Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Motions to enforce settlement filed on both sides of car accident case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman allegedly injured in an auto accident is seeking a six-figure settlement from both the defendant driver and the City of Philadelphia, and motions to enforce a settlement have now been filed on both sides of the related litigation. -
Plaintiff attorney seeking to order TD Bank to turn over more than $5K from defendant's account
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel in a Philadelphia-based slip-and-fall action has petitioned to obtain a court order compelling the litgation’s garnishee, TD Bank, to turn over more than $5,000 in contents from a defendant’s bank account. -
Counsel looking to depart legal action involving local food bank group
PHILADELPHIA – Recently discovered information has compelled plaintiff counsel to depart a personal injury case involving a local food bank organization. -
Former defense counsel member's motion may send case to Chester County court
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability action may be headed to the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, if a motion from a former member of defense counsel is approved. -
Hearing on petition to open judgment in iron worker's premises liability case continued until August
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 in August. -
Proceedings in Valley Forge Radisson injury lawsuit are stayed for 120 days
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit filed against the management company of the Valley Forge Casino Resort Radisson Hotel has been stayed for 120 days, in the wake of the case’s plaintiff counsel departing the suit. -
Plaintiff lawyer granted opportunity to withdraw from supermarket injury action
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel who argued conflicts with his client prevented him from further representing that client in their injury lawsuit against a local Shop-Rite supermarket, has received their wish to withdraw from the litigation. -
Injury lawsuit versus Best Western listed for trial, subsequent to striking of $95K default judgment
PHILADELPHIA – An elevator fall injury case against Best Western International, Inc. (BWI) has been tentatively listed for trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, mere weeks after a $95,000 default judgment against the hotel company was struck down. -
Philadelphia-based collision case settled prior to assignment for trial proceedings
PHILADELPHIA – A severe motor vehicle accident collision case from 2013, listed for disposition in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, was recently settled before the start of trial proceedings, a judge announced this week. -
Hearing set for this week on venue and service objections in steel worker's injury lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – The outcome of preliminary objections connected to venue and proper service for a steel worker’s injury lawsuit will be decided in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas this week. -
Swarthmore premises liability action sent to Delaware County court
PHILADELPHIA – Paperwork has been filed to officially effectuate the transfer of a premises liability case emanating from Swarthmore, to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas for further proceedings. -
After trial assignment, motor vehicle accident case settled for $15K in Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – After recent assignment for trial, a motor vehicle accident case has been settled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas at a cost of $15,000. -
Preliminary objections and motion for extraordinary relief to be decided this week in car crash case
PHILADELPHIA – Several preliminary objection motions in a car accident lawsuit, in addition to one for extraordinary relief, will now be decided in a rescheduled hearing set for this week in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Direction and scope conflicts compel attorney to withdraw from injury suit versus area Shop-Rite
PHILADELPHIA – Pointing to differences with his client over procession of a premises liability litigation against a local Shop-Rite supermarket, an attorney is seeking to exit the proceedings. -
Penn State University slip-and-fall case should be heard in Dauphin County, defense argues
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel in a premises liability action revolving around an injurious fall on a satellite campus of Pennsylvania State University is arguing the case should be transferred to Dauphin County, where the accident took place. -
Iron works company seeks to have $50K default judgment thrown out due to "procedural defects"
PHILADELPHIA – Citing a number of alleged procedural defects, defense counsel in a personal injury action filed by an iron worker against his former employer wants a default judgment levied against their client thrown out of a Philadelphia court. -
Accidental drowning case settled in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
PHILADELPHIA – A personal injury lawsuit revolving around a teenager’s accidental drowning at a Harrisburg apartment complex has been settled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Judge orders binding arbitration to be completed before faulty automobile sale case proceeds
PHILADELPHIA – All proceedings have been stayed in a case involving pre-owned vehicle businesses who allegedly committed fraudulent conduct in selling faulty automobiles, pending the successful completion of binding arbitration. -
Litigant in DUI-related personal injury case must find new counsel or risk dismissal of case, court stipulates
PHILADELPHIA – All proceedings in a matter concerning a plaintiff paralyzed as a result of driving while intoxicated after leaving a West Chester pub have been stayed until early September, pending the litigant’s procurement of new counsel. -
Motions related to sinkhole injury case thrown out by Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – Motions for preliminary objections and to dismiss a lawsuit connected to a plaintiff’s injurious sinkhole-related fall have been overruled and denied, respectively.