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Medical diagnosis leads to dismissal of plaintiff from Park City Mall shooting case
LANCASTER – Litigation brought by two shoppers allegedly injured while escaping from a shooting incident at the Park City Mall a year and a half ago, has seen a stipulation approved whereby one of the plaintiffs will be dismissed from the case due to a past diagnosis of dementia. -
Plaintiff who suffered fractured vertebrae says apartment building owner's objections are groundless
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh man maintains that due to his apartment building owner’s negligence, he suffered a fall on an icy sidewalk and fractured one of his lumbar vertebrae – standing in opposition to the owner’s preliminary objections, which he says have no basis in law. -
Superior Court quashes trio of appeals in sexual assault cases on jurisdictional grounds
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has quashed a trio of appeals from plaintiffs in three separate-but-related sexual assault cases, finding that the Court had no jurisdiction over the specific appeals in question. -
Superior Court upholds $6.6M med-mal judgment in Lehigh County wrongful death lawsuit
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a Lehigh County trial court’s decision in favor of a medical malpractice plaintiff who alleged a St. Luke’s cardiologist provided inadequate care to her late husband who died from cardiac arrest at age 48, a judgment in excess of $6.6 million. -
Restaurant fighting appeal after plaintiff told doctors she was injured somewhere else
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is deciding whether to uphold a Philadelphia County trial court’s decision to deny a post-verdict motion to vacate and order a new trial, in the case of a woman who sued a Colombian restaurant in Philadelphia even though she first told hospital staff she wasn't injured there. -
Pa. Superior Court mulling whether or not to retain notice of litigation in long-running partnership property dispute
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania is considering whether or not to affirm a Bucks County trial court’s decision to deny a motion to strike lis pendens, in a dispute where a business’s former counsel and longtime partner made such a filing on property owned by that same business. -
Pa. Superior Court affirms dismissal of Montco plaintiff's med-mal suit against spinal physician
HARRISBURG – The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has upheld a Montgomery County trial court which dismissed a patient’s claims of negligence and medical malpractice against her physician, after a work injury led to her undergoing a spinal fusion procedure. -
Pa. Supreme Court: Only concealment of cause can toll statute of limitations in wrongful death suits
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act’s two-year statute of limitations for survival and wrongful death litigation against health care companies is now tougher to circumvent. -
Policy group advocates Pa. Supreme Court to adopt 1:1 ratio cap on punitive damages
WASHINGTON – A nonprofit, public-interest law firm and policy center has suggested the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania follow the example of the U.S. Supreme Court, and adopt a proportional cap on the subject of punitive damages. -
Settlement for injury suit against Federal Express, which got attention from Pa. trial lawyers
PHILADELPHIA – A slip-and-fall injury suit against Federal Express which had attracted the attention of a leading organization for trial lawyers in Pennsylvania and was headed for trial this month, was recently settled. -
Park City Mall owner denies liability for injuries suffered by plaintiffs who survived shooting
LANCASTER – The Park City Mall has denied 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. -
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.