HARRISBURG – The Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas will once again hear proceedings in a negligence and wrongful death action against a Lancaster nursing care facility, after judiciary panels in both the Superior Court and Supreme Court of Pennsylvania entered rulings on the case.
CHICAGO – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has upheld a
district court ruling that found that two former University of Pennsylvania
track and field student athletes cannot be classified as employees and entitled
to a minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
HARRISBURG – The state Supreme Court has granted a petition for allowance to appeal in a negligence and wrongful death action against a Carlisle nursing care facility.
PHILADELPHIA – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that survival claims brought as part of a wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing facility should be sent to arbitration hearings.
Citing the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s “excellent opinion,” the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a ruling dismissing a developer’s lawsuit for failure to state a claim.
PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania company is suing Cindy Kokowski and Brad Kokowski and their business Superior Produce Company, citing alleged breach of contract and unpaid debt.
PHILADELPHIA — A woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Childfirst Services Inc., an employer, claiming the company failed to properly pay overtime wages.
PHILADELPHIA — A certified nursing assistant is suing a Philadelphia health center, alleging violations of Title VII of the amended Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the amended Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana federal judge could have drastically changed the economics of collegiate athletics if he'd sided with three University of Pennsylvania athletes, a North Carolina attorney says, but instead he ruled they are not employees of the university.
PHILADELPHIA – According to a federal court, a former plasterer with the Philadelphia Housing Authority was not able to prove a residency requirement associated with an in-house role was the pretext for his employment termination.
PHILADELPHIA — The owner of a Levittown apartment complex is suing a Georgia company, alleging it breached a contract in failing to complete a reconstruction project.
PHILADELPHIA – A former Major League Baseball pitcher who sued his financial advisors for allegedly making fraudulent investments and lost motions on his case in federal court, has had those dismissals upheld.
One of the largest personal injury verdicts in the history of both Lancaster and York County was secured Wednesday by an attorney representing the estate of a young woman killed in a drunk driving accident in February 2014.
