PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man and Conrail employee recently began legal action against a prominent rail transportation entity, claiming its negligence led to him being severely injured in a pair of train-related accidents.
A Reading woman has initiated legal action against a drug treatment facility and several medical personnel, claiming their negligence led to the untimely death of her husband.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit from a man who suffered an eye injury while working at a farmers market has now advanced to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, where he claims the original trial court made an error of law in dismissing his case.
A federal judge decided this month to grant an insurance company’s summary judgment motion on the grounds its insured failed to pay a requisite additional premium amount.
PHILADELPHIA – A defense attorney is attempting to switch the venue of a wrongful death and survival action brought by the estate of a former assisted living facility resident, from a Philadelphia court to the Berks County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge ruled July 14 that a Reading-based copper distributor is ordered to pay the full proceeds of a settlement to a plaintiff and his counsel, without deductions made for payroll taxes.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has overruled objections made by defense counsel connected to a setting of improper venue, in a premises liability lawsuit filed against a major local grocery chain and its snow removal company.
ALLENTOWN – A Danielsville couple’s claims of breach of contract and bad faith against State Farm Insurance Company have been dismissed from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld a trial court verdict declaring the Berks County Housing Authority did not practice racial discrimination against a woman enrolled in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit related to a fatal tractor-trailer collision has been transferred to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, who will decide the fate of other preliminary objections tied to the case.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that Reading Hospital maintains statutory immunity under the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act (PWCA), as the employer of a man injured at the facility in February 2013.
A federal judge ruled Thursday that a plaintiff who suffered an eye injury while working at a farmers market has had his Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) claims precluded by a Workers’ Compensation release agreement.
HARRISBURG – Last Friday, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed a trial court decision from the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, in remanding for further proceedings a disability pension case involving a former police officer from Lower Salford Township.
PHILADELPHIA — A phlebotomist is suing Reading Health System, alleging she was discriminated against for her medical disability after 17 years with the company.
PHILADELPHIA – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Monday the owner and operator of a Reading-based chemical repackaging and distribution plant will be subject to financial penalties, connected to alleged oil and hazardous waste storage violations.
PHILADELPHIA — A Berks County technology company is suing a former employee and his company, alleging he operated in competition against the plaintiff while still employed by his original company.
PHILADELPHIA – Attorneys for a number of rowing organizations and the City of Philadelphia want a granting of summary judgment and the dismissal of claims brought by a woman who was allegedly injured in her volunteer work with those groups.
