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Pa. courts move up to No. 2 ranking on ATRA's annual 'Judicial Hellholes' report list
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released Tuesday by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 2 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – moving up two places from the fourth spot on the list, where they had been ranked last year. -
Case surrounding injurious fall at UPS building in Philadelphia runs into discovery dispute
PHILADELPHIA – Discovery disputes have taken place in the case of a local woman who claimed she suffered extensive knee and back injuries, when she slipped and fell on a section of walkway in the lot of a UPS building in Philadelphia last year. -
Maryland real estate firm dismissed from woman's injury suit against Designer Shoe Warehouse
PHILADELPHIA – A Maryland-based real estate defendant has been dismissed from litigation brought by a Philadelphia woman, who claimed she suffered a number of serious injuries when she fell into an aisle’s endcap shelf at one of its Designer Shoe Warehouse store locations. -
Most defendants dismissed from Zamboni toxic exposure case against Philadelphia Flyers, others
PHILADELPHIA – The majority of defendants have been dismissed from a lawsuit charging that two mens’ incurable diseases resulted from their exposure to cancer-causing chemicals emitted from the Zamboni machines used to clean the ice in between periods, with the remaining defendants claiming that the matter must be handled through arbitration, according to the plaintiffs’ employment agreements. -
Man alleges elevator at VA medical center dropped from seventh floor
PHILADELPHIA — A man alleges he suffered injuries after an elevator at the VA Medical Center in Philadelphia dropped from the seventh floor. -
Designer Shoe Warehouse disavows liability for injuries woman suffered after fall into aisle endcap
PHILADELPHIA – Designer Shoe Warehouse has discounted liability for injuries a Philadelphia woman claims she suffered at one of its suburban store locations, when she fell into an aisle’s endcap shelf. -
Former Archdiocese of New York altar boy alleges sexual assault by priest
PHILADELPHIA — A former New York altar boy alleges he was repeatedly abused by one of its priests. -
Man attacked outside Starbucks in Philadelphia alleges negligence
PHILADELPHIA — A couple are alleging negligence after the husband was allegedly violently attacked outside a Starbucks in Philadelphia. -
Philly man says he was assaulted by George W. Hill corrections officers
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man alleges he was the victim of an assault and battery by corrections officers, after visiting his girlfriend in custody at George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County. -
Settlement for injury suit against Federal Express, which got attention from Pa. trial lawyers
PHILADELPHIA – A slip-and-fall injury suit against Federal Express which had attracted the attention of a leading organization for trial lawyers in Pennsylvania and was headed for trial this month, was recently settled. -
Counsel reach consensus on timeline of plaintiff's stay at Abraxas facility, where alleged assault occurred
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for all parties involved in litigation surrounding an alleged sexual assault at a local rehabilitation center for delinquent youth have reached a mutual stipulation on the plaintiff’s placement at the center. -
Man who fell off ladder and sued manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe's, settles claims
ALLENTOWN – A Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job, sustained a litany of serious injuries and filed suit against the ladder manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe’s, has settled his claims. -
Company defendant dismissed from wrongful death suit, after man was killed at landfill gate
PITTSBURGH – One company defendant has been dismissed from wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car. -
Pa. Superior Court remands woman's injury case against Comcast to Philadelphia court
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has reversed a decision made to transfer a personal injury case against Comcast to Montgomery County from a Philadelphia court, and remanded the action to its court of origin for further proceedings. -
U.S. Supreme Court will review Pa.'s consent-by-jurisdiction statute in toxic exposure case
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court will now consider whether or not it is constitutional for out-of-state companies to accept jurisdiction under Pennsylvania law as a mandate for doing business in the Commonwealth, an outcome sure to have tremendous ramifications on litigation both statewide and nationwide. -
Arbitration award reached in Philly couple's suit against Bensalem fitness facility
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a Philadelphia couple and a Bensalem fitness facility, which claimed that the gym was negligent in maintaining the safety of its treadmill machines and as a result the wife-plaintiff fell and suffered severe injuries, has resulted in an arbitration award. -
Employees sue Philadelphia Flyers, say Zamboni caused incurable disease
PHILADELPHIA – Two officials from the Philadelphia Flyers are now suing the hockey team and others in state court, charging that incurable diseases the men developed resulted from their exposure to cancer-causing chemicals emitted from the Zamboni machines used to clean the ice in between periods. -
Philly judge says she was defamed by Daily Beast headline, which linked her to QAnon
PHILADELPHIA – A sitting Philadelphia judge has brought legal action against online news outlet The Daily Beast, charging it defamed her and damaged her standing as a jurist, when it printed that she was aligned with the QAnon group. -
Judge dismisses suit claiming TD Bank should have prevented deposits of embezzled funds
ALLENTOWN – A federal judge has dismissed litigation brought by a legal group and two law firms against TD Bank, which claimed that the bank was negligent and should have detected that the plaintiff’s employee had embezzled funds and deposited those funds at the bank. -
Plaintiff alleging traffic sign caused her to fall on Philly sidewalk, seeks remand to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who claimed that a negligently placed and overturned traffic control sign placed on a city sidewalk caused her to fall and suffer serious injuries, now wants to remand her case to state court.