit against the corporations responsible for manufacturing and marketing the device, while the defendants counter that he is actually at fault.
A Damascus concrete delivery truck driver sued multiple defendants in the Middle Pennsylvania District Court after he was injured while driving a cement truck, according to documents filed on Feb. 9.
MEDIA – A Brookhaven couple allege the borough is liable for more than $15,000 in damages caused to its basement, supposedly caused by a negligently-installed backflow valve which directed storm water into the plaintiffs’ basement.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman claims her property manager and landlord were negligent in the operation of the water heater servicing her apartment, causing her to suffer third-degree burns when she went to take a shower.
HARRISBURG – A federal judge has rejected the attempt of the Borough of Middletown to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a local Chinese restaurant owner, which asserted that the Borough sought to prevent the plaintiff from opening and conducting daily business operations.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Xerox Corp. against Michael P. Hasler and Printers Printer Inc. on March 1.
A Lansdale woman is suing Big Lots Stores, Inc. after she allegedly tripped on a wooden frame that had fallen off an overflowing unattended restocking cart at the Lansdale Big Lots, according to documents filed in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
HARRISBURG – A stay has been granted in a federal lawsuit between the owner of a Chinese restaurant and the Borough of Middletown, over claims that the Borough sought to prevent the plaintiff from opening and conducting daily business operations.
PHILADELPHIA – A Tennessee manufacturer has disavowed itself of liability resulting from a lawsuit brought by a Montgomery County couple, after they say a saw machine used to remove tags from copper pipes malfunctioned and caused the husband-plaintiff to suffer grievous personal injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County couple are suing a series of manufacturing companies after they say a saw machine used to remove tags from copper pipes malfunctioned and caused the husband-plaintiff to suffer grievous personal injuries.
