PITTSBURGH – A U.S. Navy veteran who alleged that sub-standard care he received at his local Veterans Affairs hospital resulted in his suffering permanent vision loss and damage, is settling his claims with the federal government.
MEDIA – A Dominican Republic resort argues that it is not responsible for injuries suffered by one-half of a Delaware couple, when the husband-plaintiff slipped on a wet staircase and suffered injuries to his ribs, shoulders and spine.
MEDIA – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections filed by a Dominican Republic resort, which had argued 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.
PHILADELPHIA – Five individuals who filed a lawsuit for Parkinson’s disease they suffered allegedly as a result of exposure to an herbicide called Paraquat have dropped their case without prejudice, just a week-and-a-half after filing it.
PHILADELPHIA – A group of Bucks County parents who litigated with the Central Bucks School District to provide reasonable accommodations to their children, who are disabled students, by implementing a COVID-19 health and safety plan aligned with current federal, state and local guidance, have dropped their suit.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program and the Haverford Area School District has been settled.
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who claimed to be injured on the sidewalk outside a Bucks County Costco store in a federal lawsuit has settled his claims with the bulk retailer.
SCRANTON – A local woman has reiterated claims that she developed glaucoma, corneal ulcers and other ocular conditions due to professional negligence on the part of her ophthalmologist, after undergoing Lasik eye surgery.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge recently ordered that litigation between a former student who was attacked by a classmate in his special academic program and the Haverford Area School District has been stayed, pending its resolution through settlement.
JOHNSTOWN – The manufacturer of a device created to assist babies in sleeping has denied allegations from an Altoona couple that the defective machine caused the death of their three-month-old son from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
