PHILADELPHIA — A consumer is suing Bayer and Merck, drug makers, citing alleged breach of warranty, failure to warn, fraud, liability, negligence and product liability.
PITTSBURGH — An electrical workers' union is suing Penn-Ohio Electrical Company, citing alleged breach of contract for neglecting to contribute to the union's benefits funds.
PHILADELPHIA – Records from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas reveal more than 3,000 new Risperdal lawsuits were filed in the first three months of 2017, driving up the total number of filings in this mass tort program to more than 5,500.
SCRANTON — A Pennsylvania property owner has filed a class action lawsuit against several energy companies, citing alleged breach of contract for not receiving full royalties for the use of his land.
Representatives of a deceased man's estate are suing Fort Pitt Classic Cars LLC, alleging breach of contract, primary estoppel, unjust enrichment, fraud, negligent misrepresentation and negligence.
PHILADELPHIA — A former employee is suing Berger Real Estate Investment Inc. and Arnold Berger, alleging that the employers violated wage laws and wrongfully terminated him.
PHILADELPHIA – Per judicial order, a former employee and seller of Abington Pain Medicine received full financial awards relating to court costs and pre-judgment interest, though not her full amount of requested attorney’s fees.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia court dismissed a count of corporate negligence against Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital in a medical malpractice action, citing insufficiently-filed Certificates of Merit (COMs).
NEW ORLEANS – As more and more cases continue to be filed by plaintiffs and their counsel against the manufacturers of the blood thinner Xarelto, these litigants are looking towards the horizon of bellwether cases in this matter to be heard next year.
PHILADELPHIA – Motions from plaintiff counsel to withdraw appearance and defense counsel to enforce settlement in a car accident case have both been withdrawn by the attorneys who initially filed them.
HARRISBURG — A man is suing AMZ Manufacturing Corp., a former employer, citing alleged disability discrimination, retaliation and wrongful or constructive eviction.
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel for a litigant named in a motor vehicle accident lawsuit is seeking to exit the lawsuit, subsequent to an insurance dispute and court-ordered judgment.
PITTSBURGH — Two employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Dairy Queen Grill and Chill Restaurant franchise in Johnstown, claiming the restaurant did not properly compensate them for overtime work.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit between two companies involving allegations of breach of a non-disclosure agreement, fraud misappropriation and copyright infringement will not be returning to the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.
PITTSBURGH — Two women have filed a class-action suit against a restaurant in an overtime-pay claim, citing alleged unjust enrichment, unpaid wages, and violation of workers compensation acts.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Monday denied requests made by a man previously convicted of securities fraud crimes.
