News from 2012
Former FJD procurement technician charged by feds with near half-million dollar theft from Phila. court system
A former procurement technician for the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania has been charged by federal authorities with defrauding Philadelphia’s court system.
Widow of bridge worker who fell to his death sues CSX; Suit says company failed to provide portable toilet
The widow of a railroad worker who plunged 90 feet to his death last fall after attempting to relieve himself over a bridge has filed a federal lawsuit against her deceased husband’s former employer, alleging the company’s failure to provide a portable toilet at the worksite led to the man’s death.
Phila. condo association and management co. face bad faith complaint
A widow who purchased a condominium in Philadelphia’s Roxborough neighborhood in order to be closer to remaining family, but who claims she couldn’t live on her property due to maintenance problems, has filed a bad faith lawsuit against the condo association and the property management company overseeing the development.
Former Philadelphia Union soccer coach sues over termination
A former United States Olympic team soccer coach and world-renowned soccer player has filed a federal complaint against the owners of the Philadelphia Union professional soccer team, alleging he was wrongfully fired as Union head coach and team manager.
Roxborough Memorial Hospital sued by patient whose leg was amputated following fall from bed
A recently filed lawsuit claims a Philadelphia man who had already lost his right leg had to have his left leg amputated after he developed an infection in that limb that was allegedly caused by a fall he suffered at an area hospital following a knee replacement surgery.
Albert Einstein Medical Center faces wrongful death claim by parents of deceased newborn baby girl
The parents of a baby girl who died one day after she was delivered via cesarean section
U.S. Foods delivery worker files injury suit against Temple University Hospital, Waste Management Inc.
A food delivery worker who claims he was injured while on the premises of a local
Disbarred Pa. lawyer named in pro se action seeking $60 million in professional negligence damages
A disbarred Lehigh Valley, Pa. attorney is being sued by a Philadelphia man who claims the former lawyer failed to timely file a professional negligence claim against another former attorney of the plaintiff’s arising out of a near $8 million lawsuit the plaintiff had initiated against an environmental products company.
Woman hurt at Phila. hotel files personal injury claim against Hampton Inn and parent co.
A North Carolina woman has filed a personal injury complaint against a popular
McFadden's sports bar hit with assault and battery complaint over attack by bouncers
A New Jersey man who claims he was injured after being roughed up by a handful of
Former medical director at Mercy Suburban files retaliatory claim against hospital
A former medical director at a suburban Philadelphia hospital has filed suit against the
Takeda Pharmaceuticals and drug reps face mass tort claim over diabetes drug Actos
A western Pennsylvania man has filed a pharmaceutical mass tort claim against the makers of the diabetes drug Actos, alleging the product’s use led to him developing bladder cancer.
Pa. gun club facing complaint over pigeon shoots again asks for suit's dismissal
A suburban Philadelphia sporting organization being sued by a water quality advocacy
Driver whose vehicle flipped when axle broke files product liability claim against Ford Motor Co.
A suburban Philadelphia man who claims he sustained numerous bodily injuries after his
Alabama man files Risperdal mass tort claim in Phila. court
An Alabama man is claiming in a mass tort filing that his ingestion of the antipsychotic
Pa. high court denies bid by suspended Justice Orie Melvin to have trial court judges recuse themselves
Pennsylvania’s highest court has denied a bid by one of its own to force the judges sitting
Attorneys representing defendants in recycling truck injury case seek venue transfer
Attorneys representing defendants in a civil case initiated by a municipal refuse collector
Judge dismisses suit against Phila. Clerk of Courts
A federal judge in Southeastern Pennsylvania has granted a motion by the Philadelphia
Former Montco official agrees to fine and probation in ethics case
A former suburban Philadelphia elected official, and brother of a popular national news
Arsonist who claimed his non-arrest caused him to burn down own home has complaint dismissed
A federal judge in Harrisburg has ruled that a lawsuit filed against the Pennsylvania State Police by a man who faulted the cops for not arresting him - an alleged action that led to him setting his own home on fire - must be dismissed for failure to state a claim.