PHILADELPHIA – A continuance has been ordered for a case management conference in a personal injury case against an energy company and a steel company.
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability case against Rite Aid will not be headed to Berks County, according to a recent decision in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court in Philadelphia has granted summary judgment to a laboratory company and against one of its former employees who claimed he was fired due to age discrimination.
PHILADELPHIA – A motor vehicle accident injury case which took place on Interstate 80 in Carbon County will not be transferred to a court there, a state judge said.
PHILADELPHIA – Defense counsel for a garage door manufacturer has objected to the venue chosen in a lawsuit brought by a plaintiff allegedly injured by one of its products, but had its motion to dismiss and/or transfer the case out of the state denied.
PHILADELPHIA – A premises liability injury case involving a Philadelphia woman and a Chadds Ford-based apartment complex along with other related entities, has been settled, according to court records.
PHILADELPHIA – A Chinese stainless steel manufacturer has had its motion for a temporary restraining order and injunctive relief in a breach of contract action denied in federal court.
PHILADELPHIA – A former railroad worker’s alleged failure to sign and return a settlement agreement has his former employer seeking to strike the settlement and dismiss his complaint in its entirety.
PHILADELPHIA – A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trial preparation specialist suing her employer for claims of hostile work environment and retaliation may not introduce evidence predating the suit’s statute of limitations, a federal judge ruled.
Last month, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas granted an auto accident plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration, moving the case out of arbitration.
A federal judge has ruled a Tinicum Township police officer used excessive force when arresting a fleeing motorcyclist in 2012 and is not entitled to qualified immunity.
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge has ruled a Tinicum Township police officer used excessive force when arresting a fleeing motorcyclist in 2012 and is not entitled to qualified immunity.
PHILADELPHIA – On May 20, a federal judge denied a motion for summary judgment made by a property management company that claims it was not in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it terminated its chief financial officer in 2009.
