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Lawyer objects for venue switch in assisted living facility resident's wrongful death action
PHILADELPHIA – A defense attorney is attempting to switch the venue of a wrongful death and survival action brought by the estate of a former assisted living facility resident, from a Philadelphia court to the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. -
Borough of Conshohocken claims legal immunity from construction injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A member of defense counsel says the Borough of Conshohocken should be dismissed from a construction injury litigation due to legal immunity, or alternatively, that the case should be transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Attorney's objections lead to transfer of slip-and-fall to Delaware County
PHILADELPHIA – A defense attorney in a slip-and-fall lawsuit originating in Chester made a number of objections relating to the choice of venue in that legal action, which resulted in a successful change of that venue. -
McDonald's dismissed from personal injury lawsuit, judge makes defense objections moot
PHILADELPHIA – A number of preliminary objections first made by a now-former member of defense counsel in a case involving McDonald’s have been rendered moot, now that McDonald’s has been dismissed from the lawsuit entirely. -
Years after passage, Fair Share Act still a question mark in asbestos cases
PHILADELPHIA – Appellate court guidance on how to use 2011's Fair Share Act in asbestos trials has not yet occurred, leaving state trial court judges to decide on their own. -
Bucks County court is proper venue for snow-based fall case, attorney says
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel in a slip-and-fall lawsuit originating in Southampton has objected to the case being heard in Philadelphia County, saying the case has no connection to that jurisdiction. -
City sidewalk fall litigation no longer subject to settlement compulsion motion
PHILADELPHIA – A personal injury litigation in Philadelphia is no longer facing a motion to compel resolution through the delivery of a settlement payment. -
McDonald's slip-and-fall injury case settled in Philadelphia County court
PHILADELPHIA – According to records in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, a premises liability litigation connected to an injurious fall at a McDonald’s restaurant in Ardmore has been settled. -
Defense counsel persists in attempting to dismiss lawsuit against supermarket company
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has overruled objections from defense counsel for a supermarket management company, who desired a premises liability action against to be dismissed and re-filed in New Jersey. -
Vehicle accident case's venue transfer to Cumberland County appealed to Superior Court
PHILADELPHIA – Though an accident case revolving around a pair of tractor-trailers has been sent to Cumberland County, that decision will be contested in the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Philadelphia church exempt from court-imposed sanctions, for now
PHILADELPHIA – Though a Philadelphia religious group is not facing sanctions now, it may in the future if it fails to comply with a judge’s court order to answer interrogatories and satisfy document requests. -
Supermarket management company's lawyer believes litigation should be re-filed in New Jersey
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel for a supermarket management company believes an Atco, N.J. woman’s premises liability action belongs in New Jersey as opposed to Philadelphia, and should be dismissed on that basis. -
Counsel wants tractor-trailer accident lawsuit transferred to Cumberland County court
PHILADELPHIA – One attorney says a motor vehicle accident involving a pair of tractor-trailers should be sent to Cumberland County, saying the case has no connection to Philadelphia County. -
City of Philadelphia again seeking sanctions against religious entity in injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia is once again pursuing sanctions against a local church and co-defendant in a lawsuit filed against both entities. -
Lack of client communication spurs plaintiff counsel to withdraw from SEPTA accident case
PHILADELPHIA – A member of plaintiff counsel identified a lack of communication between him and client as the reason he is withdrawing from a motor vehicle accident lawsuit against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). -
Landscaping-based snow and ice fall case not heading to Bucks County court
PHILADELPHIA – Per the orders of a judge in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, a lawsuit centered on a fall resulting from snow and ice will not be transferred to a court in Bucks County. -
South Philadelphia sidewalk fall litigation stayed for 60 days by local judge
PHILADELPHIA – Due to irreconcilable differences, a local judge has permitted plaintiff counsel to exit a lawsuit stemming from a sidewalk fall in South Philadelphia. -
Car crash case reinstated and previous order to settle, discontinue and end is nullified
PHILADELPHIA – As a result of a plaintiff attorney filing a motion to reactivate a previously-settled motor vehicle accident case, a Philadelphia judge has seen fit to grant the motion and the case will proceed. -
Conflicts between client and counsel in elevator fall case lead attorney to withdraw
PHILADELPHIA – Conflicts between a woman claiming to be injured in an elevator fall and her representation have caused that lawyer to exit the lawsuit. -
Plaintiffs elect to discontinue lawsuit over their child's fall without prejudice
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiffs have chosen to discontinue a premises liability lawsuit without prejudice, after their former counsel unsuccessfully attempted to withdraw from representing them.