News from May 2011
Woman claims racial discrimination in suit against HOME
An African American woman has filed suit against her former employer, alleging she suffered numerous incidents of racial discrimination before she was terminated from her job.
Woman hit by motorized cart sues NJ Transit
A Philadelphia woman has filed a premises liability lawsuit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against the New Jersey Transit Authority and a company that operates at the train station where she was hurt.
Jury awards $250K in playground injury trial
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Jury awarded a 9-year-old girl $250,000, and her mother, $15,000, after a three-day premises liability trial.
Bicycle crash spurs liability suit
A Philadelphia man is suing the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for injuries he suffered after falling off his bicycle at a depressed section of roadway.
Jury being chosen for non-malignancy asbestos trial
Jury selection began May 3 at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas on an non-malignancy mass tort asbestos case involving three different plaintiffs who claim they were exposed to asbestos during prior employment.
Philadelphia woman claims sidewalk injury in suit
A Philadelphia woman has filed a premises liability lawsuit against a city corporation for injuries she allegedly suffered after she fell face-first onto broken concrete.
Trump Taj Mahal sued over bed bug infestation
A Bucks County woman is suing the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, and its parent company, Trump Taj Mahal Inc., for injuries she allegedly sustained after being bitten by cimicidae, more commonly known as bed bugs, during a stay at the Atlantic City hotel.
Am Ex, NCO Financial named in suit over debt collection
A Florida man claims he attempted to pay back more than $4,000 worth of debt, but lost thousands of dollars when a debt collector and credit card company switched his debt to a different collector without warning.
Regal Cinemas sued by movie-goer over slip on wet floor
A Montgomery County man has filed a premises liability lawsuit in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court against Regal Cinemas for injuries he suffered in October 2009 at a Plymouth Meeting movie theater.
Kindred Healthcare employee seeks overtime pay in suit
A New Jersey woman has filed suit against her former employer, alleging she was not paid more than 10 years worth of overtime pay.
Playground injury trial under way
A mother's lawsuit against a maintenance contractor for a Philadelphia homeless shelter is at trial in the Court of Common Pleas.