Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Default judgment issued in favor of Philly nursing home in state court
PHILADELPHIA – After lack of response, a Philadelphia nursing home has won a default judgment in a litigation it initiated against one of its former residents for alleged non-payment of costs. -
Progressive Insurance wins default judgment against allegedly at-fault motorist
PHILADELPHIA – Subsequent to a lack of response, a prominent insurance provider has won a default judgment in a legal action it brought against a local motorist it believed was liable for vehicular damages sustained by one of its policyholders. -
Amtrak employee says company's FELA-related negligence left him severely electrocuted and with burn injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A C&S Maintainer for Amtrak has accused the train transportation company of violating the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by not providing a safe workplace, which he says led to his electrocution and related serious injuries. -
Man says he was disfigured and blinded by faulty multi-moulding machine
PHILADELPHIA – A man claiming to have been permanently blinded and catastrophically injured by a faulty moulding machine at a local lumber facility, has sued the manufacturers of the device and the work site where he incurred those same injuries. -
Breach of contract suit between HVAC company and Atlanta cable manufacturer is settled
PHILADELPHIA – A local HVAC company has settled legal action it initiated against an Atlanta-based manufacturer and producer of power cables, claiming it had committed breach of contract by defaulting on payments for work it received last year at a facility in Hatboro. -
Man allegedly injured by gate settles with apartment complex entities for damages
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man who alleged that a local apartment complex’s gate was negligently allowed to remain in an unsafe condition and caused him serious injuries when it broke apart, has settled his lawsuit with its management entities. -
Plaintiff allegedly burned by space heater on board the Moshulu ship in Philly sues
PHILADELPHIA – A woman claiming to have had her leg scalded and scarred by a space heater on board the Philadelphia ship the Moshulu has filed suit against the venue’s entities for the injuries she received. -
Museum and hospital entities facing injury-related lawsuit from estate of now-deceased man
PHILADELPHIA – An estate administrator is suing a number of educational and medical entities in the City of Philadelphia, claiming their collective negligence in improperly maintaining an dangerous loading dock led a now-deceased man to fall and suffer a number of severe injuries. -
Rite Aid says facility management business and insurance company failed to defend it from injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – An underlying lawsuit filed against Rite Aid has caused the pharmacy chain to itself litigate against a company charged with its snow and ice removal, in addition to its own insurance company. -
Buyers looking to recoup $25K down-payment on Kensington home which was sold to someone else
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of prospective homeowners believe they were fleeced out of both buying a residential property in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood and their $25,000 down-payment on that same property, and have filed a state court lawsuit to that effect. -
Two-liter of soda the subject of lawsuit against Family Dollar
PHILADELPHIA – Family Dollar has been sued in state court for negligence by a Williamsport couple who claim the discount store chain failed to properly hire and supervise its employees, when one of them dropped a soda bottle on the plaintiff’s foot and broke it. -
Customer who suffered severe head injuries from hand truck says supermarket's negligence is to blame
PHILADELPHIA – A woman’s head, neck and spinal injuries are the result of a supermarket chain’s negligence in injuring her with a loaded merchandise hand truck, a new lawsuit alleges. -
L.A. Fitness shielded from slip-and-fall lawsuit by customer agreement
A woman who claims that she was injured after falling at a L.A. Fitness in Huntingdon Valley in 2013 cannot prevail in her lawsuit because she signed a membership agreement that included a release and waiver and her "issues on appeal lack merit," according to a recent decision filed in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Couple claim ex-counsel's negligence cost them $100K in insurance payouts
PHILADELPHIA – A Telford couple are taking their former legal counsel to court, saying their malpractice and negligence caused them to lose out on $100,000 in insurance payout benefits, subsequent to one of the plaintiffs being involved in a major car accident. -
Lawsuit: Head and spinal injuries caused by broken pavement outside Coca Cola facility
PHILADELPHIA – The broken sidewalk of a Coca Cola beverage production center in Philadelphia led to a plaintiff’s fall and subsequent severe head and spinal injuries, a new lawsuit states. -
Former Conrail train car inspector says FELA violations caused his multiple myeloma
PHILADELPHIA – A former train car inspector for Conrail believes the multiple myeloma he contracted was the result of his former employer violating the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), by exposing him to toxic substances. -
Estee Lauder Cosmetics sued after temp worker allegedly loses three fingers in machine
PHILADELPHIA – A temp worker claiming to have been maimed by a faulty paper cushioning machine in the shipping facility where she worked has sued Estee Lauder cosmetics in state court. -
Kensington real estate business says neighbor's home repair contractors damaged its underground piping
PHILADELPHIA – A local real estate developer has sued its neighbor and the contractors they hired after repairs being undertaken at the adjoining property allegedly caused major damage to the developer’s underground pipes. -
Lawsuit: Ill. finance group looking to recover almost $30K in unpaid funds from Philly church
PHILADELPHIA – An Illinois finance firm is seeking to reconcile outstanding equipment finance lease costs allegedly owed by a Philadelphia church of nearly $30,000. -
Widow of Amtrak machinist and conductor says the company's violations led to his fatal bladder cancer
PHILADELPHIA – The spouse of a deceased machinist and conductor for Amtrak alleges the defendant violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by exposing her late husband to toxic substances and causing him to develop fatal bladder cancer.