Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Apartment complex fall litigation being sent to Delaware County court
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel in a slip-and-fall lawsuit originating from a Springfield Township apartment complex has successfully argued that the case should be transferred to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. -
Car crash case objections hearing continued until September
PHILADELPHIA – Three motions for preliminary objection motions in a car accident lawsuit will be decided in a rescheduled hearing set for September in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Gas station scaffold fall case not being sent to Chester County court
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge recently denied a defense attorney’s attempt to send a gas station scaffold fall case to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas. -
Philly judge rules accident case legally sufficient to continue, denies preliminary objections to the contrary
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge denied several preliminary objections in a car crash case emanating from Philadelphia, on the basis of finding the pertinent claims did in fact achieve a standard of legal sufficiency to proceed. -
York County Court of Common Pleas to receive liability lawsuit against supermarket
PHILADELPHIA – The liability lawsuit filed against a York grocery store will be headed to its home county court’s jurisdiction, per a successful motion from the case’s defense attorney and an order from a Philadelphia judge. -
Philadelphia court orders TD Bank to submit $5K in funds from defendant's bank account
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has issued a court order compelling a slip-and-fall lawsuit's garnishee, TD Bank, to turn over more than $5,000 in contents from the defendant’s bank account. -
Injury action involving Philabundance stayed 90 days in order for plaintiff to find new counsel
PHILADELPHIA – A personal injury lawsuit concerning a local food bank organization has been stayed for 90 days, pending an assignment and securing of new plaintiff representation. -
City of Philadelphia directed to pay auto accident funds to escrow account
PHILADELPHIA – A local court has directed the City of Philadelphia to deliver settlement funds to an escrow account for future distribution to a woman allegedly injured in an auto accident in order to resolve the related litigation. -
Liability lawsuit against York grocery store may be transferred to that county's court
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability lawsuit versus a York-based grocery store could be transferred to that jurisdiction’s county court, if a defense motion proves successful. -
Wrongful death lawsuit to stay in Philadelphia court, judge says
PHILADELPHIA – A wrongful death and survival action will remain in the local court system, per a recent order from a judge in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Delaware County court to now hear legal action against maintenance service firm
PHILADELPHIA – A preliminary objection to change the venue of a premises liability lawsuit against a Folcroft-based maintenance company proved successful in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas this week. -
Norristown builder's venue objections overruled in Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – A Norristown building company’s preliminary objections as to a possible change of venue in a slip-and-fall case have been overruled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Several preliminary objections raised in Philadelphia car crash case
PHILADELPHIA – A series of preliminary objections is being contested in a Philadelphia-based car crash case in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, connected to legal sufficiency of the included claims. -
Attorneys say borough missing from construction injury case necessitates transfer to Montgomery County
PHILADELPHIA – A defense attorney in a personal injury case says a plaintiff did not include a necessary defendant in the subsequent litigation, and summarily wants the case transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Philadelphia judge denies transfer of accident litigation to Luzerne County
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has denied a motion to transfer a motor vehicle accident case to Luzerne County, despite a defense attorney claiming the case being heard in a local jurisdiction was a form of “harassment.” -
Lawyer in $70M Risperdal case expects more large verdicts
PHILADELPHIA – Early returns were blown away by a recent Philadelphia verdict against Johnson & Johnson, which faces hundreds of lawsuits in the court that allege the company's antipsychotic drug Risperdal caused the growing of breasts in male users. -
Motor vehicle accident case transferred to Chester County Court of Common Pleas
PHILADELPHIA – Per an order from a Philadelphia judge, a motor vehicle accident case filed in Philadelphia has been transferred to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas. -
Huntingdon Valley parking lot fall case adds Doylestown landscaping company as defendant
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel has added a Doylestown landscaping company to a slip-and-fall lawsuit emanating from Huntingdon Valley, who has approximately three weeks to respond to that legal action. -
Slip-and-fall case against hotel staying in Philadelphia, with switch made in defense counsel
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability lawsuit against a Haverford hotel is not only remaining in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, but a switch has been made in counsel for the defendant parties in the action. -
Judge overrules appearance withdrawal, alternative service motions in grocery store fall case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge overruled motions for withdrawal of appearance and alternative service in a slip-and-fall case connected with the sidewalk outside a Philadelphia grocery market, before later determining parameters for proper and complete service of the complaint in question.