News from April 2012
Lawsuit by fired Phila. teacher claims she wasn't afforded arbitration hearing
A fired Philadelphia School District teacher who claims she was never afforded the opportunity to have an arbitration hearing prior to her discharge has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school system.
City seeks to set aside arbitration award involving police union
Attorneys with the Philadelphia Solicitor’s Office have filed a petition in the state’s First Judicial District seeking to set aside an arbitration award in a case involving the city’s police union.
Northeastern Pa. couple files asbestos claim in Philly courts
A Northeastern Pennsylvania man and his wife have filed an asbestos mass tort claim at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas over injuries the husband allegedly sustained relating to his exposure to the fiber during his working years.
Texas man files Risperdal suit in Phila. Court of Common Pleas
A Texas man is suing a host of drug manufacturers in Pennsylvania state court over injuries he allegedly sustained as a result of taking the drug Risperdal, which is an antipsychotic drug used to treat disorders such as schizophrenia.
Phila. injury attorneys file Reglan suit on behalf of Utah plaintiff
Personal injury attorneys from the Lundy Law firm in Philadelphia have filed a mass tort claim in the city’s Court of Common Pleas on behalf of an out-of-state plaintiff who alleges injuries that arose out of taking the drug Reglan during a two-decade period.
Phila. woman who suffered manhole fall sues city and state
A Philadelphia woman who claims she suffered a whole host of bodily injuries after falling through a defective manhole in the city’s Frankford section has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the city and state.
Pa. Attorney General sues Arizona charity for soliciting illegal donations from state residents
The state Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against an Arizona charity for soliciting illegal donations, two years after Pennsylvania’s top law enforcer entered into a consent agreement with the same group after it was discovered that the charitable organization was not registered in Pennsylvania, as required by law.
Prism Career Institute hit with sexual harassment complaint
A woman who claims she had to drop out of a program at a job-training center because of pervasive sexual harassment on the part of an employee has filed a discrimination complaint against the institute in federal court.
Veteran restaurant server sues former employer, alleges firing due to age
A 64-year-old suburban Philadelphia man who alleges his firing from his job as a server at a city restaurant was related to his age has filed a federal discrimination complaint against the business and its parent company.
Wyeth seeks to have product liability case transferred from state to federal court
Attorneys for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals are seeking to have a product liability case involving claims of birth defects tied to the plaintiff’s use of the defendant’s drug Effexor during pregnancy transferred from state to federal court.
Second Circuit: Pfizer lost protection against asbestos suits
NEW YORK - Because Pfizer used its logo on asbestos-containing products made by a company it acquired, lawsuits brought in Pennsylvania by the Law Offices of Peter Angelos may proceed, an appeals court has ruled.
Litigation over employment dispute must be heard in federal court, judge rules
A U.S. District judge in Philadelphia has denied a motion by a plaintiff in an employment dispute lawsuit to remand the matter back to state court, ruling that the litigation should be heard in the federal venue.
Former Chester County District Attorney Joseph Carroll joins area law firm
Chester County’s former chief law enforcer is planning to start a new position with an area law firm.
General counsel for Barnes Foundation dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
The attorney who worked for the Barnes Foundation during its contested and somewhat controversial move from suburban Philadelphia to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in bustling Center City is the victim of an apparent suicide, according to local media reports.
Bridge police officers' union sues Delaware River Port Authority over expired employment contract
The union representing the Delaware River Port Authority’s 131 police officers has filed a lawsuit against the DRPA in federal court seeking to force the bi-state agency to submit to binding arbitration over the terms and conditions of the officers’ employment contract.
Pa. Commonwealth Court reverses Unemployment Compensation Board of Review ruling in case of fired janitor
A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel has reversed a ruling by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review in a case in which the board had denied unemployment benefits to a fired janitor who lost his job after getting into a verbal dispute with a coworker while working at Pittsburgh International Airport.
Fired male employee sues Express clothing retailer for discriminatory discharge
A former employee of a popular clothing retailer who claims he was fired from his job because of his gender has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the store and its parent company.
Federal judge uphold's tax cheat's prison sentence
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied a pro se motion for post-conviction relief that was filed by a prison inmate who was sentenced to jail time after being convicted of filing false income tax returns.
Fired nursing assistant sues Montco officials
A former nursing assistant employed by Montgomery County who claims she was terminated last spring in retaliation for using federally approved family and medical leave has filed a lawsuit against the county government.
Suit by Philly cop against the city partially dismissed by U.S. District judge
A federal judge, for the second time, has partially dismissed a complaint by a Philadelphia police officer who is suing the city over an alleged incident in which she was roughed up and unlawfully arrested following an altercation with two fellow officers while the plaintiff was off-duty.