Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Additional legal matters and withholding of escrow funds cloud sale transaction of pharmacy ownership interest
PHILADELPHIA – Former ownership partners in a local pharmaceutical operation are now suing the entity they sold their ownership stakes to, over a dispute related to escrow funds and other litigation surrounding the transaction. -
Lawsuit: Philly pizza restaurant's negligence led to plaintiff's knee and spine injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A new lawsuit says that negligence on the part of a Philadelphia pizza parlor resulted in a fall and serious knee and spine injuries for one of its plaintiffs. -
Ex-pharma firm staffer alleges he was fired after reporting discriminatory employment practices
PHILADELPHIA – An executive assistant for a pharmaceutical company in Philadelphia claims he was unlawfully terminated after meeting with its human resources department to report discriminatory employment practices. -
Parents sue Philadelphia Zoo for liability after son allegedly breaks ankle on playground slide
PHILADELPHIA – Through his parents, a young New Jersey boy who suffered a severely-broken ankle on a playground slide at The Philadelphia Zoo has had a lawsuit filed against the institution on his behalf. -
Philly woman settles negligence lawsuit with church, SEPTA and City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman who alleged that a local church, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the City of Philadelphia collectively committed negligence which led to injuries she sustained in an accident a year-and-a-half ago, has settled her lawsuit with those entities. -
$20K credit contract case between manufacturer and construction firm set for arbitration hearing in July
PHILADELPHIA – An arbitration hearing has been slated for July in an action pitting a manufacturer and distributor of sediment control products against a construction materials firm and its owner, where the plaintiff claims the defendants owe more than $20,000 from a credit contract entered into almost five years ago. -
Settlement reached among parties involved in Oct. 2016 Northeast Philly fatal accident
PHILADELPHIA – Per court records, a settlement has been reached between an Oklahoma insurance provider and the victims and lone survivor of a fatal automobile accident which took place in Northeast Philadelphia approximately a year-and-a-half ago. -
Court: Expert used made-up term 'spillover electricity' during SEPTA trial
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has been granted a new trial in a case involving an employee who claims that he suffered injuries after receiving an electrical shock by a railcar, according to a decision filed on April 5 in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. -
Jury rules for Xarelto manufacturer in second Philly trial; More than 1,700 cases remain
PHILADELPHIA – The second Xarelto state court trial in Philadelphia connected to product liability claims for blood thinner Xarelto was recently resolved with a jury verdict for the drug’s manufacturers – their fifth total victory in such litigations between state and federal courts. -
Lawsuit: Property rehabilitation group sold plaintiffs a totally defective home
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia couple have initiated litigation against a property rehabilitation firm which they claim they were sold a residence laden with material defects and code violations. -
Ardmore man settles with State Farm Insurance over payments connected to his accident-related pelvic injuries
PHILADELPHIA – An Ardmore man who suffered pelvic fractures in a serious bicycle-automobile crash almost two years ago and who believed State Farm Insurance didn’t properly compensate him with uninsured motorist (UIM) benefits, has settled his litigation. -
Arbitration hearing slated in recovery of funds matter featuring Allstate Insurance Company
PHILADELPHIA – An arbitration hearing is set for this summer in a case featuring Allstate Insurance Company attempting to recover funds it says it expended on behalf of one of its policyholders, when that same policyholder was involved in a serious car crash nearly two years ago. -
Case featuring financial entities in dispute over $21K going to pre-trial conference later this year
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit pitting a local accounting office against an investment fund firm based in Delaware and a Paoli management firm over an outstanding cost of $21K for services rendered, has been set for a pre-trial conference in late summer, or potentially early autumn. -
Real estate agent says electrical contractors performed subpar work that endangered her family
PHILADELPHIA – In a recent lawsuit, a Philadelphia real estate agent alleges her contractors performed haphazard electrical workmanship at her residence that supposedly put both her and her children in danger. -
Blindsided by drunk, Eagles fan tries misdirection play by suing the team
One thing you don't expect to see at professional football games is drunken fans. Wait! That's one thing you do expect to see. -
Court: Storage facility customer whose possessions were allegedly sold at auction entitled to $8K
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia court’s arbitration center decreed a plaintiff who filed a lawsuit against her storage company which allegedly sold her possessions at auction two years ago without advance warning was entitled to a payment of $8,000. -
Split decision reached in $15K residential water damage arbitration suit
PHILADELPHIA – Arbitrators in Philadelphia have announced they have found for the plaintiffs in a case filed against New Jersey-based landlords for $15,000 based around water-related damages, but that decision coincided with a decision in favor of the defendants on counts of bad faith and punitive damages. -
Policyholder suing State Farm Insurance has case ready for pre-trial conference this summer
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation involving a State Farm Insurance policyholder, who claimed she was improperly denied underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits from her insurance company after an automobile accident that took place in Philadelphia nearly two years ago, has a pre-trial conference this summer. -
Man who says MetLife didn't provide him insurance coverage settles lawsuit with provider
PHILADELPHIA – Legal action filed by a Philadelphia man who suffered severe lower back injuries in a serious hit-and-run car crash almost two and a half years ago and who believed MetLife Insurance didn’t properly compensate him with uninsured motorist (UIM) benefits has settled. -
Dispute over Philadelphia accident's $6K settlement funds resolved in state court
PHILADELPHIA – A policyholder who sued both his insurance provider and the Philadelphia Housing Authority after a serious accident sustained four years ago and claimed the provider refused to release $6,000 in settlement funds, has settled that same litigation.