News from 2012
Phila. judge OKs CHOP petition for child's blood transfusion
A Philadelphia judge last week granted a petition by the Children’s Hospital of
Injured worker files products liability claim against garage door maker
A Philadelphia man who claims he sustained a rotator cuff tear and other injuries after a garage door at his place of employment fell on top of him last year has initiated a products liability complaint against the makers of the device.
Gas station patron who alleged non-refund sues Philly cops for assault and battery
A Philadelphia man has initiated an assault and battery complaint against two city police officers over allegations that they unlawfully arrested him following an incident at a local gas station that started when the plaintiff was refused a refund for gas that he was unable to pump into his vehicle, and ended with the man’s legally carried firearm being lifted by a passerby during the police encounte
Phila.-area YMCA sued by injured spinning class participant
A Delaware County woman who claims she fractured her foot during a spinning class at a
Pa. to receive half-million dollars from national drug co. settlement
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office on Nov. 15 announced that the
Injured cab driver files bad faith claim against taxicab co. and vehicle insurer
A cab driver who claims his employer forced him to sign an affidavit stating that he was
Pa. Convention Center sued by injured forklift operator
A worker who claims he sustained multiple bone fractures after his forklift skidded on standing water at the Pennsylvania Convention Center earlier this year, causing the piece of machinery to collide with another vehicle, has filed suit against the City of Philadelphia, the convention center and others in state court.
Class action suit filed against TruGreen Ltd. alleging overtime pay violations
A lawn care services company has been named as a defendant in a class action lawsuit
Phila. homecare agency named as defendant in wrongful death case
The family of a deceased Philadelphia woman has initiated a wrongful death case against
Superior Court panel reverses Phila. judge, orders new trial in Comcast vehicle accident case
A Pennsylvania appeals court panel has granted cable giant Comcast of Philadelphia’s
Prison guard settles discrimination case against Allegheny County Jail
A prison guard in western Pennsylvania has settled her federal discrimination claim against the Allegheny County Jail, a docket entry in the case indicates.
Mother of slain Philly cop sues Pa. Board of Probation and Parole
The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole has been hit with a wrongful death claim
Pa. judges, including five from Phila., sue over mandatory judicial retirement age
A handful of Pennsylvania trial court judges, including four Philadelphia Common Pleas
Summary judgment granted to remaining two defendants in Chester City police brutality case
A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed the remaining two defendants in a police
Commonwealth Court panel reverses decision in cemetery registration case
A three-judge state appellate court panel has reversed a decision by the Pennsylvania
Sandusky's attorneys request deadline extension for filing of post-trial motion supporting brief
Jerry Sandusky’s defense attorneys are asking the judge overseeing the case for
Judge awards $7.5 million in lawyers' fees in Processed Egg Products Antitrust MDL
The federal judge in Philadelphia who is overseeing the Processed Egg Products Antitrust
Former Pa. Attorney General Jerry Pappert joins Cozen O'Connor
Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Jerry Pappert has joined Cozen O’Connor’s
Federal judge approves security guard class action settlement; Lawyer fees $125K
A federal judge in Philadelphia has approved of a settlement in a class action case in
Defense attorney seeks to move pending Harley Davidson wrongful death claim to federal court
One of the lawyer’s representing a defendant in a pending wrongful death claim against