The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Suzette Davis against Root Insurance Company, Shannon N Nugent and Steven Gerard Hoopes on April 5.
The following cases categorized as "asbestos" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 30. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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.
ALLENTOWN – A Pennsylvania man who fell off a ladder on the job and sustained a litany of serious injuries has filed suit against the ladder manufacturer, Home Depot and Lowe’s, seeking product liability-related damages.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a crossbow manufacturer’s motion for summary judgment in dismissing a case brought by the widow of a man who was shot in the foot with the company’s device, finding that the absence of testimony at the moment of the incident precluded the case from going to trial.
HARRISBURG – Litigation brought by an Indianapolis advocacy group which charged the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with violating the National Voter Registration Act in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters, has been settled.
PITTSBURGH – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from two Pennsylvania school districts, who contended they were only following state law when they denied a work opportunity to a substitute teacher when it was learned by the districts he had been arrested on one occasion 55 years ago.
The following cases categorized as "environmental matters" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "insurance" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
HARRISBURG – In a ruling which could have far-reaching repercussions for tort cases statewide, a panel of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that the Fair Share Act applies to possibly reduce exposure to joint and several liability, only when a plaintiff contributes to their own injuries.
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania almost unanimously sided with natural gas companies in finding that State Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office can’t target practices connected to the leasing of mineral rights, under the auspices of the Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Law.
ALLENTOWN – The Easton Area School District is seeking summary judgment to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an ex-varsity high school wrestling coach who alleged he faced discriminatory and racist conduct, including being fired, because he is Black.
PITTSBURGH – The City of Pittsburgh argues that it was not negligent in failing to repair a section of sidewalk leading to a common mailbox area near her residence, causing her to fall and become seriously injured.
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh School District alleges that there are no substantive claims contained in a lawsuit brought against it by a longtime special education teacher who says she was fired by the district last August, while convalescing from a series of serious ankle injuries she sustained in three separate falls.
The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
