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SEPTA cleaner says stairway's condition led to injury and constituted FELA violation
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) coach cleaner has filed a lawsuit against her employer, for violation of the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), in response to injuries she says she sustained in the course of her duties. -
Engineer claims his back, leg injuries were result of SEPTA violating federal laws
PHILADELPHIA – An engineer for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) has alleged the entity of violating federal laws by negligently failing to maintain and repair a train’s coupler head, which he says led to him suffering severe lower back and leg injuries. -
Man says he fell off SEPTA train at Paoli station, sues company and engineer
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia plaintiff is claiming the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and one of its train engineers acted with complete disregard when they allowed a stopped train to suddenly proceed forward before all passengers had exited the train, causing injuries to the him. -
Bensalem train passenger says Amtrak and SEPTA's negligence led to her being injured by falling debris
PHILADELPHIA – A train passenger allegedly injured by falling power lines and debris in a January 2016 accident in Bensalem has initiated legal action against the national and regional transportation agencies she believes are responsible for those injuries. -
Recent SEPTA train collision at 69th Street Transportation Center yields first injured passenger lawsuit; Engineer was speeding, it claims
PHILADELPHIA – The first lawsuit filed against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in connection with a recent train collision that occurred at Upper Darby’s 69th Street Transportation Center and injured more than 30 people on Aug. 22 alleges the train's engineer was speeding before the crash. -
SEPTA facing personal injury lawsuit from cyclist allegedly injured from crashing into trolley tracks
PHILADELPHIA – Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is facing legal action from a local cyclist who suffered a broken arm, knee injury and subsequent infection and serious dental injuries, after colliding with disused trolley tracks. -
Woman says local church, transportation agencies and City of Philadelphia responsible for her accident injuries
A Philadelphia woman claims 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 last year. -
Man injured by subway train's doors sues SEPTA for negligence
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man says the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) is liable for injuries he suffered when a set of subway train doors closed on him last year. -
Supreme Court rules 4-3 that SEPTA isn't subject to City of Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance
HARRISBURG – A recent 4-3 decision from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania over the application of the Fair Practices Ordinance (FPO) to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, said the agency was not subject to the auspices of that anti-discrimination legislation in Philadelphia. -
Commonwealth Court issues rulings in lawsuit over exposed Philadelphia trolley track
PHILADELPHIA — The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has reversed some decisions of a trial court regarding the case of a Philadelphia man who sustained injuries when his motor scooter struck an exposed and discontinued trolley track in 2013. -
Citing sovereign immunity, Commonwealth Court upholds dismissal of defamation case from former SEPTA employee
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has thrown out a defamation case filed against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and its Chief of Police, ruling the claims are barred by sovereign immunity. -
Summary judgment against dismissed SEPTA cashier upheld by Third Circuit
PHILADELPHIA – An appellate judge has affirmed a ruling of summary judgment on behalf of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and one of its supervisors, in an employment discrimination litigation. -
Lack of client communication spurs plaintiff counsel to withdraw from SEPTA accident case
PHILADELPHIA – A member of plaintiff counsel identified a lack of communication between him and client as the reason he is withdrawing from a motor vehicle accident lawsuit against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). -
No communication with client leads to plaintiff counsel's withdrawal from injury action against SEPTA
PHILADELPHIA – A member of plaintiff counsel identified a lack of communication between him and client as the reason he is withdrawing from a motor vehicle accident lawsuit against the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). -
$200K jury verdict for injured former SEPTA conductor appealed to Commonwealth Court
PHILADELPHIA – After the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) was denied a new trial in the case of a former conductor who was assaulted on one of the agency’s train cars and later won a jury verdict in excess of $200,000, the transport group has appealed that decision to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Fair Credit Reporting Act lawsuit against SEPTA one of rising number, attorney says
PHILADELPHIA – The recent federal class action lawsuit filed against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority alleging violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act and other laws is one of many making those claims, an attorney knowledgeable of the FCRA said during a recent interview. -
Plaintiff's attorney leaves case against SEPTA
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiff counsel for a woman injured in an accident aboard a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trolley is leaving the lawsuit connected with that accident, citing “irreconcilable differences.” -
Philadelphia judge denies SEPTA new trial in case of assaulted train conductor
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia judge has denied the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) a new trial, in the case of a former conductor who was assaulted on one of the company’s train car and later won a jury verdict in excess of $200,000. -
Female SEPTA director loses discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appeals court determined a female employee was not discriminated against based on her gender, when she was not selected for the position of Director of Railroad Service Operations at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). -
Parties resolve settlement issues in vehicle-SEPTA bus collision case
PHILADELPHIA – A scheduled settlement hearing has been canceled, in the case of a Philadelphia man suing a pair of motorists and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) for injuries he sustained in a car-bus collision.