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Delco woman settles claims for injuries allegedly sustained during international flight with British Airways
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County woman who claimed she was injured inside the bathroom of a British Airways flight from New York to London and brought legal action against the airliner under the Montreal Convention treaty, has settled her claims against the airline. -
Philly Jesus update: Judge throws out claim for municipal liability in street preacher's false arrest case
PHILADELPHIA – For now, a federal judge has thrown out a claim for municipal liability against the City of Philadelphia from a street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus” who was arrested when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019. -
Pa. man who severed right hand while using saw sues companies from Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man has charged companies in Italy, Indiana and Pennsylvania with collective negligence and strict liability, after an up-cut saw severed his right hand just above his wrist during his work. -
Federal judge grants summary judgment to Travelers Insurance in $32M case over damaged Delco parking garage
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted summary judgment to Travelers Insurance, defeating litigation from Delaware County where it sought insurance coverage to the tune of $32 million, for damages it alleged it suffered when a 12-ton panel fell on one of its parking garages and adjacent buildings. -
Walmart denies liability for serious burn injuries, which plaintiff allegedly suffered after using Coppertone sunscreen
PHILADELPHIA – Walmart denies complicity in alleged liability shared between it and three other companies for severe burns a Montgomery County woman said she suffered after using Coppertone sunscreen. -
Carpet cleaning company, accused of firing employee for not working in COVID safe areas, defends self
PITTSBURGH – A carpet cleaning service accused of wrongfully terminating a former employee for his objection to working in areas where protective measures were not being practiced during the COVID-19 pandemic, has again argued that the plaintiff has not shown a public policy exception to his at-will employment status. -
Masks of Easttown: Parents sue school district over its COVID-19 health and safety plan for students
PHILADELPHIA – A group of parents from Chester County and Delaware County has taken legal action against its local school district, over the district implementing a health and safety plan which includes a mask mandate for students unless they receive a religious or medical exemption and regular COVID-19 testing. -
Amazon says co-defendants are responsible for Florida woman's injuries in its warehouse
PHILADELPHIA – Amazon answered litigation from a Florida woman who alleged that while on the job, she suffered severe shoulder, knee and back injuries at an Amazon warehouse, citing a lack of basis in her negligence allegations and bringing cross-claims against its fellow defendants. -
Woman left with arm and neurological injuries after surgery files suit against Geisinger Medical
SCRANTON – A woman who alleges she suffered arm and neurological damage during a tenodesis surgery last year has brought a professional liability action against the hospital system through which the procedure was conducted. -
Westmoreland County and corrections commissioner look to dismiss ex-prison warden's lawsuit for lack of support
PITTSBURGH – Westmoreland County and its Corrections Commissioner are seeking to throw out litigation from the former warden of the county’s prison, which accused them of harassment and retaliation over his refusal to make the commissioner’s political hires. -
Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Tracking, Reporting and Litigation
Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Tracking, Reporting and Litigation. -
Fox Bolsters IP Practice in Pittsburgh with Addition of Aparna Nemlekar
Fox Bolsters IP Practice in Pittsburgh with Addition of Aparna Nemlekar. -
Pennsylvania Bar Institute's ESG Considerations: Tracking, Reporting, and Litigation
Pennsylvania Bar Institute's ESG Considerations: Tracking, Reporting, and Litigation. -
Woman's cancer lawsuit over J&J talc product is sent to Allegheny County Commerce and Complex Litigation Center
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman’s lawsuit against Giant Eagle and Johnson & Johnson for her development of ovarian cancer, after she used the latter’s talc-based personal hygiene products for more than half of her life, has been sent to the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’s Commerce and Complex Litigation Center. -
NFL files for summary judgment against injured contractor who worked on draft stage in Philly in 2017
PHILADELPHIA – The National Football League is seeking summary judgment in a lawsuit brought against both itself and ESPN that alleged safety violations were committed during the construction of a temporary stage, leading a New Jersey man to fall 30 feet and suffer severe bodily injuries. -
Mcnees’ Diversity Initiative Focused on Supporting the Black Business Community to Enter Its Second Year
Mcnees’ Diversity Initiative Focused on Supporting the Black Business Community to Enter Its Second Year. -
Punta Cana resort argues that personal injury case should be dismissed from Delco court on jurisdictional grounds
MEDIA – A Dominican Republic resort argues that a Delaware couple’s injury lawsuit against it should be dismissed without prejudice on jurisdictional grounds, since the alleged events in question took place in that Caribbean country and not Pennsylvania. -
Third Circuit rules 'relation-back' doctrine allows for amendment of pleadings after statute of repose period expires
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court’s ruling has provided clarifying guidance as to the circumstances by which exceptions are considered and given to the statute of repose under federal law, through an investor dispute action involving a Pennsylvania regional transportation entity. -
Delaware County and care facility are appealing loss in COVID wrongful death case to D.C. appellate court
PHILADELPHIA – Delaware County and a local senior care facility are appealing the defeat of their dismissal motion in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed by the surviving children of a man who died from COVID-19 while under the facility’s care, to a Washington, D.C. federal appellate court. -
Folcroft Swim Club discounts allegations that its negligence led to the drowning death of a 13-year-old
MEDIA – Folcroft Swim Club has denied allegations of negligence and lax security levied by the parents of a 13-year-old child who drowned at the facility two years ago and subsequently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the club.