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Lawsuit: Racially-charged confrontation led to man's arrest, false imprisonment
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man claims he was falsely arrested and imprisoned after he challenged the amount of change he received from a Dollar General store cashier, and the cashier used a racial epithet against him before calling the police and instigating the false arrest. -
Plaintiff sues SEPTA for injuries sustained in transit bus-car collision in Center City
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia plaintiff has initiated legal action versus the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, for personal injuries she sustained as a passenger on a SEPTA bus which was involved in a collision in Center City. -
Injured roofing contractor sues employer who allegedly had no Workers' Compensation insurance
PHILADELPHIA – A roofing contractor who suffered a crushed right thumb on the job is suing his former employer for medical expenses, after said employer supposedly did not carry workers compensation insurance when the accident took place. -
Lafayette Hill assisted living center's walk-off mat led to plaintiff's accident, suit says
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff from the Main Line suburbs is suing a Lafayette Hill-based assisted living facility for negligence, after she claims to have been seriously injured when falling during her exit from the building. -
Plaintiff says McDonald's restaurant in Philly contained dangerous condition that injured her
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman has charged McDonald’s Restaurants and its operating companies with personal injury negligence, after sustaining an injurious fall in one of their Philadelphia branch locations. -
Customer picking up take-out dinner says he was assaulted by bar's bouncers
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who stopped by at a Northeast Philadelphia restaurant and bar to pick up take-out food and claims he ended up the target of an assault by the establishment’s bouncers, has initiated legal action against the restaurant and its ownership. -
Huntingdon Valley couple alleges theft of nude photos, harassment by Franklin Mills Mall electronics store employee
PHILADELPHIA – In a new lawsuit, a Huntingdon Valley couple accuses an electronics store and one of its employees of stealing their intimate and personal photos from a cellular telephone brought in for sale, threatening to publish them online and invading their privacy in the process. -
Promotions company says Philly pub didn't pay rights fee to show UFC pay-per-view event
PHILADELPHIA – A promotional firm is taking a Philadelphia pub and its owners to court, claiming they defaulted on paying the costs associated with exhibiting an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) pay-per-view broadcast. -
Chiropractor sues New York insurance provider for refusal to pay benefits to his patient
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County chiropractor has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against a New York-based insurance provider, due to its alleged refusal to compensate the medical costs expended by one of the company’s insureds and also, his patient. -
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Man claims Philly police officers assaulted him and fractured his elbow during stop last summer
PHILADELPHIA – A civil lawsuit has been filed by a Philadelphia man and cyclist, who claims he was the target of an unprovoked incident of assault and battery by two members of the Philadelphia Police Department last summer. -
Philadelphia judge dismisses libel and slander suit against Red Lobster for insufficient, frivolous claims
PHILADELPHIA – A dissatisfied Red Lobster customer in Northeast Philadelphia who claimed to have been served bad-tasting food and subsequently sued the restaurant for libel and slander has had her case dismissed by a Philadelphia judge for failure to state a claim and for its supposed frivolity. -
Couple settle negligence litigation with Harrah's Philadelphia Casino
MEDIA – An Aston couple who sued Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino and its operating companies for negligence and loss of consortium in connection with an injurious fall to the husband settled their litigation with the casino. -
Plaintiff with prior assault conviction settles wrongful termination suit with Marshalls
PHILADELPHIA – Court records show that a lawsuit filed against the parent company of Marshall’s department stores, which had alleged a woman was unlawfully denied employment at the department store chain due to a prior aggravated assault conviction, was settled. -
Lawsuit against Hatboro pub involving exploding beer bottle is settled
PHILADELPHIA – After a number of months of discovery proceedings, a negligence lawsuit filed against the Richie’s II Pub in Hatboro by a plaintiff supposedly injured by a broken and exploded beer bottle has been settled, according to court records. -
Wrongful death litigation involving tree landscaper discontinued without prejudice
PHILADELPHIA – According to a plaintiff’s recent motion, the wrongful death lawsuit revolving around the death of their spouse, a landscaping contractor will be discontinued without prejudice. -
Discovery hearings happening this week in case of man claiming to be poisoned by methyl bromide
PHILADELPHIA – A discovery hearing has been set in the case of a Philadelphia man who accused four companies of poisoning him with methyl bromide pesticides three years ago, companies that are attempting to dismiss these claims of reckless behavior and punitive damages with prejudice. -
Philly courtroom to hear Amtrak derailment engineer's FELA lawsuit later this year
PHILADELPHIA – The case of an engineer, one whose part in a fatal 2015 derailment remains in question, suing his former employer Amtrak with claims of an unsafe work environment is heading to trial later this year. -
Lawsuit: Property owners and landlord didn't disclose lead which allegedly poisoned plaintiff's child
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman is taking the current owner, former owner and property manager of her former residence to court, charging them with being willfully negligent of squalid living conditions and the presence of lead, which poisoned her infant child. -
Pennsylvania second in the country for mesothelioma filings, up 32% from 2016
WASHINGTON – According to a report compiled by a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm that covers mass tort and product liability litigation, Pennsylvania ranks a stark second nationwide in asbestos lawsuits filed by plaintiffs allegedly suffering from mesothelioma. -
Philly law firm looks to recover alleged debt of $75K in legal fees
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm is looking to recoup more than $75,000 in allegedly unpaid fees from one of its former clients, who it says accepted its services and then failed to compensate it.