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UPenn fights lawsuit, says causes outside its control led to student's 2016 suicide on train tracks
PHILADELPHIA – In opposing a lawsuit from the parents of a student at its Wharton School of Business who committed suicide three years ago, the University of Pennsylvania said the death was due to causes outside of its control. -
SALTZ MONGELUZZI BARRETT: BENDESKY PC: $7.8M Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Over Construction Worker’s Fall
The lawsuit was filed against defendant Loftus Construction Inc., by plaintiff Raymond DeMarco, who claimed that a faulty railing on scaffolding caused him to fall to the ground, resulting in spinal injuries and his contracting pneumonia while in the hospital. -
Philadelphia Gas Works seeks collection and indemnity in SEPTA workers' injury litigation
PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia Gas Works is seeking immunity from liability in a lawsuit filed by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) employees against it, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation the City of Philadelphia, Exelon Corporation and PECO Energy company, for injuries they allegedly sustained in a gas leak explosion in 2016. -
SEPTA worker's on-the-job-injury claim heads to settlement conference
PHILADELPHIA – A settlement conference has been scheduled in the case of a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority conductor suing the agency for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act and Federal Locomotive Inspection Act, alleging a malfunctioning trap caused her to suffer serious shoulder, spine and leg injuries. -
SEPTA settles with siding company worker said to suffer spinal injuries when lifting generator
PHILADELPHIA – A settlement has been reached in the case of a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) employee who claimed being required to lift an unsafe generator on the job caused him to suffer both herniated discs and spinal injuries. -
Woman who alleges her head was caught in SEPTA train door sees case head to arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – An arbitration hearing has been rescheduled in the action brought by a passenger whose head and neck were trapped in the doors of an elevated line train last year versus the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). -
Settlement reached for plaintiff who allegedly sustained spinal injuries outside Coca Cola plant
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who claimed the broken sidewalk of a Coca Cola beverage production center in Philadelphia led to his fall and subsequent severe head and spinal injuries settled his lawsuit -
In Lyme disease case, SEPTA will hand over records on workers bitten by ticks
PHILADELPHIA – Per judicial order, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is required to produce any reports concerning exposure to Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy on the job, in connection with a flagman’s lawsuit who alleges he contracted both diseases in the course of his work. -
SEPTA argues it's immune from lawsuit filed by fallen and injured track flagman
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) flagman alleges his employer violated the Federal Employers Liability Act through its conduct in allowing a fallen stop sign to cause him to suffer severe leg injuries, while the agency argues that it is immune from the litigation. -
SEPTA blames City of Philadelphia for hole in sidewalk that led to lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of plaintiffs injured by a fall caused by a hole in the concrete curb on a Philadelphia sidewalk, have levied a lawsuit for damages against both the City of Philadelphia and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) – though SEPTA claims the lone fault for the incident rests with the City alone. -
Injured plaintiff and cyclist seeking to join Conrail to lawsuit filed against SEPTA
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia plaintiff is looking to levy charges of negligence against not just the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), but also Consolidated Rail Corporation in a lawsuit seeking damages for injuries she sustained in a bicycle accident. -
SEPTA questions why woman grouped three separate accidents into one lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — Attorneys representing the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit of a woman who claims she was injured three separate times. -
Para-transit driver sues SEPTA for alleged discrimination, retaliation
PHILADELPHIA — A para-transit driver is suing Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Eden's Transit LLC and Total Transit Corp., transport companies, citing alleged discrimination and retaliation. -
Oz Directional Drilling accused of negligence by SEPTA
MEDIA — A transportation services company is suing Oz Directional Drilling, a contractor, citing alleged negligence. -
Judge backs SEPTA's advertising policy; Comic was rejected for display on buses
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania federal court has upheld the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's (SEPTA) advertisement policy. -
Cyclist's suit against SEPTA for failing to maintain safe bike paths looks to be dismissed by transport entity
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman maintains that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and its negligence in maintaining rails and street surfaces created an unsafe riding condition for cyclists and led to her injurious bike accident, while SEPTA sought dismissal of the formerly-unverified suit. -
Mechanic says harassment by SEPTA supervisor led to heart attack
PHILADELPHIA — A mechanic is suing Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, citing alleged discrimination. -
SEPTA seeks dismissal of wheelchair accident lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA -- A Philadelphia man who is disabled and who suffered an accident on a CTC Connect Paratransit van may have his federal lawsuit dismissed. -
Case of SEPTA employee who allegedly suffered spinal injuries lifting generator headed for arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) employee who claimed being required to lift an unsafe generator caused him to suffer both herniated discs and spinal injuries last year, has been slated for arbitration proceedings next winter. -
SEPTA argues it is not negligent for passenger whose head and neck were caught in elevated train doors
PHILADELPHIA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) recently countered that it was not contributorily negligent in response to a filed complaint from a passenger whose head and neck were trapped in the doors of an elevated line train last year.