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News published on Pennsylvania Record in August 2012

PENNSYLVANIA RECORD

Thursday, November 21, 2024

News from August 2012


Pa. Superior Court panel: N.J. doctor, hospital cannot be sued in Phila. court, affirming trial court ruling

By Jon Campisi |
A three-judge state appellate court panel issued a ruling recently affirming a decision by a

Judge OKs additional members to employment class action suit

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted a request by a plaintiff in an employment case

Federal judge remands Accutane mass tort claim to Pa. state court

By Jon Campisi |
A month after one federal judge granted a plaintiff’s motion to remand an Accutane

Judge dismisses Pa. man's suit against N.J.'s Division of Consumer Affairs

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge sitting in Philadelphia has dismissed with prejudice a complaint that had

Firm of man who conducted PSU child sex-abuse probe acquired by Phila. firm Pepper Hamilton

By Jon Campisi |
The Philadelphia law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP announced this week that it has

Phila. law firm and attorney face breach of contract suit by suburban accounting firm

By Jon Campisi |
A Fort Washington, Pa. accounting firm is suing a Philadelphia firm over claims that the defendant has failed to compensate the plaintiff for tax services provided by the plaintiff as part of an oral agreement between the parties.

Phila. man sues over alleged fraudulent conveyance

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia man is suing a relative of his over claims that a property that had belonged to his deceased parents was fraudulently conveyed to the defendant long after the couple died.

CCP files declaratory action against insurance carrier over failure to indemnify

By Jon Campisi |
The Community College of Philadelphia is suing its insurance carrier over claims that the

Brain damage victim who was struck by landscaping equipment sues suburban Phila. company

By Jon Campisi |
A suburban Philadelphia landscaping business is facing a personal injury claim by a

Man who suffered crushed shinbone from overturned golf cart sues vehicle's manufacturers

By Jon Campisi |
A suburban Philadelphia man has filed a product liability complaint against two golf

Phila. nightclub and patron face assault and battery claim

By Jon Campisi |
A Philadelphia nightclub has been named as a defendant in a civil action filed by a city woman who claims she was seriously injured after being assaulted by a bar patron who was allegedly over-served the night of the attack.

Pa. Supreme Court to air Voter ID appeal session on live TV

By Jon Campisi |
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced this week that its Sept. 13 session in

Fumo sues former campaign treasurer, committee chairman over allegations of theft

By Jon Campisi |
Imprisoned former state Sen. Vince Fumo has filed suit against his former campaign

Pa. couple who lost child files wrongful death claim against Phila. day school

By Jon Campisi |
A Northeastern Pennsylvania couple has filed a wrongful death claim against a

NY woman sues Megabus in Phila. court for injuries sustained during fall from bus stairs

By Jon Campisi |
A New York woman claims in a civil filing that she was seriously injured two summers

The Second Mile agrees to push back dissolution, asset transferring until civil claims against Sandusky are resolved

By Jon Campisi |
The Second Mile, the charity founded in the late 1970s by convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, is agreeing to temporarily push back its plans to dissolve and transfer its assets to a Texas-based charitable organization.

Pa. judge nixes former state Rep. DeWeese's bid for new trial on corruption charges

By Jon Campisi |
A state judge had denied a bid by former state Rep. Bill DeWeese for a new trial on

U.S. Labor Secretary sues Phila. firm Harvey Pennington for ERISA violations

By Jon Campisi |
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis and the Department of Labor have filed suit in federal

Wrongful death claim filed by parents of boy who drowned while trying to save friend

By Jon Campisi |
The parents of a teenager who drowned in the spring of 2011 after attempting to assist a

Judge grants summary judgment to Ambler Borough and police officers in false arrest case

By Jon Campisi |
A federal judge has granted summary judgment to the Borough of Ambler and various municipal police officers who were being sued by a Philadelphia man who had claimed police illegally obtained his blood sample in relation to a robbery case on which they were working.