Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
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SEPTA carpenter who allegedly suffered hernia on the job settles with transportation entity
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) carpenter who initiated litigation against the entity for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) in claiming a machine it gave him to operate caused him to suffer an inguinal hernia last year, settled with the rail entity. -
SEPTA: Mechanic suing us for knee and spinal injuries caused them himself
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) mechanic says that the rail entity failed to provide him with a safe work environment when he suffered a debilitating injuries in two incidents, while the company believes he himself negligently caused those same injuries. -
Rider sues after SEPTA bus he was riding fell into road's construction hole
PHILADELPHIA – A local man has initiated legal action against the City of Philadelphia, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation (DOT), after he was injured when the bus he was riding fell into a construction hole. -
Judge deciding whether SEPTA can refuse to put political ads on buses
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied the Center for Investigative Reporting’s request for an injunction that would prohibit the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority from setting certain restrictions on advertising placed on its buses, according to a ruling issued on Sept. 25. -
SEPTA employee says its negligence in requiring him to lift unsafe generator caused him spinal injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) employee of more than 10 years has initiated litigation against the entity for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), claiming an unsafe generator it required him to lift caused him to suffer both herniated discs and spinal injuries last year. -
SEPTA: Flagman's contraction of Lyme Disease and Bell's Palsy was his own fault
PHILADELPHIA – While a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) flagman’s lawsuit against his employer says the company is at fault for his contraction of Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy on the job, the transport company retorts that his injuries are the result of his own negligence. -
Suit over August 2017 SEPTA train crash still idling, pending damages cap and NTSB investigation
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit filed against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) over a train collision which injured more than 30 people last year is stayed, pending consideration of the transport entity’s damages cap and the release of official investigation data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). -
SEPTA conductor: Malfunctioning trap injured her shoulder, spine and legs
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) conductor is suing the agency for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) and Federal Locomotive Inspection Act (FLIA), alleging a malfunctioning trap caused her to suffer serious shoulder, spine and leg injuries. -
Woman sues SEPTA, says her head and neck were caught in the doors of a moving elevated train
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) passenger whose head and neck were trapped in the doors of an elevated line train last year has initiated negligence-based litigation against the entity. -
Commuter blames SEPTA, Amtrak and City of Chester for injuries from fall
PHILADELPHIA — A commuter is suing The National Railroad Passenger Corp., which does business as Amtrak, The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the City of Chester, citing alleged negligence. -
A dissident emerges in Pennsylvania's opioid litigation: Lehigh Co. claims its case has been highjacked
The fight for control of Pennsylvania’s opioid litigation is not over, as Lehigh County is not happy that its case has been grouped in with more than 30 others and that lawyers it previously rejected have been tasked with overseeing the proceedings. -
SEPTA carpenter alleges faulty fence-installing tool gave him serious hernia injury
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) carpenter has initiated litigation against the entity for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), claiming a machine it gave him to operate caused him to suffer an inguinal hernia last year. -
Case of cyclist suing SEPTA for injury-related damages after trolley track crash headed for settlement conference
PHILADELPHIA – A settlement conference has been slated for this summer in a case between Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and a local cyclist who suffered a broken arm, knee injury, subsequent infection and serious dental injuries, after colliding with disused trolley tracks. -
SEPTA flagman says transportation entity failed to shield him from contracting Lyme Disease and Bell's Palsy
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) flagman has filed a lawsuit against his employer for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), in response to Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy he says he was exposed to and contracted in the course of his work duties. -
Lawsuit: Head and spinal injuries caused by broken pavement outside Coca Cola facility
PHILADELPHIA – The broken sidewalk of a Coca Cola beverage production center in Philadelphia led to a plaintiff’s fall and subsequent severe head and spinal injuries, a new lawsuit states. -
Philly woman settles negligence lawsuit with church, SEPTA and City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman who alleged that a local church, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the City of Philadelphia collectively committed negligence which led to injuries she sustained in an accident a year-and-a-half ago, has settled her lawsuit with those entities. -
Court: Expert used made-up term 'spillover electricity' during SEPTA trial
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has been granted a new trial in a case involving an employee who claims that he suffered injuries after receiving an electrical shock by a railcar, according to a decision filed on April 5 in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. -
Parents of University of Pennsylvania student who committed suicide sue school, say officials ignored warning signs
PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania is facing a lawsuit from the parents of a student at its Wharton School of Business who committed suicide two years ago, which charges the university with not adequately responding to the young woman’s repeated pleas for help. -
Plaintiff sues SEPTA for injuries sustained in transit bus-car collision in Center City
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia plaintiff has initiated legal action versus the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, for personal injuries she sustained as a passenger on a SEPTA bus which was involved in a collision in Center City. -
Injured SEPTA bus passenger claims transport entity refuses to compensate him with insurance benefits
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus passenger, who was allegedly injured in a collision between the bus and a passing car about two-and-a-half years ago, is seeking for the transportation entity to pay his medical bills for injuries he sustained from the crash.