Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Venue and service objections at hand in steel worker's premises liability action
PHILADELPHIA – Preliminary objections over venue and proper service mark a steel worker's injury lawsuit emanating from Coatesville. -
Venue objection overruled and affidavit of service stricken in woman's case against Brandywine YMCA
PHILADELPHIA – Preliminary objections have been both granted and overruled in a personal injury lawsuit involving a woman hurt at an area YMCA branch, including an affidavit of service being stricken from the case. -
Attorney seeks car crash case sent to Lehigh County, claims stricken
PHILADELPHIA – A defense attorney in a motor vehicle accident case has requested the court transfer the litigation to Lehigh County court and strike accusations of reckless conduct and requests for punitive damages therein. -
Judge overrules preliminary objections in case against Weis Market, snow removal firm
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has overruled objections made by defense counsel connected to a setting of improper venue, in a premises liability lawsuit filed against a major local grocery chain and its snow removal company. -
Bucks County-based parking lot fall case remaining in Philadelphia, according to judge
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel’s preliminary objections motion in a condominium complex fall case have been overruled, according to Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas records. -
Wrongful death and survival benefits settlement and allocation distribution to be finalized in fatal sidewalk fall case
PHILADELPHIA – A petition for distribution of wrongful death and survival benefits in the mid-six figures and a related motion as to the allocation ratio for its distribution is to be decided this week. -
Attorney for Longwood Gardens seeks injury lawsuit filed against it transferred to Chester County
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel representing Longwood Gardens in a premises liability lawsuit has requested the complaint filed against it be transferred to a Chester County court. -
Lawyer leaving nursing home injury case due to lack of contact with client
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel in a nursing home injury action has filed to leave the case, according to records in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Defense's preliminary objections in fatal DUI accident crash case overruled
PHILADELPHIA – Recently, preliminary objections made by two separate members of defense counsel in a car crash lawsuit were overruled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Breach of contract claim against Drexel University remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – Per order of a federal judge, a Philadelphia man’s lawsuit alleging a breach of contract against Drexel University has been remanded to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
$200K jury verdict for injured former SEPTA conductor appealed to Commonwealth Court
PHILADELPHIA – After the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) was denied a new trial in the case of a former conductor who was assaulted on one of the agency’s train cars and later won a jury verdict in excess of $200,000, the transport group has appealed that decision to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Philly firefighter's libel suit against New York Daily News to be reheard next week in Third Circuit Court
PHILADELPHIA – A libel lawsuit brought by a Philadelphia firefighter against the New York Daily News, earlier dismissed by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in February, has officially been listed for re-argument next week before the same panel of judges who decided the case. -
Non-appearance at arbitration hearing results in Judgment of Non Pros
PHILADELPHIA – Besides legal counsel for plaintiffs injured in a deck fall on the premises of a property service company leaving that litigation, a lack of appearance at an arbitration from all parties involved resulted in a Judgment of Non Pros being handed down. -
Extraordinary relief motion granted in premises liability lawsuit against nail salon
PHILADELPHIA – Though a motion from counsel for a Southampton nail salon seeking for a premises liability lawsuit filed against it to be transferred to the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas was rejected by a Philadelphia judge, a follow-up motion for extraordinary relief in the case was granted. -
Settlement conference held in contract dispute between news media agencies
PHILADELPHIA – A settlement conference has been slated for Wednesday in a legal dispute between two news media companies and their related breach of contract litigation. -
Condo complex fall case's transfer to Montgomery County yields Superior Court appeal
PHILADELPHIA – A state court judge’s decision to transfer a condominium complex slip-and-fall case to Montgomery County court has caused a plaintiff attorney to file an appeal of the ruling with the Superior Court of Pennsylvania. -
Trial strategy differences lead to attorney's exit from crash litigation
Trial strategy differences lead to attorney's exit from crash litigation -
Hearing on hotel injury case's possible transfer to Montgomery County court continued to next week
Hearing on hotel injury case's possible transfer to Montgomery County court continued to next week -
Condominium's premises liability case transferred to Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Condominium's premises liability case transferred to Delaware County Court of Common Pleas -
Attorney leaves Philadelphia sidewalk fall case over strategy differences with client
Attorney leaves Philadelphia sidewalk fall case over strategy differences with client