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Chicken restaurant owner ordered to appear in sanction hearing for slip-and-fall suit
PHILADELPHIA – The operator of a Philadelphia fried chicken restaurant, a co-defendant in a slip-and-fall suit, will have an opportunity to show why he should not be liable for sanctions, which the City of Philadelphia seeks to levy against him. -
City believes defendant is liable for nearly $100K judgment in hair salon premises liability action
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia believes a premises liability co-defendant is both liable for a judgment of nearly $100,000, and subject to additional sanctions. -
Premises liability suit between Philly woman and Chadds Ford apartment complex is settled
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability injury case involving a Philadelphia woman and a Chadds Ford-based apartment complex along with other related entities, has been settled, according to court records. -
District Court denies class certification in suit against City of Philadelphia for parking fees
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court has denied certification to a plaintiff seeking to establish a class action lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia for allegedly improperly collected parking fees. -
Local salvage company proprietor may face incarceration for failure to pay settlement, sanction costs
PHILADELPHIA – The proprietor of a local salvage company may face immediate incarceration, for failing to fulfill the remaining balance of a settlement award and subsequent sanctions in a personal injury case. -
CSX seeks to vacate settlement with injured employee
PHILADELPHIA – A former railroad worker’s alleged failure to sign and return a settlement agreement has his former employer seeking to strike the settlement and dismiss his complaint in its entirety. -
Sidewalk fall case involving New York couple settled in advance of arbitration hearing
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability suit from a Brooklyn, N.Y. couple against several defendants based on an injuries fall occurring in December 2011 has been settled, per a praecipe from counsel for the couple. -
Injury suit between N.J. woman and Philly restaurant settled
PHILADELPHIA – As of Wednesday, a premises liability suit between a Cherry Hill, N.J. woman and the Continental Midtown Restaurant in Philadelphia has been settled. -
Sears wins slip-and-fall case over 'unusually shiny' floor
PHILADELPHIA – A motion for summary judgment has been granted for Sears Roebuck, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in a slip-and-fall negligence suit filed against the department store company. -
U.S. District Court dismisses Philly convenience store's breach of contract claim against Utica Insurance
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia convenience store has had its breach of contract suit against a New York-based insurance provider dismissed by a federal judge. -
Preliminary injunction hearing in towing company case continued to Friday
PHILADELPHIA – A rule hearing on a preliminary injunction has been continued until this Friday, in order to give a Philadelphia-area towing company and its owner time to secure new counsel. -
Counsel for plaintiffs suing for SEPTA bus-motor vehicle accident leaving litigation
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel for a man injured in a SEPTA bus collision with another vehicle has exited the litigation, citing a breakdown in communication with his client. -
PECO seeks judgment and City assistance in repossessing electric equipment
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for PECO Energy Company is seeking official permission and assistance from the City of Philadelphia to repossess its property from a pair of defendants. -
Philadelphia court names beer distributor liable for nearly $23K in damages
PHILADELPHIA – A beer distribution business named in a slip-and-fall action is liable for nearly $23,000 in damages, according to an order from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Connecticut auto dealer files suit against Philadelphia towing company, owner
PHILADELPHIA – A Connecticut automobile distribution business has initiated legal action this week against a Philadelphia-based towing company and its owner, leading to a rule hearing on a preliminary injunction last Friday. -
Attorney leaves slip-and-fall negligence suit versus City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Irreconcilable differences with his client have left a Philadelphia attorney no choice but to withdraw from a slip-and-fall litigation against the City of Philadelphia. -
N.J. Transit bus accident lawsuit from Pa. plaintiff sees jurisdiction dispute
PHILADELPHIA – Attorneys for New Jersey Transit and one of its bus drivers believe a motor vehicle accident case should be heard in a New Jersey Superior Court, and not the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. -
Parents suing antidepressant manufacturer for daughter's birth defects seek to end litigation
PHILADELPHIA – Biological parents of a minor child born with birth defects allegedly as a result of her mother’s use of an antidepressant drug who sued the drug’s manufacturers, have filed a motion to discontinue the litigation entirely. -
Third Circuit upholds dismissal of Philly firefighter's libel suit against New York Daily News
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in line with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in upholding the dismissal of a libel lawsuit brought by a Philadelphia firefighter against the New York Daily News nearly one year ago. -
Law firm looking for contingent fee settlement funds from clients
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel in a motor vehicle accident insurance case are seeking settlement funds supposedly due them, through a contingent fee agreement associated with the action.