News from 2012
Colorado plaintiff files Artelon Spacer Implant mass tort claim in master complaint docketed in Phila.
A 65-year-old Colorado man has filed a mass tort products liability claim against the
Security firm and estate of deceased motorist sued over injuries to bridge workers
Two North Jersey men who were injured by a speeding vehicle while working to refurbish a Philadelphia-area bridge have filed suit against the estate of the vehicle’s driver, who perished in the accident, and the firm that was charged with securing the worksite.
FMLA covers seeking out daycare for children with Autism, federal judge in Pa. rules
A federal judge sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has sided with the mother
Strasburg, Pa. Railroad Co. and historical museum face personal injury claim
A Northwestern Pennsylvania woman has filed a personal injury claim against the
Phila. Common Pleas Court judge dies of apparent suicide
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jurist has apparently taken his own life.
Jury selection underway in wrongful death case involving fired, imprisoned former Phila. cop
Jury selection was scheduled to begin this week in the civil trial of a since-fired and
Pfizer faces two products liability claims over Zoloft birth defect allegations
Two woman filed separate products liability suits against drug manufacturer Pfizer this
Judge dismisses western Pa. county commissioner's suit against colleagues
A civil rights lawsuit brought by a southwestern Pennsylvania county commissioner
Former Pa. ambulance drivers file FLSA suit alleging overtime pay violations
A handful of former employees of a Chester County-based private ambulance service have
Two more Pa. judges join suit challenging mandatory judiciary retirement age
Additional Pennsylvania judges have apparently joined in on the litigation challenging the
Tyler Perry and Lions Gate Entertainment face copyright suit over 'Good Deeds'
A Philadelphia woman is suing actor/director Tyler Perry and a movie production house
N.C. couple files Avandia products liability claim in eastern Pa.
A North Carolina man who claims he sustained heart problems three years ago as a result of taking the diabetes drug Avandia has filed a federal lawsuit against the makers of the drug in eastern Pennsylvania.
Pa. Superior Court releases opinion in case in which Phila. Judge Tereshko was chastised
The Pennsylvania Superior Court this week released the opinion in the case that led to
J&J, others seek transfer of Infants' Tylenol death case to federal court
Lawyers representing a host of drug companies being sued by the father of a 4-year-old
Products liability claim filed against makers of automatic swinging door system
An employee of a senior living facility in Chester County has filed a products liability
U.S. MDL panel: certain asbestos cases no longer to be transferred to Phila.
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has adopted a recommendation by the federal judge overseeing the Asbestos Products Liability Litigation in Philadelphia to cease transferring tag-along actions originating in seven districts across the country to Pennsylvania.
Justice Dept. seeks dismissal of FOIA suit by Villanova law professor
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit initiated by a
Judge denies class certification in FLSA case against Crossmark Inc.
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied class certification in a Fair Labor Standards
Task Force recommends widespread changes to Pa. child protection laws in wake of Penn State scandal
A panel created by the state legislature following the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse