PHILADELPHIA – Ruling in line with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a federal appeals court judge has determined a New Jersey-based credit card debtor’s lawsuit failed to state a claim under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
PHILADELPHIA – On March 30, the City of Philadelphia was granted summary judgment via sovereign immunity in a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of Darrell T. Banks, who was fatally shot by the Philadelphia Police Department in 2013.
PHILADELPHIA — The former owner of a medicine business is suing the buyers of the company, alleging breach of the stock purchase agreement with more than $400,000 owed.
PITTSBURGH — An employee of All Star Sports Bar and Grill III is suing the restaurant, alleging it does not pay employees minimum wage or overtime compensation.
PITTSBURGH — Trustees of United Food and Commercial Workers International (UFCW) are suing a grocery company for alleged failure to make pension plan payments.
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel is seeking allegations of recklessness stricken from a negligence-related motor vehicle accident complaint filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – Citing the time of legal action being filed and consideration of multiple interest factors, a federal judge has transferred a class-action lawsuit against a marketing research firm from Pennsylvania to Florida.
PHILADELPHIA – A series of preliminary objections will be decided this week in the case of a 2013 knee replacement surgery allegedly gone awry. Three separate motions for preliminary objections were filed by defendants in the suit brought by Coatesville residents Terry S.
If the results of the first trials are any indication, Janssen Pharmaceuticals might find itself with a hefty price tag connected to more than 1,600 Risperdal cases currently pending in Philadelphia, even without the prospect of paying punitive damages - though an appeal might change that.
A FexEx driver in New York is suing the Allegheny County-based corporation for alleged undue expenses and deductions the company has extracted from their pay during the course of performing their duties.
The sentencing of a Maryland-based real estate broker who pleaded guilty to wire fraud and conspiracy has renewed the resolve of one of the victims to continue a civil suit filed against two Philadelphia lawyers who allegedly assisted with the sham transactions.
