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Superior Court reverses ruling in long-running lawsuit between North Wales senior center, rabbi's estate
PHILADELPHIA – A seven-year-long legal battle between a North Wales senior medical care provider and the estate of a long-serving northwest Philadelphia rabbi is on its way back to common pleas court after a higher court ruling earlier in August. -
Superior Court: Automobile dealer didn't commit bait-and-switch, violate Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a trial court’s granting of summary judgment to an automobile dealer in an action where its plaintiffs claimed said dealer violated lawful business practices. -
Borough of Conshohocken claims legal immunity from construction injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A member of defense counsel says the Borough of Conshohocken should be dismissed from a construction injury litigation due to legal immunity, or alternatively, that the case should be transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Norristown builder's venue objections overruled in Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – A Norristown building company’s preliminary objections as to a possible change of venue in a slip-and-fall case have been overruled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Attorneys say borough missing from construction injury case necessitates transfer to Montgomery County
PHILADELPHIA – A defense attorney in a personal injury case says a plaintiff did not include a necessary defendant in the subsequent litigation, and summarily wants the case transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Slip-and-fall case against hotel staying in Philadelphia, with switch made in defense counsel
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability lawsuit against a Haverford hotel is not only remaining in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, but a switch has been made in counsel for the defendant parties in the action. -
Verizon Wireless store wins dismissal of contract breach claims connected to lease rental agreement
PHILADELPHIA – According to the decision of a federal court here, Verizon Wireless successfully motioned to dismiss breach of contract claims from an investment firm who believed they violated the terms of a rental lease agreement. -
Judge orders binding arbitration to be completed before faulty automobile sale case proceeds
PHILADELPHIA – All proceedings have been stayed in a case involving pre-owned vehicle businesses who allegedly committed fraudulent conduct in selling faulty automobiles, pending the successful completion of binding arbitration. -
Motions related to sinkhole injury case thrown out by Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – Motions for preliminary objections and to dismiss a lawsuit connected to a plaintiff’s injurious sinkhole-related fall have been overruled and denied, respectively. -
Personal injury lawsuit against Wyncote hair salon transferred to Montgomery County court
PHILADELPHIA – According to a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge, a personal injury lawsuit against a Wyncote-based salon will be transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Condo complex fall case's transfer to Montgomery County yields Superior Court appeal
PHILADELPHIA – A state court judge’s decision to transfer a condominium complex slip-and-fall case to Montgomery County court has caused a plaintiff attorney to file an appeal of the ruling with the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Hearing on hotel injury case's possible transfer to Montgomery County court continued to next week
Hearing on hotel injury case's possible transfer to Montgomery County court continued to next week -
Third Circuit rejects argument over labeled 'incapacity' of appellant's mother
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court upheld a trial court ruling to dismiss a Willow Grove woman’s civil rights-based lawsuit centered on the cognitive capacity of her mother on Tuesday. -
Defense attorney wants premises liability lawsuit against hotel sent to Montgomery County
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel in a hotel’s premises liability action wants the litigation transferred to court in Montgomery County. -
NDA breach and copyright infringement case will remain in federal court; remand motion dismissed
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit between two companies involving allegations of breach of a non-disclosure agreement, fraud misappropriation and copyright infringement will not be returning to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Montgomery County Court's Domestic Relations Compliance Unit did not violate man's due process
PHILADELPHIA – Per a recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a civil lawsuit filed against the Domestic Relations Compliance Unit of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas remains dismissed. -
Defense counsel seeks approval of preliminary objections and docket corrections
PHILADELPHIA – Motions for preliminary objections and to correct docket information in the record have been filed in a condominium complex slip-and-fall case. -
Fatal tractor-trailer accident case sent to Montgomery County court
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit related to a fatal tractor-trailer collision has been transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, who will decide the fate of other preliminary objections tied to the case. -
State court judge denies transfer of Outback Steakhouse fall case to Montgomery County
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability case involving a sidewalk fall outside of an Outback Steakhouse restaurant is not headed to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Philadelphia judge grants continuance in slip-and-fall lawsuit against snow removal firm
PHILADELPHIA – The matter of venue in a Norristown-based premises liability action will not be decided until late next month, per a continuance granted by a Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge.