U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Doylestown couple: Costco's negligence led to wife's injuries when shopping in North Wales store
PHILADELPHIA – A Doylestown couple alleges that Costco is liable for severe bodily injuries suffered by the wife-plaintiff while shopping in the company’s store in North Wales. -
PPE provider says it was ripped off for nearly $2 million in deal to purchase 151K COVID-19 test kits
PHILADELPHIA – A retailer of personal protective equipment alleges it was fraudulently induced to spend nearly $2 million in ordering a purchase of more than 151,000 COVID-19 test kits, but says it never received the kits or a refund. -
Counts dismissed from Chester County man's false arrest and due process violation lawsuit against Pa. State Police
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dismissed multiple counts from litigation brought by a Chester County man who alleged he was illegally subjected to detainment, search, arrest and a blood test for DUI without probable cause by a Pennsylvania state trooper. -
Counsel agree on dismissal without prejudice for company named in election poll worker's injury suit
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for all parties have agreed upon a conditional dismissal for one defendant company named in a lawsuit filed by an election poll worker, which alleged she suffered a broken arm when she was asked to repair a faulty voting machine herself. -
Citing case decrease, judge throws out injunction stopping mask mandate rescission in Perkiomen Valley School District
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has dissolved a preliminary injunction to prevent a mask mandate from being rescinded in the Perkiomen Valley School District without prejudice, in light of updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and decreased levels of COVID-19 infection. -
Bucks Co. trucking firm withdraws case against Philadelphia and U.S. Department of Transportation
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County trucking firm that alleged that the City of Philadelphia and the U.S. Department of Transportation illegally threatened to revoke its certification to qualify as a “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise” has withdrawn its litigation without prejudice. -
Wrongful death litigation against landfill is transferred to Western Pa. federal court
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants have won a motion to transfer venue to a federal court in Western Pennsylvania, in wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car. -
East Bradford Township says it didn't retaliate against former public works employee who reported dangerous tree limbs
PHILADELPHIA – East Bradford Township and one of its public works officials have denied being responsible for claims of retaliation and civil rights violations, brought by a former employee who alleged he was fired for reporting dangerous conditions relating to decaying tree limbs in the municipality. -
Judge sends Philadelphia woman's injury lawsuit versus UPS back to state court on jurisdictional grounds
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has remanded to state court the case of a local woman who claimed she suffered extensive knee and back injuries when she slipped and fell on a section of walkway in the lot of a UPS building in Philadelphia last year. -
Philadelphia denies liability in woman's false arrest lawsuit over alleged firearms permit violations
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has denied its liability under Monell for civil rights claims asserted by a local woman, who claimed she was falsely arrested by police for firearms permit violations and later brought to trial – where she was ultimately found not guilty due to the fact that her permit was still active when she was taken into custody. -
Phila. woman who alleged she was abused in foster home settles claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman who is now an adult and claimed that she was both physically and emotionally abused as a child, during the span of time she was placed in a foster home by city entities, has settled her claims. -
MyLife website denies it defamed Bucks County fencing instructor, and wants summary judgment arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – The MyLife.com website wants to dismiss litigation from a Bucks County man and fencing instruction facility through summary judgment, arguing that the matter should be governed by an arbitration agreement contained in the site’s terms and conditions. -
Officers want to stay silent while wrongly convicted man pursues lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Two police defendants are seeking a stay from their involvement in the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he served 28 years in prison – since they feel their testimony may be used against them in another criminal case. -
Fla. man files suit against Bucks County firm over supposed inequitable distribution of assets from his mother's will
PHILADELPHIA – A Florida man has filed a lawsuit seeking to redress a grievance surrounding the alleged inequitable distribution of assets from his mother’s will to himself and his two siblings, one of whom is a defendant. -
African-American Muslim contractor allegedly framed for materials theft on job site settles case
PHILADELPHIA – An African-American and Muslim contractor who claimed he was framed for materials theft by a racist employee of a business he was working at and arrested by members of the Philadelphia Police Department, despite there being no evidence he had committed any crime, has settled his case. -
Corrections officer disciplined for Facebook post settles First Amendment claims with City of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A corrections officer who claimed that his First Amendment rights were violated when he was disciplined for a Facebook post calling for a rally in response to payroll policy breaches, has settled with the City of Philadelphia. -
Former aide for state Sen. Anthony Williams feels his legal team is dragging out discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer, has lodged objections to what they feel are defense counsel’s maneuvers to drag out the case. -
Paramedics seek dismissal of willful misconduct claim, in opiate overdose and excessive force lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of Philadelphia Fire Department EMT’s are seeking to dismiss a willful misconduct claim, from the lawsuit brought by the estate of a Massachusetts man who died after suffering an opiate overdose. -
Judge: Denials handed down for opposing motions, in malicious prosecution case of 'Philly Jesus'
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied both the City of Philadelphia’s motion to dismiss and a motion for summary judgment from a street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus”, who filed a wrongful prosecution case against it after being arrested when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019. -
Judge: Wrongful death litigation filed after death of man at landfill's gate won't return to state court
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has denied a motion to remand a wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car, to a state court.