Coach, Inc., the well-known and highly regarded handbag manufacturer, has filed a civil complaint in federal court in Philadelphia against an area business owner, alleging the entrepreneur is selling counterfeit products with the Coach label at her store.
The Philadelphia developer who may have singlehandedly turned the city’s Northern Liberties section from a rundown, post-industrial wasteland into a thriving commercial and residential district is facing a federal lawsuit over his alleged failure to properly fix a wheelchair lift used by a former residential tenant.
A handful of former professional football players and their spouses have filed a federal lawsuit against the National Football League, alleging the NFL for years concealed information that would have proven a connection between the game and head and other injuries suffered by the athletes.
A New York woman who alleges she was fired from her job at a McDonald’s restaurant in suburban Philadelphia two years ago has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the store’s owner, alleging federal civil rights violations.
The mother of a mentally unstable man who was shot dead by Philadelphia police officers during a domestic call for help is suing the two cops and the City of Philadelphia, alleging the deadly action was unwarranted.
A Philadelphia woman formerly employed by the Palm Restaurant in the city’s ritzy Rittenhouse section has filed a job discrimination lawsuit against the eatery and its parent company, alleging her termination was age-related.
A man who claims he sustained a hip fracture and other serious bodily injuries after falling at a city Dollar Store has had his lawsuit, originally filed in mid July at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, moved to federal court.
Attorneys for a Texas man have filed a lawsuit on his behalf at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, alleging he suffered hardships after various credit reporting agencies falsely misrepresented his credit history to third parties.
A Philadelphia woman is suing a debt collection firm in federal court, alleging that the company continuously harassed her for supposed outstanding consumer debt.
A suburban Philadelphia psychiatric hospital is facing a federal job discrimination lawsuit, with a former employee alleging she regularly encountered a hostile work environment as well as racially divisive treatment on the part of company officials.
Seven area black woman who claim their respective firings from the Vanguard Group were racially motivated have filed a federal lawsuit against the Malvern, Pa.-based company.
An inmate at Philadelphia’s Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility has filed a prison overcrowding lawsuit, alleging that he is exposed to deplorable conditions from having to live in a multi-man prison cell.
The father of a man who has been rendered incapacitated, allegedly due to the actions of a few Philadelphia police officers, is suing on behalf of his son.
An Oregon woman who claims she was harassed by a handful of credit reporting agencies, including having had false information about her credit history transferred to third parties, is suing the companies in federal court.
Cold Stone Creamery, the Arizona-based ice cream company that operates stores throughout the region, is suing a couple from Harleysville, Pa. who ran, as franchisees, a Cold Stone location in nearby Lansdale, alleging the couple abandoned the store, leaving outstanding rent.
A Bristol, Pa. company is suing a Florida-based limited liability corporation in federal court in Philadelphia, alleging the defendant fraudulently used a trademarked name that belonged to the plaintiff.
A tradesman who claims he was demoted after returning to his job from medical leave for substance treatment is suing his former employer claiming wrongful termination.
A former medical office worker who claims she was fired after a long career for bringing up overtime compensation qualms with her boss is suing her former employer in federal court.
A longshoreman who slipped and fell while ascending a vessel at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in the Port of Philadelphia is suing the ship’s German owner in federal court.
A West Virginia man who worked for more than three decades for railroad giant CSX Transportation Inc. is suing the company in federal court in Philadelphia, alleging that cumulative job-related trauma led to the development of a series of physical injuries.