News from August 2012
Pa. Supreme Court schedules hearing for appeal in Voter ID case
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced Thursday that it would hear the appeal of
Venue transfer sought in product liability suit by man left paraplegic after fall through outdoor deck railing
Attorneys for a group of defendants being sued by a Norristown, Pa. man who claims he
Shopping center owner faces injury claim by customer who broke ankle on ice patch
A West Chester, Pa. man who claims he had to have surgery on an ankle he fractured after
Pa. law professor sues FBI, Justice Dept. over botched FOIA request pertaining to Supreme Court Justice Fortas' resignation
A Philadelphia-area law school professor has filed a civil complaint against the FBI and
Exploding thermos bottle basis for product liability complaint
A Philadelphia man has initiated a product liability complaint against the makers of a thermos bottle after the device allegedly exploded without warning, causing severe injuries to the plaintiff’s right eye.
Pa. couple files product liability claim against makers of ASR artificial hip device
A south-central Pennsylvania couple has brought a product liability lawsuit against the
Pa. justices OK reassignments of various Phila. trial court judges
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court granted a petition by the president judge of the First
Phila. judge urges appeals court to affirm decision rejecting ADR agreement signed by mother in hospital negligence case
A Philadelphia trial court judge issued an opinion earlier this month in which he seeks to
Victim in Tacony 'dungeon' case files suit against Phila., city workers and captor
One of the alleged victims of Linda Ann Weston, the woman who made headlines last fall for
Visitor sues Chestnut Hill Hospital for injuries related to fall on improperly placed floor mat
A city woman who claims she became injured after tripping over a floor mat in a hospital room while she was visiting a patient on the premises has filed a slip-and-fall complaint against the healthcare agency in state court.
FJD lawyers file contempt petition against former Pa. Justice Newman relating to legal malpractice case
Lawyers representing the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania in its legal malpractice
Home Depot faces complaint from customer who became injured by collapsed chair
A Home Depot customer who alleges she became injured after a chair on which she was
Judge reassigns products liability claim against Johnson & Johnson over infant death
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted a request by a plaintiff in a products liability
Carpenter files suit over spinal injuries sustained from fall at construction site
A 29-year-old carpenter who was rendered permanently disabled following a 30-foot fall
ACLU appeals Pa. judge's ruling upholding Voter ID law to state Supreme Court
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs challenging Pennsylvania’s controversial new Voter
Wyeth seeks to remove phen-fen mass tort case to federal court in Phila.
Attorneys for Wyeth Pharmaceuticals have filed papers with the District Court in
Widow of deceased construction worker files wrongful death claim in Pa. court
The widow of a man who fell to his death while performing framing work at a
Justice Dept. announces settlement agreement in racial bias case involving Northeast Phila. day camp and Pa. swim club
The legal saga between a since-shuttered suburban Philadelphia swim club and a city-based children’s day camp has seemingly come to an end, with the announcement that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with the club over claims it denied admittance to the racially diverse group of students.
Pa. couple files legal malpractice claim against NY law firm and partner
A Pennsylvania couple has filed a legal malpractice claim against a New York law firm
Phila. mesothelioma victim files mass tort asbestos claim
An 88-year-old Philadelphia man who was diagnosed early last year with mesothelioma, a disease he attributes to asbestos exposure, is suing a number of companies that deal in asbestos-containing products.