U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Curran-Fromhold and officials repeatedly deny they violated inmate's constitutional rights
PHILADELPHIA – Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility and its officials continue to deny liability in a suit from a Delaware County man, who alleged that he was subjected to a lack of medical care and cruel and unusual punishment in violation of his constitutionally protected civil rights, while incarcerated there. -
Upper Darby Township parking director's departure adds to suit's credibility, plaintiff says
PHILADELPHIA – The recent departure of Upper Darby Township’s Director of Parking Enforcement in the wake of theft and other charges strengthens a lawsuit filed against the township which alleges it failed to notify motorists of how to contest parking tickets it issued, according to plaintiff counsel. -
Judge denies SEPTA's attempt to dismiss case from estate of former conductor who died of COVID-19
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has rejected an attempt by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to dismiss a case from the estate of a Southern New Jersey man, one which alleged that the agency failed to protect the decedent in his work for it as a conductor and subsequently led him to contract a two-year-long fatal case of COVID-19. -
Law School Admission Council denies it violated ADA in administering LSAT test to plaintiff
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania group tasked with overseeing the Law School Admission Test has denied claims that it failed to provide a woman with impaired vision proper accommodations for taking the test, actions which would be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. -
Philly police look to dismiss suit over man's death in custody two years ago
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Police Department has motioned to dismiss litigation which alleged it violated its own policies, when it arrested the plaintiff’s late father two years ago and failed to subsequently administer medical aid, leading to his death while in custody. -
After demand for new trial and fees, suit from man arrested by Pa. State Police is settled
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County man who claimed he was illegally subjected to detainment, search, arrest and a blood test for DUI without probable cause by a Pennsylvania state trooper and who won a $500 verdict after a three-day jury trial, has settled his case after post-trial motions for a new trial and an award of attorney’s fees. -
Ariz. group and Pa. plaintiffs win $10K and injunction against Philly's knife weapon policy
PHILADELPHIA – An Arizona weapons advocacy group and two Pennsylvania men have settled civil rights litigation brought under the Second and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution against The City of Philadelphia and its police commissioner for $10,000, and secured an injunction which declared the City’s disputed cutting weapons possession policy as unenforceable. -
Families of Chester children killed by passing Amtrak train file $20M lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – The families of two minor children from Chester, who were killed in April by a passing Amtrak train going from New York to Washington, D.C., have filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit against the transportation company. -
Judge denies further injunctive relief to Philly POPS in antitrust suit against Kimmel Center
PHILADELPHIA – Though a federal judge granted limited preliminary injunctive relief to The Philly POPS in its antitrust litigation against The Philadelphia Orchestra and The Kimmel Center, that same judge recently denied further and more comprehensive injunctive relief to the musical entity. -
Amazon denies responsibility for Delco home fire
PHILADELPHIA – Amazon has denied liability for significant fire damage sustained by a Delaware County homeowner and insurance company, which alleged that same damage occurred after use of a pest repellent which he ordered from the company. -
Eddystone police officer wants to be dismissed from injury suit of late Walmart shoplifter
PHILADELPHIA – An Eddystone police officer is seeking to be dismissed from a lawsuit brought by the family of a deceased Walmart shoplifter, which alleged that the officer used excessive force when tackling the decedent and caused her to suffer a traumatic brain injury which eventually led to her death. -
Amtrak rejects indemnification claims from engineer at helm of Philly derailment in 2015
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak believes that the engineer of one of its trains which crashed and derailed in Philadelphia in 2015 and is now suing the transit company, has failed to state indemnification claims upon which relief could be granted. -
Suit: Bucks County corrections officials failed to prevent incarcerated man's overdose
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman has brought litigation against Bucks County and a number of its corrections officials, alleging that their failure to ensure its prison was free of drugs led one of her loved ones to fatally overdose while in custody. -
Lawsuit: Lower Frederick police attempting to intimidate witnesses in civil rights lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who initially alleged civil rights violations, discrimination and retaliation were committed against him in violation of both state and federal laws, including a claim that he was terminated from his role at the Internal Revenue Service because of unlawful retaliation by Lower Frederick Township and its Chief of Police, has now made additional claims that the defendants have attempted to intimidate witnesses in his initial case. -
After two-day trial, Philly police officer prevails in liquor store owner's excessive force case
PHILADELPHIA – A Franklin Mills liquor store owner who alleged a City of Philadelphia police officer used excessive force and illegally detained him has lost his case at trial. -
Delco man's lawsuit alleging flammable pest repellent caused fire moves to fed court
PHILADELPHIA – Amazon has removed to federal court an action from a Delaware County homeowner and insurance company, which alleged that his residence sustained significant fire damage after use of a pest repellent which he ordered from the company. -
After six Canadians die in crash, suit against helicopter manufacturer filed in Pa. federal court
PHILADELPHIA – The families of six members of the Canadian Armed Forces who were killed in a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece have launched litigation against the helicopter’s American manufacturer, Sikorsky Aircraft, charging it with defectively designing the aircraft and causing the fatal crash. -
Plaintiff says Upper Darby Township has no basis to dismiss class action parking tickets suit
PHILADELPHIA – A Clifton Heights woman maintains that Upper Darby Township has violated state and federal laws over the past two years by failing to notify hundreds and potentially thousands of drivers it issued parking tickets to of how they may contest those tickets, and that its rationale for wanting to dismiss the case is unfounded. -
Man who sued circular saw manufacturer and Home Depot for amputation injuries, drops case
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man who sued a Japanese corporation and Home Depot for laceration and amputation injuries he alleges he suffered when operating a circular saw, has voluntarily dismissed his claims. -
Man says candle he had lit suddenly exploded and caused him severe burns
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man claims that a candle he had lit more than two years ago caught fire and ignited in an explosive fashion, causing him to suffer severe burns to his fingers, hands and arms, events which the candle’s manufacturer and retailer take issue with.