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Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Nov. 6, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Nov. 6, 2023 in the suits below:
Scaife & the Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege in Pennsylvania on November 14, 2023
Richard Holzworth will present “Scaife & the Fiduciary Exception to the Attorney-Client Privilege in Pennsylvania” at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Estate Law Institute.
Federal judge throws out injury suit over supposed lack of warning on snow thrower machine
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted a motion for summary judgment and dismissed a product liability lawsuit, which resulted from the plaintiff suffering injuries to his middle finger when he placed his hand in the blades of a snow thrower he believed to be turned off.
S.C. man alleges civil rights violations and assault by Philly Police SWAT team
PHILADELPHIA – A South Carolina man alleges he was physically assaulted by Philadelphia SWAT team police officers, who came to his then-local residence looking to execute an arrest warrant on his son, who the suit says was already in correctional custody elsewhere.
TV reporter refutes PetSmart's objections to her suit that alleged her dog was killed during nail clipping
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh television reporter has reiterated that her dog suffered fatal injuries after being groomed at a local PetSmart store, in effect being hanged by his caretakers and asphyxiated during his nail trimming, and in opposition to preliminary objections from the pet retailer towards her case.
State College Area School District should allow all students to participate in extracurriculars, plaintiffs reiterate
WILLIAMSPORT – A religious rights group and two Centre County families have maintained that the State College Area School District is unfairly discriminating against home school and parochial school students within its area, by preventing them from participating in extracurricular activities in the District.
Pittsburgh argues search of plaintiffs' home for attempted murder suspect was justified at the time
PITTSBURGH – Alongside a Monroeville detective, the City of Pittsburgh has argued that it was within its rights to search the plaintiffs’ residence for an attempted murder suspect – and where an unsuspecting family lived, who it was later learned had no connection to the suspect or his alleged crime.
William J. Carr Prevails On All Claims in AAA Arbitration for FinTech Client
William J. Carr, a partner in Rawle’s Philadelphia office, successfully obtained a defense judgment in a commercial litigation matter in favor of a global financial technology institution.
Eckert Seamans Launches Official Military and Veteran’s Initiative
National law firm Eckert Seamans has launched an official Military and Veteran’s Initiative in advance of Veterans Day 2023.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Nov. 5, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Nov. 5, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Nov. 4, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Nov. 4, 2023 in the suits below:
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Nov. 3, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Nov. 3, 2023 in the suits below:
Ogletree Deakins Named a “Law Firm of the Year” For 13th Consecutive Year
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management is pleased to announce that Best Law Firms® has recognized the firm as a “Law Firm of the Year” for the 13th consecutive year.
Blank Rome Highly Ranked in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2024 “Best Law Firms”
Blank Rome LLP is pleased to announce that our firm was ranked nationally in 31 practice areas and regionally in 96 practice areas in the 2024 “Best Law Firms” survey by U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers®.
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas: Actions Taken on Nov. 2, 2023
The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas reported the following activity on Nov. 2, 2023 in the suits below:
Obermayer Ranked in 2024 “Best Law Firms”
Obermayer earned high regional and national rankings in the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” List. We received three (3) national and seventeen (17) regional rankings.
Montgomery Mccracken Ranked in Best Law Firms 2024
Montgomery McCracken is pleased to be recognized by Best Lawyers in their Best Law Firms rankings.
Pa. Supreme Court regains 5-2 Democrat majority, with election of McCaffery to vacant seat
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has preserved its Democratic majority, as Superior Court Judge Dan McCaffery secured his bid for a vacancy on the Commonwealth’s top bench over Republican candidate and Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Carluccio.
Food service company brings to federal court and denies class action claims of shortchanging servers
PITTSBURGH – A food service company has removed to federal court and flatly denied class action claims that waiters in its employ were shortchanged out of mandated wages, in violation of both state and federal laws.
One defendant dismissed from litigation over whether alleged flaw in sleeping device killed infant
PHILADELPHIA – One company has been dismissed from litigation charging that the makers of an infant sleeping device failed to correct an allegedly-inherent flaw in the product, which resulted in the death of a nearly-four-month-old infant.