Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Recent News About Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
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Counsel departs litigation revolving around injured motorist and SEPTA, bus driver
Counsel departs litigation revolving around injured motorist and SEPTA, bus driver -
Hotel's personal injury case transferred to Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
Hotel's personal injury case transferred to Bucks County Court of Common Pleas -
Arbitration hearing absence yields Judgment of Non Pros in car crash case
Arbitration hearing absence yields Judgment of Non Pros in car crash case -
After continuance, attorney still withdrawing from icy slip-and-fall lawsuit
After continuance, attorney still withdrawing from icy slip-and-fall lawsuit -
Appearance withdrawal hearing in false arrest case to take place this week
Appearance withdrawal hearing in false arrest case to take place this week -
Withdrawal motion approved and proceedings stayed 60 days in sidewalk fall case
A defense counselor who previously cited “major disagreements” with his client in a sidewalk fall premises liability lawsuit has been permitted to leave the case, per an order from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Decision on preliminary objections in car crash litigation continued until July
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 July in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Counsel withdraws from ShopRite fall case, which is given new arbitration date
Per a recent order in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, plaintiff counsel has been allowed to withdraw appearance from a slip-and-fall case against an area Shop-Rite grocery store, which also has been given a new arbitration hearing date in mid-summer. -
Appearance withdrawal motion OK'ed in premises liability case against herbal products store
Plaintiff counsel for a customer injured in a slip-and-fall accident at an herbal products store had their motion to withdraw from the resulting litigation approved in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Venue objections in Huntingdon Valley parking lot fall case overruled in Philly court
Defense counsel objections in a slip-and-fall lawsuit occurring in Huntingdon Valley have been overruled in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
No appeal expected in Giant slip-fall case
The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas judge earlier this year awarded plaintiff Tamika Ortiz $39,000 in a lawsuit brought against Giant Food Stores, which was far less than the $65,000 her lawyers originally were seeking in the slip-and-fall case. -
Claim preclusion leads to dismissal in District Court's mortgage foreclosure action
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted a mortgage fund summary judgment in a foreclosure action on Tuesday, due to claim preclusion under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. -
Philly law firm seeks to dismiss breach of contract claims from vaginal mesh trial consultant
ORLANDO – A Philadelphia-based law firm which was recently sued by a urogynecologist from Melbourne, Fla. -
Counsel continues to petition to leave premises liability lawsuit against day care center
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a local day care facility involved in a premises liability lawsuit continues to cite a client conflict in his attempt to withdraw from that case. -
Attorney initially moves to withdraw from fitness center injury case, then rescinds withdrawal
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff attorney who initially filed to withdraw from a premises liability lawsuit involving a sauna at a L.A. Fitness gym in Pottstown, moved to rescind that same withdrawal motion. -
Counsel for plaintiff paralyzed in crash seeks to exit lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a plaintiff severely injured in an alcohol-induced motor vehicle accident is exiting the litigation, due to an impasse between said counsel and the plaintiff in question. -
Insurance dispute, court judgment leads to defense counsel's withdrawal from crash lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel for a litigant named in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit is seeking to exit the lawsuit, subsequent to an insurance dispute and court-ordered judgment. -
Philly motorcycle crash case settled prior to assignment for trial, says plaintiff counsel
PHILADELPHIA – A hearing connected to cancelled arbitration sessions in a motorcycle crash case in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas was rendered moot this week, in the wake of the case being settled prior to trial. -
Plaintiff allegedly injured on Philly café sidewalk seeking to enforce settlement terms
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff allegedly injured in a sidewalk fall outside a Philadelphia café, is seeking the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to enforce a settlement in a lawsuit resulting from that incident. -
Defense attorney says slip-and-fall suit has no connection to Philadelphia County
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel in a slip-and-fall lawsuit emanating from Huntingdon Valley has objected to the case being heard in Philadelphia County, saying the case has no connection to that jurisdiction.