U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division
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Civil rights suit against Pottstown re-opened and appeal given green-light from federal judge
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has decreed that a Philadelphia man’s civil rights-based lawsuit against municipal entities in Pottstown be re-opened and he be permitted to appeal, after finding the plaintiff demonstrated a credible reason for delay subsequent to his appeal attempt initially being denied. -
Six-figure dispute over collectible 'Magic: The Gathering' cards about to head to trial in Philly court
PHILADELPHIA – A six-figure financial dispute between collectors of rare “Magic: The Gathering” playing cards that is centered on fraud accusations will soon go to trial in a Philadelphia federal court. -
Wawa says lawsuit over planned Royal Farms convenience store is a business dispute, not an antitrust case
PHILADELPHIA – Wawa is seeking to dismiss a New Jersey developer’s anti-trust litigation against a Pennsylvania competitor, which claimed the latter is conspiring to prevent it from developing a major retail project featuring the Royal Farms Convenience Store in the vicinity of a Merck headquarters. -
Judge cites Pa. statute of limitations in dismissing Arizona man's suit against Archdiocese of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by an Arizona man for sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a local priest when he was a boy, with a federal judge concluding that Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations stopped the case from proceeding. -
Fencing academy owner alleges online records database website defamed him with false claim of criminal history
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County man and fencing instruction facility owner alleges he was defamed by the MyLife.com website, claiming that its promise to subscribers to reveal damaging legal information about him was shown to be false. -
Flight contractor claims she lost out on a new job due to regional manager's false statements
PHILADELPHIA – A ground contractor providing services and support to Frontier Airlines flights and crews at Philadelphia International Airport claims she was defamed by her regional manager and caused to lose out on a position with another organization. -
Six subpoenas in Black engineer's suit against Temple University quashed by judge, termed 'irrelevant'
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a motion to quash six subpoenas in a racial discrimination, employment discrimination and hostile work environment case filed by a Black engineer at Temple University. -
Glenside man claims he was defrauded in $200K home equity loan deal and alleges RICO violation
PHILADELPHIA – A Montgomery County man alleges that he was defrauded after entering into a home equity loan transaction totaling more than $200,000 with a Philadelphia investment firm. -
Philly Jesus update: City asserts that publicly known policing directive contradicts preacher's case
PHILADELPHIA – The City of Philadelphia Police claims that the arrest of a street preacher locally known as “Philly Jesus” when he was evangelizing in a public park just before Christmas in 2019 was justified, per a policy publicly available to citizens and any insinuation of the contrary should lead to the case being dismissed. -
Parties in Teva generic drug antitrust MDL given go-ahead to argue selection of bellwether cases
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge is permitting an opportunity for parties involved in a massive multi-district antitrust litigation surrounding the pricing of generic drugs to argue which cases would or would not make proper choices as bellwether cases, prior to that list being finalized. -
Philly restaurant owners group drops suit against City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney
PHILADELPHIA – A coalition of Philadelphia restaurateurs who filed a lawsuit against The City of Philadelphia and its Mayor Jim Kenney over the City’s “Safer At Home” order, which banned indoor dining until this past New Year’s Day to protect citizens from the spread of COVID-19, have dismissed the case. -
Philly federal judge dismisses deli's COVID-19 insurance policy case due to virus exclusion
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has agreed that an insurance policy’s virus exclusion clause does in fact preclude businesses from staking a claim to income losses and expenses sustained during state-ordered shutdowns, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Judge: Woman's intentional infliction of emotional distress charge is retained in sexual harassment case
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal judge has ruled that a woman who was allegedly subjected to repeated incidents of sexual harassment and filed suit for intentional infliction of emotional distress, will be permitted to proceed with her case on that charge. -
No Arizona case law for business' COVID insurance case leads to Pa. court declining jurisdiction over it
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge in Philadelphia has declined jurisdiction for and dismissed without prejudice a case to see if any insurance coverage exists to protect an Arizona business from income losses and expenses sustained during state-ordered shutdowns, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Philly plaintiffs say tire supplier and repair shop's bad service led to their car's complete engine failure
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia couple claim a local tire supplier and auto repair shop improperly conducted an oil change, leading to their vehicle later sustaining complete engine failure. -
Nielsen shareholder alleges $2.7B services acquisition violates Securities Exchange Act
PHILADELPHIA – A Nielsen Holdings shareholder claims that the recent $2.7 billion acquisition of its Global Connect service by Advent International Corporation violates the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. -
Preliminary settlement gives cash to inmates strip-searched by Chester PD
PHILADELPHIA – 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 has been preliminarily settled. -
Judge decides fraud suit against accounting firm is stayed, pending arbitration proceedings
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has stayed litigation brought by plaintiffs who claim they were defrauded by an illegal financial scheme, allegedly executed by a public accounting firm and two of its employees. -
Tyson Foods says widow's case over husband's COVID-19 death should be governed by Worker's Compensation Act
PHILADELPHIA – Tyson Foods argues that claims brought by the widow of a meatpacking supervisor, alleging that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year, are the exclusive domain of the Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act and not a federal court. -
Widow says her husband died due to lack of COVID-19 protocols in Tyson Foods processing plant in Philly
PHILADELPHIA – The widow of a meatpacking supervisor for Tyson Foods has brought litigation against the company, alleging that its deficient precautions to protect against COVID-19 led to her husband’s death from the disease last year.