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Pa. Superior Court affirms transfer of ice rink injury case to Bucks County
HARRISBURG – A three-judge panel of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld the transfer of a personal injury action brought by a man injured at a Warminster ice hockey rink to the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, from its counterpart court in Philadelphia. -
Home generator injury update: Judge denies move to strike injury causation arguments from suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied the attempts of Generac Power Systems and Lowe’s Home Improvement to strike and dismiss portions of a lawsuit from a man whose right index finger was amputated in an incident with a home generator. -
Archdiocese of Philadelphia: Statute of limitations should bar abuse claim
PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was a boy, saying that the statute of limitations and the doctrine of res judicata should preclude the case from proceeding. -
Manufacturers charged with liability after man is maimed by malfunctioning saw machine
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County couple are suing a series of manufacturing companies after they say a saw machine used to remove tags from copper pipes malfunctioned and caused the husband-plaintiff to suffer grievous personal injuries. -
Bayer pays $1.6 billion to settle U.S. injury claims against Essure birth control device
PHILADELPHIA – Bayer Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday that it agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle almost all litigation in the United States based upon claims that its Essure birth control tool injured women who used it. -
Federal judge remands bid battle between education group and School District of Philadelphia to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has remanded a lawsuit between a disappointed bidder on a request for proposal agreement and the School District of Philadelphia to state court, rejecting the plaintiffs' federal constitutional arguments. -
Falling floor case update: Lowe's says lawsuit was improperly pled
PHILADELPHIA – Lowe’s Home Improvement says the suit of a man who claimed to be hit with flooring material should be dismissed, because its claims were improperly pled. -
Man says after allegedly running red light, he was brutally beaten by pair of Philly cops
PHILADELPHIA – A local man says he was the victim of excessive force from a pair of Philadelphia police officers, suffering four lost teeth and other injuries after he allegedly ran a red light at a Northwest Philadelphia intersection. -
Superior Court affirms win for J&J over Pa. woman's pelvic mesh implant injuries
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that testimony from a plaintiff’s physician did not cause a Philadelphia jury to wrongly find in favor of a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, in a pelvic mesh personal injury case decided last year. -
Legal malpractice case over legal malpractice case might be transferred
PHILADELPHIA – For reasons of judicial interest and convenience to the parties, a Philadelphia law firm is seeking to transfer a legal malpractice claim brought against it to the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. -
Plaintiff injured by wrapping device negligently caused her own injuries, according to the device manufacturer
PHILADELPHIA – A wrapping device manufacturer argues that a woman suing it for liability connected to her severe hand injuries was instead contributorily negligent and responsible for her own accident using the wrapper. -
Judge won't second-guess decision to send lawsuit against Amazon to state court
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has denied the opportunity to reconsider the decision to remand a personal injury case resulting from a slip-and-fall at an Amazon facility, claiming that one of the defendant parties cannot introduce a new argument at this stage of the litigation. -
Man whose finger was amputated by allegedly defective generator reiterates validity of his lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A man whose right index finger was amputated in an incident with a home generator argues that the attempts of Generac Power Systems and Lowe’s Home Improvement to strike and dismiss portions of his personal injury lawsuit are without merit. -
Bensalem construction company denies liability for civil rights violations in race and religion discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA – A Bensalem construction company has denied civil rights violation allegations made by an African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was first framed for materials theft by a racist employee, then arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department despite there being no evidence he had committed any crime. -
Wrongful death med-mal case sent back to Philly court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has opted to remand a medical malpractice wrongful death and survival action to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, after finding the defendants did not file to remove the matter to federal court in a timely fashion. -
Protective order approved for Toro and Home Depot's proprietary records in injury case surrounding leafblower
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has approved a protective order in the case of a Delaware County man who sued both Home Depot and the Toro lawn equipment company, after he allegedly suffered serious injuries to his left hand while using a leaf blower. -
A floor hit a man on the head at Lowe's, lawsuit says
PHILADELPHIA – A man shopping inside a Lowe’s Home Improvement store in New Jersey says he was seriously injured when he was hit with a box of flooring material, and has brought legal action against the company. -
Lawsuit over injury on casino bus to be heard in Philly state court
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a New Jersey woman who was a passenger traveling on a bus for Harrah’s Casino suing for damages after allegedly being injured when the bus in question cut off another vehicle has been remanded to a state court. -
Philadelphia wants to dismiss suit brought over seized Frank Rizzo statue
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia is looking to dismiss litigation brought by supporters of a monument to controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, feeling it is groundless and does not illustrate how the City violated its Home Rule Charter or the due process rights of the plaintiffs. -
Defendants say African-American/Muslim contractor wasn't framed for theft, didn't have his civil rights violated
PHILADELPHIA – Employers and co-workers of an African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was baselessly framed for materials theft by a racist colleague say there is no merit to his suit and that it should be thrown out.