Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Plaintiff believes lounge's lack of proper security made her an assault victim
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman recently filed suit against a North Philadelphia nightspot, alleging the establishment’s failure to provide proper security led her to be on the receiving end of a verbal and injurious physical assault. -
Nursing home looks to recoup thousands of dollars from family of former resident it says it housed and treated
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia nursing home believes the family of a deceased former resident of that same home have left expenses associated with the decedent’s care unpaid. -
Residency match program's cancellation leads Philly pharmacist to sue for breach of contract
PHILADELPHIA – A pharmaceutical Ph.D from Philadelphia has sued a Florida-based healthcare corporation for breach of contract over a residency match program allegedly gone awry. -
Man's property damage suit against West Philly neighbor thrown out by Superior Court
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has dismissed an appeal filed by a plaintiff seeking to overturn the summary judgment dismissal of his personal property damage case from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Wrongful termination case correctly tossed from Philadelphia court, appeals panel rules
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently affirmed the dismissal of a wrongful termination case from its original court. -
Philly man says company violated financial laws and defamed him in credit collection case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man believes a San Diego company illegally pursued a credit card debt claim against him and violated a number of financial laws in the process, while also having allegedly committed defamation against him and abuse of process. -
Plaintiff injured by fallen utility pole files suit against truck driver, companies for negligence
PHILADELPHIA – A man who suffered severe personal injuries from a fallen utility pole which crashed through his residence two years ago, has filed a lawsuit against the parties he believes are responsible for causing the accident. -
Man says BMW violated state and federal laws in selling him a defective vehicle
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff has sued BMW on belief that the company sold him a defective automobile and thus violated a number of both federal and state laws. -
Supposed lowball offer for underinsured motorist benefits results in lawsuit versus Progressive Insurance
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Progressive Insurance and one of its employees for breach of contract and bad faith, among other charges, after allegedly receiving a lowball offer of underinsured motorist benefits. -
Bristol couple say Comcast technician caused $100K of fire damage to their residence
PHILADELPHIA – A couple claim they suffered more than $100,000 in fire damage to their marital residence, due to the alleged negligence of a Comcast technician dispatched to install new equipment and repair existing cable connections on the property. -
Philly woman alleges she was sold defective Chevrolet vehicle by GM
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman alleges General Motors violated federal and state laws when it sold her a used vehicle she claims had several mechanical defects. -
Lancaster roofing supply company's lawsuit says Philly firm breached contract with it
PHILADELPHIA – A Lancaster-based roofing supply company claims another roofing company based in Philadelphia breached its contract with it, in excess of $8,000.00 and associated interest. -
School police officer's defamation lawsuit can go on; TV station reported he was fired over child sex abuse allegations
HARRISBURG — The state Superior Court has determined that a former school police supervisor should be able to continue with his defamation suit against a CBS-owned station that reported he was terminated over child sex abuse allegations. -
Superior Court rejects client's attempt to file new lawsuit against his former attorneys
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Superior Court has affirmed a Philadelphia County opinion rejecting a motion to file a new claim in an ongoing dispute between a client and his former attorneys. -
Superior Court affirms dismissal of discrimination case against Drexel University
HARRISBURG – A former Drexel University medical student lost the latest round of a legal battle in which he claimed that several medical school officials breached the student handbook when they allegedly dismissed him from the university because of his race. -
Woman says ambulance company employees caused fatal injuries to her father
PHILADELPHIA – Legal action has been filed by a Philadelphia woman who claims an ambulance company’s personnel tasked with aiding her father in a medical emergency, instead caused him injury which led to his death. -
Nursing home looks to recoup more than $17K from former it says it housed and treated
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia nursing home believes a defendant who formerly resided at the facility for just more than three months in 2015, has outstanding expenses due to the facility in excess of $17,000.00. -
Philly man who claimed serious injuries due to broken apartment complex gate, settles case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia resident who said a local apartment complex’s gate was negligently allowed to remain in an unsafe condition and caused him serious injuries when it broke apart, settled his case -
Progressive Insurance seeking more than $13K from motorist it says is liable for damages against one of its insured
PHILADELPHIA – Progressive Insurance recently initiated a lawsuit against a driver it believes caused an accident which damaged a vehicle owned by one of its insured policyholders. -
Crane rental company seeks to recover almost $400K from cell phone tower subcontractor
PHILADELPHIA – A locally based crane rental company which provided work and equipment to a sub-contractor tasked with constructing cell phone towers in the tri-state area believes it is owed nearly $400,000 and has filed legal action to recover that amount.