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Injured waterfront worker update: Rehabilitation company disclaims responsibility for plaintiff's damages
PHILADELPHIA – A Maryland-based rehabilitation company denies that it is in any way liable for the injuries and allegedly-deficient care received by a New Jersey man, after he fell and suffered a severe injury after striking his head on a steel beam. -
Law firm apparently settles case with client
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a Montgomery County law firm and a Connecticut insurance company for allegedly not rendering payment for its services on 27 different cases has been dismissed. -
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Commonwealth Court rules Trump campaign is able to watch votes from 6 feet away
HARRISBURG – In the wake of Election Day, President Donald Trump is fighting for the fate of his presidency through litigation in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania over the counting of absentee and mail-in ballots, votes that could very well decide the 2020 presidential race. -
Lawsuit: Delco woman suffers serious eye injuries when shower shelf organizer strikes her in the face
PHILADELPHIA – HomeGoods sold a defective shelf shower organizer which caused a Delaware County plaintiff to suffer serious eye injuries when it came apart in her bathroom during assembly, according to a lawsuit now in federal court. -
Pa. Supreme Court to take up Norfolk Southern employee's injury lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has transferred an appeal surrounding a personal injury complaint against Norfolk Southern Railway Company to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, finding that only it had proper jurisdiction to consider the appeal. -
QVC swallowed magnets update: Judge rules South Dakota and not Pa. law will govern injury case
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania law will not govern the case of a South Dakota woman who sued home shopping magnate QVC after her 2 year-old consumed the company’s magnetic trivets and then required surgery, says a federal judge. -
Judge: Studio Movie Grille's removal of injury case to federal court was 'wishful thinking'
PHILADELPHIA – A judge has labeled a personal injury case defendant’s rationale for removing a case to federal court as both merely “wishful thinking” and an improper citation of federal statutes. -
Lawsuit: N.J. truck driver's injuries are result of chemical company's negligence
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey driver alleges he suffered serious and permanent injuries to his arm, shoulder, leg and spine, after falling from a tanker truck at a chemical and ingredient solutions distributor’s Berks County facility. -
Pa. Superior Court: Makers of Reglan's generic version fairly warned of tardive dyskinesia risks
HARRISBURG – A trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have upheld a state court ruling that the makers of Reglan’s generic version properly warned of its use leading to increased risk for conditions such as tardive dyskinesia. -
Pa. courts reject Trump campaign's efforts on voter signatures, poll watching
HARRISBURG – A pair of state appeals courts in Pennsylvania have denied the bids of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to reject ballots for perceived differences with voters’ signatures and to dispatch poll watchers to monitor early voting sites prior to Election Day. -
Pa. Supreme Court disregards SCOTUS ruling, decides jurisdiction applies in pelvic mesh injury case
HARRISBURG – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the concept of specific jurisdiction in 2017 did not guide the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, when it affirmed a $12.85 million damages award in a pelvic mesh injury matter against a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary. -
Traffic stop update: Philly police officers deny they used excessive force in man's arrest
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Philadelphia police officers deny they used excessive force when they arrested a man after he allegedly ran a red light at a Northwest Philadelphia intersection. -
Woman sues Macy's after her skirt was caught in escalator and she suffered injuries at Langhorne store
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman says her skirt was caught in the escalator of a Macy’s store in Bucks County and has initiated legal action against the store, the supposed manufacturer of the escalator and store employees who allegedly did not intervene or remedy the dangerous condition. -
N.J. plaintiff says case manager gave him negligent return-to-work advice, leading to head injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man says negligent medical advice from his medical case manager led him to return to work prematurely, where he fell and suffered a severe injury after striking his head on a steel beam. -
Montgomery County law firm says insurance agency didn't pay it $87K for working on 27 cases for it
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County law firm has brought litigation against a Connecticut insurance company, for allegedly not rendering payment for its services on 27 different cases. -
Generator amputation update: Generac and Lowe's defend itself by saying plaintiff failed to mitigate damages
PHILADELPHIA – Generac Power Systems and Lowe’s Home Improvement have answered a lawsuit from a man whose right index finger was amputated in an incident with a home generator with dozens of affirmative defenses, seeking to invalidate it. -
Discrimination and wrongful arrest update: Defendants argue Black contractor's claims are time-barred
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants associated with a civil rights violation case filed by an African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was first framed for materials theft by a racist employee and then arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, allege that his claims are barred. -
Legal malpractice case update: Judge refuses to transfer action to Middle District
PHILADELPHIA – Due to “determinative” conduct relevant to a pending and two-tiered legal malpractice case not taking place in the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, a federal judge in Philadelphia has refused to transfer the action there. -
Errant saw update: Tennessee company says it's not liable for machinist's throat injuries, and a co-defendant is
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. -
Exploding tea kettle update: Judge remands South Carolina woman's suit to Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – The lawsuit of a South Carolina woman who claimed she was scalded by an exploding tea kettle has been remanded to a Philadelphia court, per order of a federal judge.