Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
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Plaintiff seeking justice against allegedly intoxicated motorist who struck him has case sent to Montgomery County court
PHILADELPHIA – The lawsuit of a Norristown man pursuing legal action against the allegedly intoxicated motorist who struck him with his vehicle and the restaurant that allegedly overserved alcohol to the driver will now be heard in Montgomery County. -
Arkansas health care provider alleges Duchesnay USA fax advertising drug was unlawful
PHILADELPHIA – A Bryn Mawr business has been sued by an Arkansas health care provider over allegations it unlawfully faxed unsolicited advertisements. -
Elliott Greenleaf firm's suit to recover over $150K in fees not going back to Montgomery County court
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit brought by a Montgomery County law firm to recover more than $150,000 in counsel and other fees from the current chief executive officer of Mobilactive and the one-time executive vice president and general counsel of Comcast Corporation will not be remanded to state court. -
PetsMart sued by man who says he slipped in ear cleaner after Bullmastiff shook its head
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit filed by a Norristown couple regarding a slip and fall inside PetSmart and Banfield Pet Hospital in Plymouth Meeting has taken a turn as the companies filed to remove the case to a federal court. -
Contractor allegedly electrocuted at Home Depot will not have case expedited, judge says
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a contractor who suffered an electric shock renovating a break room in Home Depot will not be expedited on a faster case management track, according to the decision of a state judge. -
Woman allegedly injured outside Fox & Hound pub settles with establishment
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit centered on a Conshohocken woman allegedly injured outside a popular pub in King of Prussia has been settled and ended, according to court records. -
Widow accuses Sunrise of Lafayette Hill of breach of duty, negligence
PHILADELPHIA — A widow is suing Sunrise of Lafayette Hill and others, citing alleged breach of duty and negligence. -
Worker sues telescopic ladder distributor Regal Ideas for alleged brain injury
PHILADELPHIA — A worker is suing Regal Ideas Inc. and other companies, citing alleged negligence and product liability. -
Electrocuted contractor's pre-complaint discovery requests criticized by defense as 'overly broad'
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for defendants listed in an action where a contractor who suffered an electric shock renovating a break room in Home Depot have called his requests for pre-complaint discovery “overly broad” and seek to have a protective order approved to preclude it. -
Witnesses refute the alleged tale of a vulgar, orange-throwing neurologist
MEDIA – A Delaware County judge has stricken both several allegations and a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress from a lawsuit leveled against a neurologist by a female patient, which charged him with bizarre allegations of sexual harassment. -
Venue arguments ensue in lawsuit against Fox & Hound Bar over woman's fall
PHILADELPHIA – A Conshohocken woman allegedly injured outside a pub in King of Prussia is filing suit to recover costs for her injuries, though debate has ensued about the propriety of the case’s choice of venue. -
Bucks County groundwater contaminated thanks to 3M, lawsuits claim
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County woman is one of more than a dozen plaintiffs alleging exposure to carcinogenic chemical agents found in local drinking water and supposedly contaminated by a number of corporate defendants, including 3M. -
Plaintiffs allege their longtime lawyer committed malpractice, failed to inform them of judgment
PHILADELPHIA – A father and son pair of plaintiffs allege their former counsel committed professional malpractice by not informing them of a six-figure judgment levied against them, in addition to other forms of legal negligence. -
Patient's appeal of malpractice trial result not valid, rules Superior Court
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania threw out the post-trial appeal of a plaintiff who filed a medical malpractice complaint against Philadelphia-area doctors for reasons of jurisdiction, due to the trial court not having entered a final judgment on the case’s verdict. -
Collegeville company says marketing communications firm broke lease terms and didn't vacate premises
NORRISTOWN – A Montgomery County property management company alleges that a marketing communications firm has failed to vacate its premises after the termination of a lease agreement, and has subsequently sued for breach of contract. -
Plaintiffs firm represented whistleblower in secret to avoid paying referral fee from multimillion-dollar case, lawsuit claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Texas personal injury law firm claims it is owed part of $16 million awarded to a corporate whistleblower because colleagues effectively poached the client and represented him in secret. -
Elliott Greenleaf law firm seeking $150K+ in legal fees from former Comcast General Counsel Terry Bienstock
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County law firm is pursuing the recovery of more than $150,000 in counsel and other fees from the current chief executive officer of Mobilactive and the one-time executive vice-president and general counsel of Comcast Corporation. -
Parents of student molested at Gwynedd-Mercy Academy sue school
PHILADELPHIA – A private Catholic school in Lower Gwynedd Township, its operators and sponsors are now facing a major negligence lawsuit from the parents of a seventh-grade female student who was allegedly sexually molested multiple times by one of the school’s now-former (and convicted) IT workers both on and off-campus. -
Superior Court affirms transfer of whistleblower's multimillion-dollar legal malpractice case
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court has affirmed a previous ruling that changed venue in an appeal brought by a whistleblower seeking a piece of a $56 million settlement. -
Doctor again dealt dismissal of lawsuit against Abington School District over speaking time at meeting
HARRISBURG – The state Commonwealth Court recently affirmed dismissal of a complaint filed by a doctor against the Abington School District after its school board limited his time to speak at a school board meeting.