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Northeast Philly church says insurance carrier breached its policy when it didn't cover water damages
PHILADELPHIA – A Northeast Philadelphia church contends that its insurance carrier has committed breach of contract, by failing to cover its losses of water damage sustained when a drain line failed. -
Bucks County trucking firm rescinds case against Phila. and U.S. Department of Transportation
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County trucking firm which 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Transportation illegally threatened to revoke its certification to qualify as a “Disadvantaged Business Enterprise” has withdrawn its case without prejudice. -
Spurned ring announcer for Lamar Odom-Aaron Carter fight settles claims with celebrity boxing group
PHILADELPHIA – A local television host who was initially selected to be the ring announcer for a celebrity boxing match between Lamar Odom and Aaron Carter – and who claimed she was removed from that post by the event promoter and defamed after she declined his sexual advances – has settled her claims. -
Lawsuit against Bensalem gym over its treadmills is heading to arbitration
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, will now be heading to arbitration. -
Plaintiff suing after daughter was cut by broken glass in shower must pursue case in Canada, judge says
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that more specificity must be provided by a Canadian plaintiff who alleged that a Bucks County manufacturer and installer of shower doors was negligent in its professional duties – and thus, led to her minor-aged daughter being cut by broken glass when it shattered during their hotel stay last year. -
Philly woman says she was erroneously arrested and prosecuted for firearms permit violations
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman says she was falsely arrested by Philadelphia authorities 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. -
Judge denies Black & Decker's summary judgment and Daubert motions, approves injured plaintiff's expert witness
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that man who lost a finger on the premises of his business while using a Black & Decker-manufactured polisher, will be permitted to have his expert witness present scientific testimony, defeating a combined summary judgment and Daubert motion from the company. -
Venue dispute ongoing, in wrongful death case surrounding gate which dropped onto man's car at landfill
PHILADELPHIA – Opposing motions seeking to determine the venue for wrongful death litigation brought by the estate of a young man killed when an allegedly faulty gate at a landfill dropped onto his car are now in play, in a federal court. -
Security guard leaving work says she suffered serious knee and back injuries in sidewalk fall outside UPS building
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman claims 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 fights civil rights claims of man who says he was wrongly convicted of three murders
PHILADELPHIA – Law enforcement defendants are seeking the dismissal of numerous claims from the civil rights violation case of a man who argues he was erroneously convicted of three murders, for which he has served 28 years in prison. -
One company dismissed without prejudice from Philly election poll worker's $350K injury suit
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge ordered a conditional dismissal for one 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. -
Delaware County man settles illegal search and seizure claims with Darby Township police officer
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man who alleged his constitutional rights were violated when he was subjected to an illegal search and seizure during a traffic stop by a Darby Township police officer, has settled his claims. -
Count struck from ex-East Bradford Township employee's retaliation case
PHILADELPHIA – A former employee for East Bradford Township’s Public Works Department who alleges he faced retaliation and civil rights violations claims over a deposition he gave has lost claims for civil rights violations and intentional infliction of emotional distress from his case. -
Just For Men maker denies allegations contained in Delco man's vitiligo injury suit
PHILADELPHIA – The manufacturer of Just For Men hair color products has denied the allegations of a Delaware County man, who alleged he suffered permanent vitiligo from using the products he purchased at a local CVS pharmacy store. -
Ruling to extend mask mandate in Perkiomen Valley School District creates schism on the issue in Pa. federal courts
PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania federal courts must now contend with a split between the Eastern and Western Districts on the issue of school mask mandates, as a ruling this week from a Philadelphia judge denying the Perkiomen Valley School District’s attempt to stop its mandate broke from the trend of recent rulings in more westward courts. -
Phila. dismissed from civil rights case alleging improper arrest and prosecution of local man and his family
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia has been dismissed from a civil rights lawsuit alleging that multiple Philadelphia Police Department officers and assistant district attorneys violated a Philadelphia man's and his family’s constitutional rights through illegally performed narcotics arrests and prosecutions. -
West Chester police officers deny they used excessive force on Luzerne County man during 2019 arrest
PHILADELPHIA – A pair of West Chester police officers deny they used excessive force when arresting a Luzerne County man more than two years ago, allegedly causing him to suffer a series of bodily injuries and the deprivation of his constitutional rights. -
Public defender adds new age discrimination count in wrongful termination action against Delaware County
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County attorney of over 40 years who returned to his duties as a public defender after suffering a stroke and alleged he was fired from his role in 2020 due to his age and disability, has added a count for violation of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in the new version of his complaint. -
SEPTA wins summary judgment against Title VII and PHRA claims lodged by former assistant director
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge granted summary judgment to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority against one of its former station directors, who alleged he was demoted in a retaliatory fashion 2020, in return for internal complaints he lodged with the group from 2017 to 2019. -
Defendant in $3.5M legal bills case says plaintiff firm can't connect her to any outstanding fees
PHILADELPHIA – In a Missouri law firm’s amended complaint where it is pursuing more than $3.5 million in outstanding legal bills from a half-dozen defendants spread across the United States and Puerto Rico, one of those defendants argues she can’t be connected to any outstanding costs.