The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Megan K. Stack against Liberty Mutual Insurance Group Inc. and Montgomery Mutual Insurance Co. on May 5: 'Complaint Against All Defendants ( Filing Fee $ 402 Receipt Number 0313-15100699.), Filed By Megan K. Stack.(oxman, Harry)'.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia investment firm and others accused of defrauding a Montgomery County man in a home equity loan transaction totaling more than $200,000, have had a default judgment entered against them.
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who alleged that his concussion and spinal injuries were the fault of his chair at a local casino’s poker table, has withdrawn his lawsuit against the casino in question.
With the passage of the Secure Act in December of 2019, most non-spouse beneficiaries of retirement accounts lost the ability to stretch the plan benefit over their lifetimes and defer the payment of income taxes on the distributions.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a 67 year-old woman suffering from multiple myeloma and other conditions, who claimed the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and one of its bus drivers caused her to suffer a broken arm, has ended.
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has been partially granted a protective order over a number of investigative records being sought in a case brought by a pair of female Philadelphia police officers, who claim they were the longtime targets of harassment and discrimination.
The following cases categorized as "securities/commodities" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – McKeesport citizens are litigating against the city and its council, charging that the municipal entities have violated the state Sunshine Law in preventing them from observing and participating in city council meetings.
PHILADELPHIA – A six-figure financial dispute between collectors of rare “Magic: The Gathering” playing cards that is centered on fraud accusations will soon go to trial in a Philadelphia federal court.
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to announce that Erin K. Clarke, Ernest D. Holtzheimer, and Richard L. Moss have been elected to the firm’s partnership.
PHILADELPHIA – Wawa is seeking to dismiss a New Jersey developer’s anti-trust litigation against a Pennsylvania competitor, which claimed the latter is conspiring to prevent it from developing a major retail project featuring the Royal Farms Convenience Store in the vicinity of a Merck headquarters.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Andre Corbitt against Aetna Life Insurance Company, Princeton University Benefits Committee, THE Rawlings Company LLC and Trustees of Princeton University on Feb. 26.
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County man alleges that he was defrauded after entering into a home equity loan transaction totaling more than $200,000 with a Philadelphia investment firm.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for Sherwin-Williams have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court ruling from last August that the paint manufacturer had no standing when it asked the court to prohibit Delaware County, Pa., from using outside counsel in a pending lawsuit over lead paint.
Attorneys representing Sherwin-Williams are asking courts in two Pennsylvania counties, Lehigh and Montgomery, to prohibit private lawyers from working on contingency fees in lead paint lawsuits brought by government officials that could result in billions of dollars in costs for the paint industry.
ALLENTOWN – A group of Montgomery County citizens has voluntarily dismissed litigation they filed, claiming the lives of schoolchildren were being negatively impacted by a switch from in-person learning to virtual learning.
Montgomery McCracken is proud to announce that it received a perfect score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality.
