A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has affirmed an earlier decision by the court to grant summary judgment to a bridge and ironworkers’ union which claimed that a settlement agreement in a case where workers alleged they were deprived of job opportunities and earnings based on race, was not accepted in a timely manner.
A Huntingdon Valley, Pa. woman has filed a lawsuit against a local credit union and an automobile repossession service company, alleging a string of actions that began with allegations of fraud, and ended with the taking of the family vehicle, led to the suicide death of her husband in the summer of 2010.
The mother of a young teenager from the Lehigh Valley whose tazing by an Allentown, Pa. police officer was caught on camera has filed a lawsuit against the cop in federal court.
A New Jersey man has filed an asbestos mass tort claim in Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, alleging his exposure to the fiber during his working career caused him to develop lung cancer.
Three plaintiffs in a consolidated mass tort trial who had alleged their respective breast cancer diagnoses were directly related to their ingestion of hormone therapy medications have won the first part of their quest to hold a pharmaceutical giant responsible for their conditions.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement, of a Clean Water Act case against a battery manufacturer in Hanover Township, Luzerne County.
A woman who was fired from her job at an area mental health facility has filed a federal complaint against her former employer, alleging that the company failed to inform her that her medical leave that she had to take was used up by the time she was scheduled to return to work.
A Montgomery County, Pa. couple has filed a personal injury lawsuit against an out-of-state landlord for injuries the wife claims she sustained after slipping on the steps of a Philadelphia building owned by the defendants.
A former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge who once serviced as the chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association has died, according to local media reports.
After only the second day of the second phase of a nursing home neglect trial, a 12-member Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury awarded the adult daughter of a man who died after receiving alleged sub-par care a half-million dollars in punitive damages.
After a month break, a Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury on Tuesday was brought back for the second phase in a nursing home neglect trial, one in which they awarded more than $2 million in damages to the plaintiff at the end of phase one.
A doctor who formerly worked for a suburban Philadelphia hospital is suing his previous employer in federal court, alleging his termination was age-related.
The Lower Merion School District in suburban Philadelphia has agreed to pay a student $10,000 relating to the district’s controversial laptop web camera program.
A woman who was tailgated by a man who later said he was a police officer has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and two Philly cops.
A Philadelphia woman is suing the development company from which she purchased her first home for fraud after it was discovered that the tax abatement that was promised as a condition of the sale never went through.
A Huntingdon Valley, Pa. contracting firm that did municipal work three years ago is suing the City of Philadelphia for interest it claims it is owed after the city failed to amend the construction company’s public works contract in a timely manner.