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Philadelphia PI attorney taking on Lawyer.com, claims decrease in search results
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia attorney says a website connecting potential clients to prospective legal counsel committed professional negligence that resulted in financial loss to his practice, and filed a lawsuit against it as a result. -
Lawsuit: Son broke arm in Velcro on rock wall at Bounce U
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey family of plaintiffs has sued a childrens’ inflatable entertainment facility, claiming its negligence resulted in their minor son suffering a broken right arm nearly two years ago. -
Doylestown woman alleges injurious fall in hospital parking lot
PHILADELPHIA – A Doylestown woman’s legal complaint says she was seriously injured due to a pair of business entities not arranging for ice and snow to be removed from the parking lot at Mercy Suburban Hospital in East Norristown. -
Woman allegedly disfigured in dog attack sues defendants for negligence
PHILADELPHIA – A woman claims a pair of defendants are responsible for a vicious dog attack at a residence where she arrived to work in Northeast Philadelphia that she says has left her facially disfigured. -
Temple University student allegedly injured by falling glass sues for damages
PHILADELPHIA – A Chicago woman and university student allegedly injured nearly two years ago by falling glass in her bathroom has initiated legal action against the business entities she feels are responsible for her injuries. -
Couple sue HVAC company and employee driver for injuries allegedly sustained in crash
PHILADELPHIA – A North Wales couple has initiated a lawsuit against a Norristown plumbing and HVAC firm after an automobile accident a year and a half ago, which the plaintiffs say occurred due to the negligence of the company’s employee driver. -
Men claim Penthouse Club's lax security led to assault, shooting
PHILADELPHIA – Three Philadelphia men say a Port Richmond gentlemen’s club did not take adequate measures to prevent a physical altercation that resulted in the trio being assaulted and shot at by a group of its patrons. -
Wis. woman files suit over pothole in Willow Grove
PHILADELPHIA – A Wisconsin woman is suing a number of Pennsylvania-based utility companies for damages resulting from an automobile accident and the injuries she says it caused her. -
Philly woman says church's missing handrail led her to suffer injuries from related fall
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman has filed a lawsuit against a local church, for serious injuries she says she incurred from a fall which took place in a stairwell at the church. -
Conductor blames New Jersey Transit for attack on platform by man who wanted free ride
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man and train conductor recently began legal action against a major transportation entity, claiming it negligently failed in preventing an assailant from attacking him before a train ride last year. -
Levittown woman says Acme Market's cart ramp caused her to fall while shopping
PHILADELPHIA – A Levittown woman has initiated legal action against a Newtown supermarket and its operating companies for injuries stemming from a fall at that same market. -
Machinist claims Amtrak placed him in unsafe work environment for 35 years
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware man and train technician has sued Amtrak, claiming it placed him in an unsafe work environment for his 35 years of employment with the transportation company. -
State AG's Office settles with Utah home security firm in consumer protection action
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recently announced a settlement with a Utah firm which supposedly violated the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) when it sold home security systems in Pennsylvania. -
Statute of limitations makes sheriff's sale property case time-barred from further proceedings
PHILADELPHIA – The statute of limitations applied to a complaint regarding outstanding costs related to a Philadelphia property sold at sheriff’s sale more than three years ago, has led that complaint to be dismissed in federal court. -
Superior Court: Appeal in mortgage foreclosure case lacks standing
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court decided late last week that an appeal in a mortgage foreclosure action would not move forward due to a perceived lack of basis for the appeal itself. -
Third Circuit rules against former Temple University athlete in harassment case
PHILADELPHIA – A panel of appellate judges has ruled a former Temple University athlete's claims of sexual harassment, mistreatment and retaliation in the form of a loss of her athletic scholarship were time-barred, and upheld a prior granting of summary judgment. -
Sixth Risperdal case heard in Philly dismissed by judge
PHILADELPHIA – The first Risperdal lawsuit to see the inside of a Philadelphia courtroom since a landmark $70 million plaintiff verdict in July was recently dismissed just 11 days into trial proceedings. -
Superior Court rules Philly condo residence dispute does not need to go to arbitration
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania said an occupancy agreement, not an operation agreement, was the key document in deciding the fate of a residential dispute action centered around a condominium in Philadelphia’s affluent Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. -
Debt collection practices lawsuit against Ohio law firm headed to Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit dismissed last month which alleged an Ohio law firm violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when it attempted to collect a six-figure unpaid debt, is now on its way to a federal appeals court. -
Negligence, liability and breach of warranty case against Ford headed back to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has chosen to remand a Glenolden man’s negligence, products liability and breach of warranty action to state court, due to several of the defendants not filing their own consents for removal of the action to federal court.