MEDIA – A fatal motor vehicle collision and subsequent lawsuit in a Delaware County court may have a settlement in the action approved at a final amount of $200,000.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia couple claim a local tire supplier and auto repair shop improperly conducted an oil change, leading to their vehicle later sustaining complete engine failure.
PITTSBURGH – Through mutual agreement of all parties concerned, damages in the case of a deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone have been capped at $75,000, thereby preventing the case’s removal to federal court.
SCRANTON – A Walmart employee has apparently settled claims over right ankle, knee and calf injuries he suffered when he fell on the job, allegedly due to the negligent actions of a tractor-trailer driver.
PITTSBURGH – A deliveryman struck by a driver on her cell phone says his insurance company is refusing to pay coverage for his injuries, due to an exclusion refusing such coverage to policyholders eligible for workers’ compensation.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Nov. 23. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Keith Canavan against High Point Preferred Insurance Company and Plymouth Rock Assurance Company on Nov. 23.
SCRANTON – A Walmart employee who suffered right ankle, knee and calf injuries when he fell on the job and allegedly due to the actions of a tractor-trailer driver, has sued the transportation company whom the driver works for.
ALLENTOWN – An attorney who recently filed a class action lawsuit in a Philadelphia federal court on behalf of all U.S. citizens impacted by the coronavirus against the People’s Republic of China has brought another similar case against the Chinese nation and its foremost political party – only now in Allentown and specifically on behalf of more than 20 different professionals and business owners, plus an FBI employee.
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania is facing a class action lawsuit over an alleged refusal to refund tuition during its coronavirus shutdown.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man who suffered permanent brain damage after a laser probe broke off during surgery will be compensated by a medical device company for $12.75 million.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court lawsuit brought by a Norristown couple regarding a slip-and-fall inside PetSmart and Banfield Pet Hospital in Plymouth Meeting has been settled.
PHILADELPHIA – Per judicial order, a lawsuit now in federal court filed by a Norristown couple regarding a slip and fall inside PetSmart and Banfield Pet Hospital in Plymouth Meeting, will have a new trio of arbitrators assigned to the case.
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a man killed in a workplace crane accident has lost an appeal in federal court that sought to hold one of the corporate entities involved responsible for negligence.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man whose feet were crushed during an imaging test at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Hospital in Philadelphia is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the machine's manufacturer, Siemens.
PHILADELPHIA – A retired chemist who says he suffered facial injuries and broken ribs at a Philadelphia café has settled the case filed against the establishment.
PHILADELPHIA – A man said to be injured by a motorized and mechanized dock plate at a Giant grocery store and who sued the supermarket chain for liability connected to negligence-related injuries has settled his case.
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man who worked on a Billy Joel concert no longer wishes to sue the Piano Man, though claims he was injured by scaffolding remain pending against other defendants.
