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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. -
Delco care facility says it had no control over events which led to resident's death in 2019
MEDIA – A Delaware County health care entity denies that it provided subpar care to one of its residents, before and leading up to her death, the allegation of which is the crux of a wrongful death lawsuit filed against it. -
Pa. Superior Court rules against Home Depot in employee's dog bite case
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld the trial court denial of summary judgment to Home Depot, in a case where an employee was bitten by a dog brought into a store by a customer. -
Pa. Superior Court affirms dismissal of civil suit resulting from family feud after dog attack
HARRISBURG – A three-judge complement of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania upheld the trial court dismissal of a civil suit pitting two families against one another, one caused by a series of events which took place in the wake of a dog-bite attack. -
Superior Court remands case with $1.45 million settlement back to trial court, rules insurer should be allowed to intervene
HARRISBURG – A trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was wrong to prevent a Connecticut insurance company from being granted party status and intervening, in an action where it was slated to pay $350,000 as part of a $1.45 million settlement agreement to an MRI machine technician injured in an explosion. -
Radnor health care and hospice group seeking judgment of non pros in wrongful death suit
MEDIA – A Delaware County health care entity is pursuing a judgment of non pros in wrongful death litigation accusing it of subpar care of one of its residents, before and leading up to her death. -
Woman's medical malpractice action properly transferred to Montgomery County, says Pa. Superior Court
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Philadelphia trial court was correct when it transferred the medical malpractice action of a woman who alleged sub-standard medical care prior to suffering a stroke, to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas. -
Sex abuse survivors see legal roads to recovery close, with Pa. Supreme Court ruling to time-bar Altoona woman's claims
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that sexual abuse claims brought by an Altoona woman against her local Catholic Church diocese will remain time-barred, despite the issuance of a grand jury report in 2016 which confirmed a series of other abuse allegations levied against her assailant. -
Superior Court: Uber driver properly granted summary judgment in suit surrounding 2016 accident with SEPTA bus
HARRISBURG – Three judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an Uber driver properly received summary judgment, when he and his employer were sued by a SEPTA driver injured in an October 2016 accident that the individual defendant allegedly caused. -
Nursing home in Delaware County looking to strike negligence and punitive damage counts from wrongful death suit
MEDIA – A Delaware County nursing home is seeking to strike claims of negligence and punitive damages from a wrongful death lawsuit contending that its staff improperly cared for one of its residents, before and leading up to her death.