U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Arbitration award reached in Philly couple's suit against Bensalem fitness facility
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation between a Philadelphia couple and a Bensalem fitness facility, which claimed that the gym was negligent in maintaining the safety of its treadmill machines and as a result the wife-plaintiff fell and suffered severe injuries, has resulted in an arbitration award. -
Philly judge says she was defamed by Daily Beast headline, which linked her to QAnon
PHILADELPHIA – A sitting Philadelphia judge has brought legal action against online news outlet The Daily Beast, charging it defamed her and damaged her standing as a jurist, when it printed that she was aligned with the QAnon group. -
Montco woman settles age and gender termination case with media company
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County woman who worked as a promotions and marketing director for a local media company and claimed she was unjustly terminated from her role on the basis of her age and gender, has settled her case. -
Ex-Pond Lehocky attorney says firm fired him after cancer diagnosis and his raising overtime concerns
PHILADELPHIA – For the second time in a month, a prominent workers’ compensation law firm is the target of litigation from one of its former employees, with this plaintiff claiming it terminated him for seeking accommodations during his bout with testicular cancer. -
N.J. couple seeking stay of summary judgment and possible transfer of $229K fees case
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey couple accused of non-payment of more than $229,000 in legal fees from a Philadelphia law firm, are seeking to stay both a motion for summary judgment and a possible move to transfer the case to a federal court in the Garden State, based on a theory of improper venue. -
Defendants say Fla. man's suit over alleged inequitable will distribution doesn't pass muster
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants named in a Florida man’s lawsuit over the alleged inequitable distribution of assets from his mother’s will to himself and his two siblings, have countered that the plaintiff’s suit fails to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. -
Parent says Tredyffrin/Easttown School District violated his First Amendment rights during public records inspection
PHILADELPHIA – A parent of a Tredyffrin/Easttown School District student who wished to inspect records of Critical Race Theory curriculum being taught in the District, says he was prevented from recording his voice while viewing the records, in violation of his First Amendment rights. -
Federal judge sends suit over alleged injuries at Costco back to original Montco court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has remanded to state court the case of a Doylestown couple who alleged that Costco is liable for severe bodily injuries suffered by the wife-plaintiff while shopping in the company’s store in North Wales. -
Plaintiff alleging traffic sign caused her to fall on Philly sidewalk, seeks remand to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman who claimed that a negligently placed and overturned traffic control sign placed on a city sidewalk caused her to fall and suffer serious injuries, now wants to remand her case to state court. -
Chester charter school tries to dismiss lawsuit over 2015 sexual assault on school bus
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester-based charter school has reiterated its desire to dismiss litigation from a local woman who alleged that the school bus sexual assault she endured as a middle school student was the fault of her school, who disregarded the alleged assailant’s history of prior assaults and violated her constitutional rights in the process. -
Defendants wants case over unpaid legal fees of $229K sent to N.J. federal court
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey couple accused of non-payment of more than $229,000 in legal fees from a Philadelphia law firm, have motioned to transfer the case to federal court in the Garden State, based on a theory of improper venue. -
Chaplain who said she was discriminated against due to stomach condition settles with Delaware County
PHILADELPHIA – A chaplain with a gastrointestinal condition has settled litigation claiming she was discriminated against in her workplace because of that very same condition. -
Doylestown plaintiffs agree with Costco to limit maximum damages in injury suit to $75K
PHILADELPHIA – A Doylestown couple who alleged that Costco is liable for severe bodily injuries suffered by the wife-plaintiff while shopping in the company’s store in North Wales, have agreed with the retailer to a limitation on damages. -
Traffic company files third-party complaint against construction firm it says is responsible for woman's injuries
PHILADELPHIA – A traffic system company defendant has filed a third-party complaint against a construction company it claims is responsible for injuries suffered by a local woman, who fell allegedly due to an overturned traffic control sign. -
Hat factory denies its employees committed racial transgressions against former employee
PHILADELPHIA – An Adamstown factory has denied that it engaged in various forms of racial discrimination and harassment against one of its longtime machine operator and materials handlers. -
Northeast Philly church's breach of contract suit against insurance carrier remanded to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A Northeast Philadelphia church’s lawsuit contending that its insurance carrier committed breach of contract by failing to cover its losses of water damage sustained when a drain line failed, is returning to its court of origin. -
Parents of boy allegedly poisoned at his Philly school petition for $265K settlement
PHILADELPHIA – A proposed settlement of $265,000 is on the table in litigation from the parents of a Philadelphia child who allegedly suffered from toxic lead exposure at his local elementary school against the school district, which alleged state-created danger and negligence claims. -
After death of Coatesville nursing home resident, $150K settlement in play
PHILADELPHIA – A Colorado-based estate is ready to settle claims that the death of a Coatesville nursing care facility resident from an inter-cranial hemorrhage nearly three years ago was the result of negligent care on the part of the facility and its staff, for $150,000. -
Philly woman says she was seriously injured when she fell over negligently placed traffic sign
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman claims that a negligently-placed and overturned traffic control sign placed on a city sidewalk caused her to fall and suffer serious injuries. -
Penn State student settles suit over rescinding of Master's Degree
PHILADELPHIA – A Penn State University student who alleged that the school rescinded her Master’s Degree more than a year and a half after she was awarded it, claiming that the plaintiff didn’t produce wholly original work, has settled her case with the school.