The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Elaine Vining against Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on May 7:
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 13. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Kathleen Hoke-White against First Transit Inc. and First Group America Inc. on May 13:
Clark Hill PLC issued the following announcement on May 9.Twenty attorneys of Clark Hill’s Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers & Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers, published by Law & Politics magazine, is a consumer guide to outstanding attorneys based on a multi-step selection process including a survey and peer review.
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania honored seven individuals and a task force for their exceptional service to victims of crime during the annual Victim Advocate Recognition Ceremony in the Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse on Friday, April 26.
Kaitlin M. Gurney—a litigator who practices both media law and white collar criminal defense—has joined Ballard Spahr, Firm Chair Mark Stewart announced.
PHILADELPHIA – Norfolk Southern Railway Company says a lawsuit filed against it by a former flagman, conductor and engineer, one which accuses it of negligence under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) in providing an unsafe work environment and causing the plaintiff to contract colon, prostate and throat cancer, lacks appropriate jurisdiction.
PHILADELPHIA – Third-party litigation funders scored a touchdown on Friday, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit vacated an order prohibiting ex-NFL players from utilizing their assistance to receive advance payments in the league’s billion-dollar concussion settlement.
PITTSBURGH – Having attained a prosecutor’s refusal to bring criminal charges against them in response to the city’s new firearms restrictions late last week, Pittsburgh's mayor and city council are now targets of civil litigation.
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Cozen O'Connor Construction Law Practice Chair Bruce W. Ficken has been selected as a Philadelphia Inquirer 2019 Influencers of Law Award Winner in the category of Business Litigation. Ficken was selected by a panel of experts based on accomplishments in his practice area, his business impact, and his civic and community service.
Cozen O’Connor welcomed two more accomplished litigators — Laura L. Reinhart, who defends Union Pacific, CSX Transportation Inc. and other major transportation companies in Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA)-related litigation; and Gary Kelly, who served as general counsel at health products behemoth General Nutrition Corp. (GNC) — to its fast-growing Pittsburgh office.
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has ruled against a special needs student who was expelled for bringing a knife to school.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by KP Construction Inc. and White Water West Industries Ltd. against Nautilus Insurance Company on March 18: 'Notice Of Removal, Certificate Of Service, Filed By Nautilus Insurance Company From Court Of Common Pleas Of Lehigh County, Pa, Case Number 2019-c-0489. (filing Fee $400.00 Receipt Number Ppe194149) (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheets)(kw, )'.
PHILADELPHIA – Continued discovery is scheduled to take place in the case of two young Philadelphia boys, ages 6 and 8 years old, who were allegedly sexually abused by their foster parent’s grandson.
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation over whether Norfolk Southern Railway Company’s alleged negligence caused one of its former employees to contract lung cancer was recently rejected for a stay motion filed by the railway company.
