U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Burn injuries from iPhone 11 Pro suit update: Plaintiff looking to remand action to state court
PHILADELPHIA – The parent of a minor who suffered head and burn injuries allegedly while using an iPhone 11 Pro cell phone and then sued Apple and Best Buy for damages, is now seeking to have the case remanded to state court. -
Counsel looking to remand suit from woman allegedly attacked by staff member at Philly Airport to state court
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for a Chester County woman, who claimed she was physically assaulted by an American Airlines baggage claim agent at the Philadelphia International Airport last year after inquiring about her missing bag, is seeking to remand the case to state court and add a defendant to the action. -
Judge: Plaintiff who was injured outside Philadelphia Veterans Affairs hospital failed to illustrate government's liability
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that a woman who claimed she fell on a sidewalk outside the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, did not conclusively prove that the government was responsible for the area. -
Poll worker says Philadelphia officials requested she fix a voting machine, and then she suffered $350K injury
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia poll worker alleges that the City, its Commissioners and manufacturers of voting machines used in Philadelphia are directly responsible for the broken arm she suffered, when she was asked to repair a faulty machine herself. -
Plaintiff's expert says lawsuit over 'Magic: The Gathering" cards was worth about $500K
PHILADELPHIA – Expert testimony in a six-figure financial dispute between collectors of rare “Magic: The Gathering” playing cards is at odds, with a recent filing from a plaintiff’s expert appraisers suggesting that breach of contract damages in the action come to just shy of $500,000. -
Plaintiff in malicious prosecution suit against Philly police asserts they haven't provided discovery documents
PHILADELPHIA – The subject of a 2018 drug arrest who filed a malicious prosecution lawsuit against several Philadelphia Police Department officers, contends that the department has not provided key discovery documents crucial to proving his case. -
City of Philadelphia argues discrimination suit from Italian-American groups over dropping of Columbus Day is baseless
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney are seeking to dismiss a discrimination complaint from Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday, arguing it lacks any factual basis. -
Phila. court not extending jurisdiction to state law claims, from estate of man who died in Montco officers' custody
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal court has declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims, brought by the estate of a man who suffered a severe medical episode and died in custody at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. -
Brenntag looking for summary judgment and immunity from trucker's injury lawsuit, under workers' compensation law
PHILADELPHIA – A chemical and ingredient solutions distributor is seeking to dismiss through summary judgment the lawsuit levied against it by a New Jersey truck driver, countering that it is immune from the negligence suit under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. -
Montco woman sues Walmart, Beiersdorf, Bayer and Merck over burns received from Coppertone sunscreen
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County woman says that a highly active ingredient in Coppertone sunscreen causes severe burns, rather than helping to protect its users from burns as advertised. -
Settlement reached for class action litigation brought against N.Y. debt collection agency
PHILADELPHIA – Class action litigation filed by a Montgomery County man against a New York company which allegedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in its efforts to collect debts for Bank of America has been settled. -
Phila. law enforcement and attorneys violated man's civil rights through improper arrests and prosecutions, suit claims
PHILADELPHIA – A civil rights lawsuit alleges that multiple Philadelphia Police Department officers and assistant district attorneys violated the constitutional rights of a Philadelphia man and his family, with respect to a pair of narcotics arrests and prosecutions for one of the plaintiffs. -
Lawyers in class action over Chester strip-searches seek $275K
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel in a class action lawsuit brought by a man arrested for public intoxication and subjected to a strip search by the Chester Police Department later deemed to be illegal by a federal judge, are seeking an award of $275,000 in attorney’s fees as part of a finalized settlement in the case. -
Entrepreneur claiming Lyft stole his philanthropy idea update: Company seeking to compel arbitration
PHILADELPHIA – Lyft is seeking to compel arbitration and stay all proceedings pending the outcome of that same arbitration, in the case of a Philadelphia entrepreneur and musician who claimed the company stole his concepts for the ride share company to engage with the needy without compensating him. -
City of Philadelphia denies it discriminated against and fired Islamic firefighter cadet for his religious observance
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia denies that it illegally discriminated against and fired an Islamic firefighter who wore cuffed pants above the ankle and facial hair, in observance of his religion. -
Parent of minor burned while using Apple iPhone 11 Pro sues manufacturer and Best Buy
PHILADELPHIA – The parent of a minor who suffered head and burn injuries while using an iPhone 11 Pro cell phone filed suit Apple and Best Buy for damages related to those injuries, while those companies have since denied any liability for the injuries in question. -
Downingtown Area School District trying for second time to dismiss suit filed by counselor who was attacked by student
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County school district is attempting for the second time to dismiss a lawsuit from a plaintiff alleging it did not warn her about working with a student who had shown violent behavior prior to being attacked and injured by that same student, has not proven her case. -
Malicious prosecution lawsuit against Lambertville, N.J. and other officials, dismissed without prejudice after one day
PHILADELPHIA – A malicious prosecution suit brought against the City of Lambertville, N.J., two of its public officials and a local contracting firm has been dismissed without prejudice, just one day after it was filed in a Pennsylvania federal court. -
Penn State student's suit over rescinding of Master's Degree may be dismissed, if not served by later this week
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit from a Penn State University student which alleged 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, may soon be dismissed if its service deadline under the law is not met. -
Lawsuit: Philly cops responded to opiate overdose with excessive force and caused young man's death
PHILADELPHIA – A Massachusetts man has filed legal action against the City of Philadelphia and three of its police officers, claiming they used excessive force in responding to his son’s opiate overdose and caused his death.