News from April 2013
First oral arguments in NFL concussion case set for April 9 in Phila.
When the country’s major tobacco companies paid out more than $200 billion in the late
Federal judicial panel OKs creation of Tylenol products liability MDL in Phila.
Attorneys representing plaintiffs who allege they suffered liver failure damage or failure
Another victory goes to Target Corp. in premises liability case initiated by Pa. plaintiff
For the second time in a week, retail giant Target Corp. has come out on the winning end
PSPCA faces suit from former veterinarian who alleges discriminatory discharge
A Montgomery County man is suing the Pennsylvania SPCA for more than $150,000 in
Trucking co. being sued by Phila. water reservoir guard seeks to transfer matter to federal court
Lawyers representing a West Virginia commercial trucking company being sued by a City
Pa. Supreme Court agrees to hear expedited challenge to state's mandatory judicial retirement age
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the state’s mandatory
Pa. Treasurer joins senator's suit against NCAA over Penn State fine money
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord has joined as a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by
Bucks County construction co. files class action over alleged gypsum board antitrust violations
A suburban Philadelphia construction company has become the latest plaintiff in a string
Gas rig wrongful death claim transferred out of Phila. and into Middle District of Pa.
A federal judge sitting in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has denied a bid by an out-
Drexel's Earle Mack School of Law announces two-year law degree program
A Philadelphia university has just become the first in the region to make it easier for law
Oklahoma mother files Zoloft claim in Phila. federal court
An Oklahoma mother has filed a complaint in the Multidistrict Zoloft Marketing
Window manufacturer, distributor face consumer fraud action by Pa. couple
A Bucks County couple has filed a consumer fraud action against two product manufacturers over allegations that the windows the plaintiffs purchased from the defendants were not designed the way they were advertised to be.
Junior Seau wrongful death claim consolidated with NFL concussion litigation
A lawsuit brought by the family of Tiaina B. “Junior” Seau over the late professional
Commonwealth Court panel: Corrections Dept. didn't violate rights of Nation of Islam members
A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court panel has sustained in part, and denied in part
Phila. judge dismisses construction co. declaratory judgment suit against insurer
A Philadelphia judge has dismissed a commerce action that had been filed back in January by a Huntingdon Valley, Pa. construction company against two Philadelphia residents and a Media, Pa. insurance company.
LA Fitness petitions federal court to transfer injury case out of Phila. Common Pleas Court
Attorneys representing LA Fitness in a personal injury case initiated in Philadelphia have petitioned the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to instead hear the case.
Pa. Superior Court reverses plaintiff's verdict in Phila. injury case against Target Corp.
A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has reversed a Philadelphia trial court’s judgment