Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Motions to withdraw appearance and enforce settlement are rescinded in accident litigation
PHILADELPHIA – Motions from plaintiff counsel to withdraw appearance and defense counsel to enforce settlement in a car accident case have both been withdrawn by the attorneys who initially filed them. -
Judgment won't be opened against builder that had delay in responding to sheet metal worker's injury case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has rejected a petition to open a judgment levied against a Camden, N.J.-based builder that claimed an insurance carrier’s analysis delayed its response to service of a personal injury lawsuit. -
Defense counsel's withdrawal motion in premises liability case granted due to irreconcilable differences
PHILADELPHIA – Irreconcilable differences, cited as the defining reason from defense counsel to leave a city-based premises liability case in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, have led that withdrawal motion to be approved. -
Defense motion to withdraw appearance in crash case denied, removed from deferred status
PHILADELPHIA – While a motion for summary judgment is still in play in a lawsuit revolving around a 2013 car crash, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas has denied a defense motion to withdraw appearance and removed the case from deferred status. -
Harrisburg hearing set to determine validity of DPW medical lien levied on sidewalk fall case plaintiff
PHILADELPHIA – An official hearing has been scheduled 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. -
Multi-vehicle accident case officially transferred to Berks County Court of Common Pleas
PHILADELPHIA – One of three preliminary objection motions in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas has been decided, sending a case revolving around an injurious multi-vehicle collision to the Berks County Court of Common Pleas. -
Judgment of Non Pros rescinded in car crash case, proceedings continue
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge rescinded a Judgment of Non Pros ruling he previously issued in a motor vehicle accident case last month, after learning the reason for plaintiff counsel's absence at a pre-trial conference. -
Attorney withdrawal approved, proceedings in daycare injury case to resume in August
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel representing a day care facility embroiled in a premises liability lawsuit has been permitted to withdraw from that case, citing a conflict with his client, and activity in the litigation will resume in August. -
Philadelphia court approves plaintiff counsel's request to withdraw from nursing home injury action
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas has approved a plaintiff attorney’s request to withdraw from a nursing home injury action which to date, has yet to proceed to official status as a filed complaint. -
Judge overrules Lehigh County court transfer, reckless conduct and punitive damage requests
PHILADELPHIA – Preliminary objections to request a litigation transfer to Lehigh County court and strike accusations of reckless conduct and requests for punitive damages have been overruled by a Philadelphia judge. -
Objections regarding steel worker's injury case still in play in Philadelphia court
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge is still considering preliminary objections relating to venue and proper service in a steel worker’s injury lawsuit originating in Coatesville. -
Irreconcilable differences spur defense counsel's withdrawing from premises liability action
PHILADELPHIA – Members of defense counsel are seeking to leave a sidewalk slip-and-fall case due to “irreconcilable differences”, according to court records in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Summary judgment, appearance withdrawal motions being considered in crash case
PHILADELPHIA – Defense motions for summary judgment and withdrawal of appearance are currently being considered by the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas in a severe motor vehicle accident collision case which took place in 2013. -
Plaintiff attorney looking to rescind original withdrawal request from slip-and-fall case
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel who had once looked to leave a slip-and-fall litigation recently filed paperwork to rescind that initial withdrawal request from the case. -
Counsel to explain client's absence from pre-trial conference or risk case's dismissal
PHILADELPHIA – A local judge said it was incumbent on plaintiff counsel to explain their client’s failure to appear for a recent mandatory pre-trial conference, or risk the case being dismissed. -
Premises liability lawsuit against Longwood Gardens to remain in Philadelphia, for now
PHILADELPHIA – A local judge presiding over a premises liability lawsuit filed against Longwood Gardens has overruled preliminary objections seeking the case's transfer to Chester County court. -
Plaintiff counsel in sidewalk fall case files to nullify medical lien against client
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a plaintiff who initiated a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia for injuries sustained in a sidewalk fall has also filed to remove or diminish an outstanding medical lien held against his client. -
Trio of preliminary objections motions to be decided in multi-vehicle crash case which injured Maine family
PHILADELPHIA – A trio of preliminary objection motions are before the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas relating to a multi-vehicle collision which resulted in a number of serious injuries to the plaintiffs, a family of four. -
Counsel exits street fall premises liability case over strategy differences with client
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel recently departed a locally based slip-and-fall case due to strategic differences over the litigation process. -
Family Dollar slip-and-fall suit receives extra time to clarify diversity of citizenship
PHILADELPHIA – A Harrisburg woman’s premises liability lawsuit against Family Dollar will receive additional time to determine proper citizenship of the defendant, but will not be immediately remanded to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas