HARRISBURG – Fearing the outcome of continued excessive litigation against Pennsylvania nursing home facilities, House Representative Warren Kampf (R) has sponsored HB1037 with hopes of protecting those who care for the state’s elderly population.
ERIE – A manufacturer of products for the electrical power distribution industry alleges that a former sales representative is engaging in wrongful competitive actions.
PHILADELPHIA – A trackman who worked for Amtrak for 40 years claims the company violated the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) by forcing him to use tools which he says later led him to develop a series of bodily injuries.
PHILADELPHIA – A Harleysville family have brought legal action against a Virginia water park for injuries they say they suffered there in an inflatable tube accident nearly two years ago.
PITTSBURGH — Two employees have filed a class action lawsuit against AES Drilling Fluids LLC, citing alleged unjust enrichment, unpaid wages and violation of Workers' Compensation acts.
PHILADELPHIA – A woman who is suing her hairstylist and his employer for supposedly injuring her during the application of a hairstyle known as a “quick-weave”, opposes his claims that she knew the risks of such a procedure and that her case is barred by Pennsylvania laws.
PHILADELPHIA – A woman is suing her hairstylist and his employer for allegedly injuring her during the application of a hairstyle known as a “quick-weave.”
Three people are suing Russell Rankin, EV Ventures Inc. and Mid Atlantic Gem LLC, all of Maryland, and Polaris Industries Inc., of New Mexico, alleging breach of contract, fraud and civil conspiracy and seeking an accounting.
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has said a trial court was correct to grant summary judgment and declare HSBC Bank had standing to bring forth a mortgage foreclosure action.
PITTSBURGH — Trademark owners are suing Proven Winners North America LLC and Plant 21 LLC, competitors, citing alleged plant patent infringement, unfair competition and tortious interference with contractual relationships.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court recently rejected the notion that Pottstown Memorial Medical Center violated the Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act of 1987 (Anti-Kickback Statute) and the False Claims Act.
PITTSBURGH — A roof bolter is suing Consol Energy Inc. and Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company LLC, citing alleged failure to uphold Americans with Disabilities Act regulations and wrongful termination.
PHILADELPHIA – Once dismissed, an amended fraud action brought by State Farm Mutual Insurance Company against a pair of medical providers and their employees has been given the green-light to proceed in federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled a woman’s claims of unlawful retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) against Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack were once again dismissed through a grant of summary judgment.
Story CopyPITTSBURGH – A woman is suing her former employer and an employee at the plant that allegedly hurled continual sexual innuendos at her, which forced her to eventually quit.
PHILADELPHIA – One attorney for a plaintiff in a South Philadelphia slip-and-fall lawsuit is choosing to withdraw from the litigation, citing “irreconcilable differences” with his client
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