The following cases categorized as "labor" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Fattan T. Pouretezadi against "jane Doe", "john Doe", "xyz Corp.", Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on March 15.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman claims her property manager and landlord were negligent in the operation of the water heater servicing her apartment, causing her to suffer third-degree burns when she went to take a shower.
LANCASTER – A Parkesburg couple alleges that a local Best Western resort was negligent in using an elevated platform stage without railings, which caused one of the plaintiffs to fall from the platform and suffer a multitude of injuries.
PITTSBURGH – Counsel for Dollar General and Aldi argue that allegations brought against them and other retailers which said they unlawfully charged sales taxes on the purchases of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic are unsupported, and should be dismissed.
LANCASTER – A Lancaster medical practice objects to claims from a Philadelphia man who alleges he was sexually assaulted by his chiropractor, and both counters that his suit fails to state a claim and seeks to strike instances of “scandalous and impertinent matter” from the complaint.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 8. 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 8. 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 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "patent" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The following cases categorized as "libel and slander" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
MEDIA – Big Lots refutes claims made by a Lansdale woman that it created and failed to remedy a tripping hazard on the premises of one of its local stores, which led to her falling and becoming seriously injured while she was shopping there.
MEDIA – A Delaware County woman reiterates that she suffered a litany of head and spinal injuries when, during a dinner spent in the defendant’s living room, a ceiling collapsed and landed on top of her.
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man says he has suffered the loss of his right eye, permanent blindness and other injuries, after his eye and face were struck by a “Hold-Zit” strap device.
HARRISBURG – A panel trio of judges from the Superior Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a Butler County court was incorrect when it ruled that an appeal in a breach of contract and commercial disparagement case was untimely, and remanded the action for further proceedings.
SCRANTON – A wrongful death and survival lawsuit claims that a number of medical entities based in Lackawanna County are to blame for the death of a woman who was prescribed lithium, against the pattern of treatment established by her prior physician.
The Pennsylvania Bar Association has named its 2020 Commission on Women in the Profession (WIP) Award on behalf of H. Robert Fiebach, senior counsel in Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department and co-chair of the firm’s Legal Malpractice Group.
