News from October 2012
Coatesville Pa. police face wrongful arrest claim by Vietnam vet
A Vietnam veteran who claims he was wrongfully arrested for a gunpoint robbery, an act that subsequently caused him to spend nearly two months in county prison, has filed suit against the police officers who took him into custody two years ago.
KFC attorneys remove Phila. man's injury claim to federal court
Attorneys for fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken are moving to transfer a personal
Retaliatory discharge claim against Phila. Mental Health Care Corp. can proceed, judge rules
Retaliatory discharge and hostile work environment claims made by a former employee
Western Pa. widow drops federal lawsuit against suburban Phila. law firm
An elderly woman from western Pennsylvania has agreed to drop her federal lawsuit against a suburban Philadelphia law firm that had attempted to force the sale of the plaintiff’s home over a ten dollar unpaid residential trash collection bill.
Phila. Judge New replaces Tereshko as civil trial division supervising judge
Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Allan L. Tereshko has resigned his position as
Penn State board authorizes subcommittee to approve possible Sandusky settlements
The Board of Trustees of Penn State University during a special meeting
N. Carolina plaintiff files Zoloft products liability claim in Phila. MDL
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer Inc. is facing yet another products liability claim
Inmate's access-to-the-courts claim denied by federal judge
A federal judge has dismissed a pro se civil action that had been initiated
Phila. jury awards nearly $2 million to cancer patient who alleged untimely diagnosis
A Philadelphia jury recently awarded nearly $2 million to a now-terminally
Victim of tractor-trailer accident sues truck's driver and company
A New Jersey woman is suing a truck driver and his employers over claims
Phila. nursing home sued for professional negligence
A Philadelphia woman who claims she suffered multiple injuries after falling at a city
PWD laborer files product liability claim against makers of work truck
A Philadelphia Water Department laborer who claims he sustained severe physical injuries after being thrown from a work truck, allegedly because of a faulty door, has filed suit against the vehicle’s manufacturers.
Judge in FJD's legal malpractice case dismisses counter-claim for contribution by defendant attorney
The judge overseeing the First Judicial District’s legal malpractice case against the
Prisoner reentry facility sued by resident who was struck on head by ceiling vent
A Philadelphia man alleges in a recently filed complaint that he sustained head injuries
Pa. judge instructs commonwealth to respond to supplemental injunction request in Voter ID case
The state judge handling the Voter ID case has ordered the commonwealth to show cause
Maine couple files Zoloft wrongful death claim in federal court in Phila.
A New England couple is suing the makers of the antidepressant drug Zoloft in federal
Sandusky judge schedules hearing to address defense post-trial relief
The judge handling the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case has scheduled oral arguments
Judge issues mixed ruling in Prevacid products liability claim against Takeda Pharmaceuticals
A federal judge in Philadelphia has granted in part, and denied in part a motion to
Pa. JCB files complaint against Phila. Common Pleas Court Judge Nocella
Pennsylvania’s Judicial Conduct Board has filed a formal complaint against a Philadelphia
U.S. Attorney seeks to transfer suit by mental health patient who was sexually assaulted to federal court
The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is seeking to move a lawsuit