Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Lawsuit: Rehabilitation facility's defective bunk bed crushed patient's left hand
PHILADELPHIA – A patient formerly residing in a local rehabilitation facility claims to have suffered a crushed left hand during his stay, due to the hydraulic mechanism of his bunk bed allegedly failing and causing that injury. -
Property restoration company at center of breach of contract and unjust enrichment action
PHILADELPHIA – A Croydon homeowner believes a restoration company he hired to rehabilitate his property after a fire has unjustly enriched itself at his expense in a dispute over payments connected to that same restoration work. -
Superior Court affirms transfer of whistleblower's multimillion-dollar legal malpractice case
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court has affirmed a previous ruling that changed venue in an appeal brought by a whistleblower seeking a piece of a $56 million settlement. -
Lawsuit results from construction laborer's alleged accident and traumatic brain injury
PHILADELPHIA – A construction laborer who allegedly suffered traumatic brain injury after being struck in the head by an excavator at a job site is pursuing damages in state court. -
Roofer's improperly installed skylight led to condo unit's water damage, suit says
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County property rental company is taking a local roofing contractor to state court to recover financial damages connected to water mitigation repairs resulting from what it says was an improperly installed skylight. -
Lawsuit: Plaintiff entered premature labor due to assault and battery at Family Dollar store
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who suffered an alleged incident of assault and battery at a Philadelphia Family Dollar store, one which she says caused pregnancy complications and her to enter premature labor, has filed suit against the discount retailer and each of its corporate entities for damages. -
Claims he’s Wiesen, the victim, not Wiesen, the weisenheimer
What if the same company made lip balm and glue sticks in similar containers and a batch of the latter somehow got mislabeled as the former and distributed to retailers? -
Plaintiff sues Uber after 'deranged' driver takes her on harrowing ride
PHILADELPHIA – An Uber passenger from Montgomery County who says she was left stranded on the Pennsylvania Turnpike by her allegedly-impaired and “deranged” driver, is taking the popular ride-hailing mobile app and the driver in question to court. -
City of Philadelphia sues opioid manufacturers for alleged role in 'public health crisis'
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has become the latest government entity in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to sue opioid manufacturers for deceptive marketing practices and creating what it has termed “an unprecedented public health crisis.” -
Superior Court ruling places punitive damages on the table in Risperdal litigation
HARRISBURG – Plaintiffs in more than 6,400 product liability cases concerning injuries allegedly resulting from the use of anti-psychotic drug Risperdal in a Philadelphia court will now be able to seek punitive damages, per a recent decision from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Wisconsin woman sanctioned by Philly judge; She is suing over a pothole
PHILADELPHIA – Alleged failures relating to a lack of response to interrogatories and requests for production of documents have left a Wisconsin woman, one suing a number of Pennsylvania-based utility companies for injuries and damages resulting from an automobile accident, facing legal sanctions. -
Casino and Anheuser Busch to pay settlement after woman says she was cut by beer bottle
PHILADELPHIA – Negligence litigation between a Philadelphia woman and the SugarHouse Casino and Anheuser Busch centered on injuries resulting from her from being cut by a beer bottle she was served at the casino has been settled. -
Negligence lawsuit against inflatable entertainment center sent to Bucks County court
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation initiated by a New Jersey family against a children’s inflatable entertainment facility for injury-related negligence was recently transferred to the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas. -
Judge reverses plaintiffs' $27.8M Xarelto jury verdict in Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – Late Tuesday, a state court judge reversed a near-$28 million jury verdict in product liability litigation surrounding the blood thinner Xarelto, a decision that overturned what had been the first win nationally for plaintiffs and included a landmark punitive damages award. -
Philadelphia's 'Hellhole' status up for debate, but group points at huge Xarelto verdict
HARRISBURG – A recent, massive Philadelphia verdict that bucked a small national trend shows the city's court isn't treating businesses fairly, Pennsylvania's legal reform group says. -
Lawsuit: $536K in wage payments outstanding, says Pittsburgh group
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh organization claims a Philadelphia bonding company has neglected to pay it in excess of $536,000 in contributions and wage deductions, and seeks to recover that amount through legal action. -
Tobacco wholesale operation litigating against Delaware retail outlet and owner
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia cigarette distributor is suing a Delaware retail business for damages in excess of $11,000. -
Cigarette wholesaler says it's owed almost $75K in outstanding fees
PHILADELPHIA – A cigarette wholesaler in Philadelphia is suing a Delaware retailer for nearly $75,000 related to outstanding costs from a number of sales transactions made between the parties. -
Lawsuit: $3 million construction accident leads to denied insurance claim
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of construction companies have launched legal action versus a number of business entities related to a denied insurance claim, made after the plaintiff’s building in Philadelphia, which was seriously damaged by a sub-contractor in the course of its renovation. -
Trucker files defamation lawsuit against former employer who allegedly reported false drug/alcohol test results
PHILADELPHIA – A commercial truck driver who claims his drug/alcohol test results were misinterpreted by his former employers, led to his termination and then communicated to other possible businesses when he sought work, has filed a lawsuit against those same former employers.