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Philly corrections officer claims he was retaliated against for Facebook post
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia corrections officer claims that his First Amendment rights were violated, when he was disciplined for speech made in a Facebook post to call for a rally in response to payroll policy breaches. -
Superior Court: Uber driver properly granted summary judgment in suit surrounding 2016 accident with SEPTA bus
HARRISBURG – Three judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an Uber driver properly received summary judgment, when he and his employer were sued by a SEPTA driver injured in an October 2016 accident that the individual defendant allegedly caused. -
Federal judge dismisses City of Philadelphia and others from local contractor's racial discrimination lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia and several other defendants have been dismissed from a civil rights violation case filed by a Black, Muslim contractor, who claimed he was first framed for materials theft by a racist employee and then arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department. -
Lawsuit versus Apple and Best Buy claiming burn injuries from iPhone 11 Pro is remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit brought against Apple and Best Buy by the parent of a minor who suffered head and burn injuries allegedly while using an iPhone 11 Pro cell phone, has been remanded to state court by a federal judge. -
Settlement reached for woman allegedly assaulted at Philly airport, after inquiring about her missing bag
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County woman who alleged that she was physically assaulted by an American Airlines baggage claim agent at the Philadelphia International Airport last year after inquiring about her missing bag, has settled her litigation concerning the incident. -
Lowe's shopper who was allegedly struck with flooring material settles litigation with home retailer
PHILADELPHIA – A man shopping inside a Lowe’s Home Improvement store in New Jersey who alleged he was seriously injured when he was hit with a box of flooring material, has settled and ended his litigation with the retailer. -
Wrongful death litigation filed after death of man at landfill's gate is stayed by order of federal judge
PHILADELPHIA – Wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car, has been stayed by order of a federal court. -
Gun rights group says Phila. firearms owners' rights are violated by city ordinance banning 3D-printed guns
PHILADELPHIA – A Virginia organization representing the rights of firearms owners has sued the City of Philadelphia in federal court, claiming that a city ordinance prohibiting anyone to use 3D printers to create firearms violates both state and federal laws. -
Estate of man killed by landfill's gate files wrongful death lawsuit against owners
PHILADELPHIA – The estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car is bringing legal action against the owners and operators of the facility, in pursuit of both survival and wrongful death damages. -
Burn injuries from iPhone 11 Pro suit update: Plaintiff looking to remand action to state court
PHILADELPHIA – The parent of a minor who suffered head and burn injuries allegedly while using an iPhone 11 Pro cell phone and then sued Apple and Best Buy for damages, is now seeking to have the case remanded to state court. -
Counsel looking to remand suit from woman allegedly attacked by staff member at Philly Airport to state court
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a Chester County woman, who claimed she was physically assaulted by an American Airlines baggage claim agent at the Philadelphia International Airport last year after inquiring about her missing bag, is seeking to remand the case to state court and add a defendant to the action. -
U.S. Supreme Court declines to review appeal of $70M Risperdal jury verdict award, punitive damages phase awaits
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a $70 million compensatory damages award given to a Tennessee plaintiff for failure to warn of side effects tied to the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal, while another legal fight on the subject of punitive damages against Johnson & Johnson looms in the case. -
Owner of Old City Beer Garden sues Philly Health Department, over alleged improper closure of the business
PHILADELPHIA – The owner and operator of Old City Beer Garden has filed suit against the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health Office of Food Protection and its officials, claiming the organization closed his business without proper justification and violated his procedural due process. -
Brenntag looking for summary judgment and immunity from trucker's injury lawsuit, under workers' compensation law
PHILADELPHIA – A chemical and ingredient solutions distributor is seeking to dismiss through summary judgment the lawsuit levied against it by a New Jersey truck driver, countering that it is immune from the negligence suit under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. -
Montco woman sues Walmart, Beiersdorf, Bayer and Merck over burns received from Coppertone sunscreen
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County woman says that a highly active ingredient in Coppertone sunscreen causes severe burns, rather than helping to protect its users from burns as advertised. -
Ladder manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe's say injured man's lawsuit over defective ladder is groundless
ALLENTOWN – Defendants in a lawsuit brought by a Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job and sustained a litany of serious injuries, seeking product liability-related damages, have countered that the suit is groundless. -
Parent of minor burned while using Apple iPhone 11 Pro sues manufacturer and Best Buy
PHILADELPHIA – The parent of a minor who suffered head and burn injuries while using an iPhone 11 Pro cell phone filed suit Apple and Best Buy for damages related to those injuries, while those companies have since denied any liability for the injuries in question. -
Lawsuits against B. Braun allege carcinogenic gas was released from Hanover Township plant
PHILADELPHIA – 16 people who developed cancer, some of them fatally, and their families have brought suit against German medical device manufacturer B. Braun, alleging that emissions of a carcinogenic gas named ethylene oxide (EtO) from the company’s plant in Hanover Township led to their illnesses. -
Lawsuit: Blow dryer shot out flames, giving woman first-degree burns
PHILADELPHIA - A Laureldale woman sued in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas after she says a hair dryer spontaneously combusted and caused serious burns. -
Third Circuit: Dismissal of man's suit over alleged improper sale of property he acquired from his wife, was correct
PHILADELPHIA – A per curiam panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has affirmed the ruling of a lower federal court, which had thrown out a lawsuit concerning a man’s dispute over the sale of property he says he acquired from his incapacitated wife.