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Pa. Superior Court remands woman's injury case against Comcast to Philadelphia court
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has reversed a decision made to transfer a personal injury case against Comcast to Montgomery County from a Philadelphia court, and remanded the action to its court of origin for further proceedings. -
Park City Mall security company looks to strike parts of lawsuit from survivors of shooting
LANCASTER – A security company for the Park City Mall has denied contributory liability for a shooting incident which occurred at the site last October, and then caused a pair of shoppers trampled in the ensuing panic to sue them and the mall itself. -
Daughters of deceased Delco nursing home resident settle wrongful death suit for $20K
MEDIA – The daughters of a Delaware County nursing home resident who contended that improper care from facility staff directly caused their mother’s death, have settled their claims with the nursing home company for $20,000. -
Pa. Superior Court throws out appeals surrounding dissolution of former Golomb & Honik law firm
HARRISBURG – For jurisdictional reasons, judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have thrown out appeals from one partner of the former Philadelphia law firm Golomb & Honik relating to escrow account contributions, ruling it did not have cause to compel the firm’s other former partner to make those contributions, as the firm continues to dissolve. -
Superior Court upholds $1.1 million judgment to Washington Area Humane Society in animal hoarding case
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Washington County court was correct when it found that an animal humane group was entitled to more than $1.1 million in reimbursed costs under the Costs of Care of Seized Animals Act, for the expenses it incurred when it secured treatment for more than 200 animals rescued from a hoarding situation. -
Landlord not liable for tenant's fall on black ice, Superior Court says
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Westmoreland County court was correct when it granted summary judgment to a property management company that it found was not responsible for injuries suffered by one of its tenants. -
Pa. Superior Court quashes appeal from Rex Medical, as company tried to prevent turning over financial records
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently quashed an appeal from Rex Medical, L.P., in response to a Philadelphia trial court decision that the vena cava filter manufacturer must provide certain pieces of financial information pertinent to plaintiffs’ claims for punitive damages. -
Carpet cleaning manager terminated for COVID-19 objections update: Company denies it didn't provide PPE
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, now denies that his former company provided him with personal protective equipment. -
Pa. Superior Court rules Philly trial court properly granted summary judgment to L.A. Fitness in injury lawsuit
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was correct when it granted summary judgment to L.A Fitness and others, in response to a premises liability action brought against them. -
Case of carpet cleaner fired for objecting to lack of COVID-19 protocols sees case dismissed and then reinstated
PITTSBURGH – An employee of a carpet cleaning service who claimed he was wrongfully terminated during the COVID-19 pandemic when he objected to working in areas where social distancing and wearing of protective personal equipment was not being practiced, saw his case dismissed from and now, remanded to, state court. -
FedEx injury suit which garnered attention of Pa. trial lawyers is heading to trial in June
PHILADELPHIA – A slip-and-fall injury suit against Federal Express which has attracted the attention of a leading organization for trial lawyers in Pennsylvania, is headed for trial this June. -
Superior Court reverses ruling that kept lawyer from suing former client
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has reversed and remanded a motion calling for the disqualification of a Scranton law firm, in representing a plaintiff in an underlying personal injury action in a Lackawanna County court. -
Superior Court finds that former CSX Transportation employee's toxic exposure case belongs in Maryland court instead
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania agreed with CSX Transportation, Inc. that a retired train brakeman and conductor’s toxic substances exposure lawsuit filed against the company properly belonged in a Maryland court, as opposed to a Philadelphia one. -
Pa. Supreme Court won't make pharmacy liable for man's fentanyl overdose
HARRISBURG – In a ruling it admitted may seem “harsh," the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided that the father of a man who died from a fentanyl overdose cannot sue the pharmacy which provided him the drug, since the decedent committed a crime by possessing and using it. -
Pa. Supreme Court says that 1967 venue rules pertaining to defamation suits hold up, even in the Internet age
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has unanimously ruled that venue standards for defamation established more than half a century ago continue to hold up, despite the quantum leaps of technological change which have taken place during that time. -
Gina Maisto Smith and Amorie Hummel Selected as 2021 Women of Distinction Honorees by the Philadelphia Business Journal
Gina Maisto Smith and Amorie Hummel Selected as 2021 Women of Distinction Honorees by the Philadelphia Business Journal. -
Superior Court strikes $1.37 million attorney's fees award, because prothonotary didn't have legal power to authorize it
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has stricken a $1.37 million award of attorney’s fees determined by a Delaware County trial court in a $34,000 contract dispute case, finding that the clerk who entered the award did not have the legal authority to do so. -
Superior Court throws out nonsuit judgment, orders new trial in case of child who died from pneumonia at Einstein Hospital
HARRISBURG – A panel trio from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania has removed a prior finding of nonsuit and ordered a new trial, in a case brought by the parents of a four year-old child who died after being treated for pneumonia at Einstein Hospital in 2015. -
Plaintiffs refute senior health care group's denial of causing mother's death through subpar care in 2019
MEDIA – The daughters of a Delaware County nursing home resident contend that she was improperly cared for by the staff of the facility where she was living and that same level of sub-standard care is what directly caused her death, refuting assertions from the facility that it was not responsible for her passing. -
Superior Court rules that Phila. trial court did not improperly charge jury, regarding witness in mail carrier's injury litigation
HARRISBURG – A panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court did not abuse its discretion when it included a missing witness instruction, in a charge made to a jury deciding an injury suit involving an injured mailman who fell while making delivery.