PHILADELPHIA – A judge has labeled a personal injury case defendant’s rationale for removing a case to federal court as both merely “wishful thinking” and an improper citation of federal statutes.
The following cases categorized as "contract" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Aug. 7. 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 Taq Willow Grove LLC against THE Hartford Insurance Group and Twin City Fire Insurance Company on Aug. 7.
PITTSBURGH – The western Pennsylvania borough of Coraopolis is suing a host of corporations beginning with 3M, for their alleged actions in causing groundwater contamination in its local wells through the use of its products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Philadelphia woman’s lawsuit against a number of corporations including 3M, and which contains claims that exposure to carcinogenic chemicals found in local drinking water led to her husband’s death, is now being heard in a South Carolina federal court as part of a multi-district litigation.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted conditional certification in a class action over allegations Sam’s Club violated state and federal labor laws.
The lawsuit was filed against defendant Loftus Construction Inc., by plaintiff Raymond DeMarco, who claimed that a faulty railing on scaffolding caused him to fall to the ground, resulting in spinal injuries and his contracting pneumonia while in the hospital.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia woman claims exposure to carcinogenic chemical agents found in local drinking water, supposedly contaminated by a number of corporate defendants including 3M, was the cause of her late husband’s death.
PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County woman is one of more than a dozen plaintiffs alleging exposure to carcinogenic chemical agents found in local drinking water and supposedly contaminated by a number of corporate defendants, including 3M.
PHILADELPHIA — A mobility-impaired person has filed a class action lawsuit against Urban Philadelphia Liberty Building LLC, a public accommodation operator, citing alleged failure to adhere to Americans with Disabilities Act regulations.
PHILADELPHIA – Proceedings are ongoing in an action in which a Philadelphia woman claims negligence on the part of multiple defendants led her and her minor daughter to suffer medical complications as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.
PHILADELPHIA — The Independence Project Inc. filed a complaint on Sept. 7, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Division, against Odyssey Foods of Pennsylvania for alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Shawn Edmonds, a 43-year old resident of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before the Honorable Gerald J. Pappert to five counts of wire fraud and three counts of aggravated identify theft related to a scheme to defraud the Department of Veterans Affairs of over $800,000.
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit filed against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) over a train collision which injured more than 30 people last year is stayed, pending consideration of the transport entity’s damages cap and the release of official investigation data from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia food truck owner’s recently-filed lawsuit says his business’s competitive fire has been extinguished after a blaze originating from a nearby truck engulfed his own, a circumstance the plaintiff argues was entirely preventable.
