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Defense objections quashed in gunshot injury lawsuit involving Landsdowne bar
PHILADELPHIA – Defense objections have been officially overruled in a case in which a King of Prussia man was injured by gunfire in a lovers quarrel outside a bar in Landsdowne. -
Plaintiff's lawyer cites "irreconcilable differences" in withdrawal from accident litigation
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff’s attorney says irreconcilable differences with his client are the key factor behind his decision to withdraw from that client’s accident litigation. -
Steelworker's personal injury case sent to court in Chester County
PHILADELPHIA – Per a ruling from a state court judge in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas this week, a steelworker’s injury case has been transferred to Chester County. -
Petition to open judgment still being decided in iron worker's lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A personal injury lawsuit initiated by an iron worker against his former place of business – one that a defense attorney has labeled as being a case filled with “procedural defects” – will now see the outcome of a related petition to open judgment. -
Plaintiffs lawyer wants defendants held accountable to February settlement agreement
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel in a car crash case emanating from Springfield Township wants the terms of a February settlement in that case held accountable. -
Preliminary objections still in play in gunfire-related injury case from Landsdowne bar
PHILADELPHIA – After a continuance, a hearing took place this week to decide the result of several preliminary objections at issue in the personal injury lawsuit filed by a King of Prussia man who was seriously injured by gunfire outside a Landsdowne bar. -
Plaintiff counsel rescinds settlement enforcement motion in Philadelphia accident case
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff attorney chose to rescind a settlement enforcement motion, in the case surrounding a North Philadelphia car accident which took place nearly three years ago. -
Defense counsel opts to withdraw settlement enforcement motion in crash case
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a pair of defendants in a serious motor vehicle accident has elected to withdraw a settlement enforcement motion, approximately three months after filing it. -
Defense's request to leave Philadelphia sidewalk fall lawsuit denied
PHILADELPHIA – A local judge has denied defense counsel’s request to withdraw from a premises liability case that was initiated as a result of serious injuries allegedly incurred from a sidewalk fall in Philadelphia. -
Premises liability plaintiff receives $20K reduction in Department of Public Welfare medical lien
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge has elected to grant a petition reducing a state-based medical lien in excess of $20,000, which was placed on a plaintiff in a Philadelphia sidewalk fall lawsuit. -
Judge denies plaintiffs attorney's attempt to leave injury action involving minor child
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has rejected a plaintiff attorney’s attempt to exit a premises liability lawsuit, even though he alleged his clients were not able to prove their child’s injuries were directly caused by a related fall accident. -
Driver appeals $3.1M wrongful death verdict after crash with motorcycle
PHILADELPHIA – A $3.1 million verdict reached earlier this year in a wrongful death case has been appealed from the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. -
New common pleas judge on public service: Do it for the right reasons
PHILADELPHIA – Up-and-coming attorneys considering a career that includes public service should do it for all the right reasons, one of the newest judges on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas said during a recent interview. -
Plaintiff's lawyer withdraws from lawsuit against Wal-Mart
PHILADELPHIA – A slip-and-fall lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart has been stayed for 60 days by a Philadelphia judge, in order to provide the plaintiff in said action to obtain new counsel. -
Attorney: Clients can't prove fall caused injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff attorney has chosen to exit a premises liability lawsuit, claiming his clients are not able to prove the fall accident they were involved in directly caused a minor child’s serious injuries. -
Defense attorney seeks rescinding of erroneous entry of appearance in sidewalk fall case
PHILADELPHIA – An erroneous entrance of appearance has led a defense attorney to request its withdrawal from a sidewalk slip-and-fall case originating in Philadelphia. -
No communication with client leads to plaintiff counsel's withdrawal from injury action against SEPTA
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). -
Decision still pending from hearing to potentially set aside plaintiff's DPW medical lien
PHILADELPHIA – A decision remains pending from an official hearing to determine the outcome of a petition to set aside a state-based medical lien, placed on a plaintiff in a Philadelphia sidewalk fall lawsuit. -
Attorney says irreconcilable differences spurred exit from lawsuit versus Temple University
PHILADELPHIA – Irreconcilable differences have caused a plaintiff’s attorney to exit a lawsuit filed against Temple University, its hospital and health care system. -
Defense attorney believes defective entranceway lawsuit belongs in the Delaware County
PHILADELPHIA – According to a defense attorney in a Delaware County-based premises liability lawsuit, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas is not the proper forum in which to hear the case, and he has filed an objectionary motion to that effect.