Counsel for a defendant named in food store chain’s slip-and-fall negligence case has moved for the case to be transferred to Northampton County, believing the case had no connection to Philadelphia.
Per a Sept. 18 ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, a default judgment in excess of $16,000 now has the chance to be opened in its remanding to the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas.
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania decided on Thursday to uphold a 2014 decision of the Northampton County Court of Common Pleas in favor of defendant M.S. Reilly, Inc. of Easton
PHILADELPHIA - Northampton Hospital Company, LLC and Northampton Hospital Corporation, owners and operators of Easton Hospital in Northampton County, have agreed to a $662,000 settlement with the government to resolve allegations of health care fraud arising under the False Claims Act.
A former manager of creative services at a Northampton County-based advertising firm claims she endured approximately two years of sexual discrimination, harassment and retaliatory behavior from her supervisors before her wrongful termination in April 2013.
A food services company fired an in-house health inspector after he photographed poor conditions of the kitchen and storage area at a Northampton County, Pa., college, according to a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
A Northampton County businessman admitted to federal prosecutors that he orchestrated a scheme to defraud lenders of millions of dollars that he used for his personal purchases.
