PHILADELPHIA – The second Xarelto state court trial in Philadelphia connected to product liability claims for blood thinner Xarelto was recently resolved with a jury verdict for the drug’s manufacturers – their fifth total victory in such litigations between state and federal courts.
PHILADELPHIA – An equipment rental company who said it was owed thousands of dollars in exchange for products it rented out towards the completion of a major construction project in Center City, Philadelphia has settled its lawsuit.
PHILADELPHIA – An Ohio trades group that supplied workers and labor for a Philadelphia construction project says it is owed in excess of $58,000 for that same labor, an amount the defendant has supposedly refused to pay.
PHILADELPHIA – An H&M store employee who claims to have suffered a traumatic brain injury after his head collided with a fire sprinkler and sprinkler cage at the Plymouth Meeting Mall is suing all of the entities allegedly responsible for his assortment of injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – Late Tuesday, a state court judge reversed a near-$28 million jury verdict in product liability litigation surrounding the blood thinner Xarelto, a decision that overturned what had been the first win nationally for plaintiffs and included a landmark punitive damages award.
HARRISBURG – A Greencastle construction vehicle manufacturer alleges a Virginia company failed to accept its request for indemnification per an agreement.
PHILADELPHIA – The very day that a national report is issued naming the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas as a “Judicial Hellhole” where civil lawsuits are handled unfairly against businesses, the first win for plaintiffs in Xarelto litigation is secured with a near-$28 million verdict.
PHILADELPHIA – A man who suffered spinal injuries in an accident in New Jersey believes his insurance provider has failed to provide him with $30,000 of necessary benefits to which he is entitled.
PHILADELPHIA – The first Pennsylvania state bellwether trial connected to blood thinner drug Xarelto, which was set to begin Monday in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, was delayed due to a motion alleging an improper meeting between a plaintiff's doctor and a sales representative of the defense.
PHILADELPHIA – General Foods has sued a group of its former attorneys and their firms, claiming their failure to assert proper and relevant defenses led to the company being evicted from its leased premises, located in the Frankford section of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA – A Center City architectural firm has filed suit against what it believes was a financial investment shell company which accepted its professional services, and then defrauded it for over $20,000.
PHILADELPHIA – A State Farm policyholder and her minor children brought legal action against the insurance provider, alleging it has not fully compensated them for underinsured motorist claims in the wake of an injurious motor vehicle accident the plaintiffs were involved in, in 2015.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff filed a lawsuit against Progressive Insurance and one of its employees for breach of contract and bad faith, among other charges, after allegedly receiving a lowball offer of underinsured motorist benefits.
