News from April 2012
Legal scholar leaves Phila. for Pittsburgh, tapped to lead western Pa. law university
A well-respected Philadelphia law school professor will be relocating to the other side of the state after it was announced he has been tapped to lead a law university in Pittsburgh.
Illinois couple files Avandia mass tort claim in federal district court in Pa.
An Illinois couple has filed a product liability complaint in federal court in Philadelphia against drug maker Glaxosmithkline, alleging the defendant’s drug Avandia, used to treat diabetes, caused the wife to suffer a heart attack five years ago.
Pa. Chief Justice Castille outlines 'State of the Courts' report
Ensuring equal justice to all while also working to make certain Pennsylvania’s court system has the financial backing necessary to carry out its duties.
Wapner Newman firm files personal injury claim against local development corp.
Attorneys with high profile Philadelphia personal injury law firm Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer, Brecher & Miller have filed a civil complaint on behalf of a city woman who claims she sustained a host of bodily injuries, including bone fractures and contusions, as a result of having fallen on property owned by a local community development corporation.
Phila. woman sues attorney nephew for failing to pursue prior personal injury claim
A Philadelphia woman has filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against her attorney nephew for allegedly not pursuing a personal injury claim on the plaintiff’s behalf following a motor vehicle accident, and subsequently allowing the statute of limitations on the prior civil action to expire.
Phila. firefighter convicted in '06 child-luring incident named as defendant in civil suit
A Philadelphia woman who claims she was traumatized by a luring incident involving a city firefighter back in 2006 when she was a minor has filed a civil complaint against the man in state court.
Lehigh Valley Pa. woman files asbestos mass tort claim on behalf of deceased husband
The widow of a deceased Lehigh Valley man who died at the end of 2011, a year-and-a-half after being diagnosed with asbestosis, has filed a mass tort claim against companies that deal in the manufacture and distribution of asbestos-containing products.
The Roxxy nightclub sued for over-serving patron who caused vehicle accident
A Delaware woman has filed a civil complaint against a Philadelphia nightclub, alleging the injuries she suffered during a motor vehicle accident on Interstate 95 was caused by a man who the plaintiff alleges was over-served by bar staff.
Two denture adhesive cream mass torts filed at Phila. Common Pleas Court
Attorneys from the Philadelphia law firm Kline & Specter joined lawyers from San Francisco-based Levin Simes LLP in jointly filing two denture adhesive cream mass tort claims at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court April 24.
Florida couple files asbestos mass tort in Phila. court
A plaintiff’s attorney from South Jersey has filed an asbestos mass tort claim in Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court on behalf of an elderly Florida couple who alleges that the husband’s lung cancer was a direct result of his exposure to asbestos during his working years.
UPS and driver hit with personal injury claim relating to tollbooth accident
A Northeastern Pennsylvania man who claims he was seriously injured after his vehicle was struck by a UPS truck at a tollbooth along the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the Lehigh Valley area is suing the parcel service and the driver in state court.
Judge dismisses suit by Phila. basset hound breeder against PSPCA
A judge has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit by a woman well known in Philadelphia’s sporting dog circuit against the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, its director of law enforcement and one of the group’s humane officers.
Democrat Kane takes party nomination in Pa. Attorney General's race, first woman to ever do so
A former assistant county prosecutor from Northeastern Pennsylvania will be heading into November’s general election after she won her party’s nomination for state attorney general following Tuesday’s primary election.
Topamax mass tort claim filed in Phila. court by Tennessee plaintiff
A Tennessee woman who alleges her child was born with a cleft palate as a result of the plaintiff having had taken the epilepsy drug Topamax during pregnancy has filed a mass tort claim against the drug’s manufacturer in a Pennsylvania court.
Phila. doctor sued for allegedly failing to diagnose rectal cancer in patient
A Philadelphia doctor has been named as a defendant in a medical malpractice case in which a former patient accuses him of not doing enough to diagnose her rectal cancer when she went to him with reports of blood in her stool.
Delaware woman sues Pa. McDonald's restaurant for incident involving soda machine malfunction
A woman from Delaware has filed a personal injury lawsuit against a Pennsylvania McDonald’s restaurant and its parent company and a subsidiary for injuries she allegedly suffered after a cold drink machine fell on top of her head.
Phila. judge dismisses Aria Health System as a defendant in medical malpractice case
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge on Tuesday granted a motion made by a defense attorney for an area health agency seeking to have his client dismissed as a defendant in a medical malpractice case.
Amtrak employee sues railroad agency over work-related injury suffered at rail yard
An Amtrak employee who claims he was injured after twisting his left knee during an incident at the railroad agency’s Lancaster, Pa. station is suing his employer in state court.
Area hospital slapped with slip-and-fall suit by woman who suffered fractured ankle
A Philadelphia woman who says she had to have metal plates and screws implanted in her body during surgery to fix a fractured ankle caused by a fall at an area hospital has filed a lawsuit against the medical facility and its parent organization.
Delaware man files Risperdal mass tort claim in Pa. court
A man in neighboring Delaware state has filed a mass tort Risperdal claim in Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court, alleging he suffered injuries as a result of having taken the antipsychotic drug for a six-year period last decade and earlier this decade.