News from April 2013
Pa. plaintiff sues makers of weight loss product for allegedly causing liver toxicity
A Pennsylvania woman is suing the makers of a weight loss product over claims that she
Pa. Superior Court: Phila. judge correct to transfer med mal case to Montco
A Pennsylvania appellate court panel has affirmed a decision by a Philadelphia judge to
FJD, Phila. Common Pleas Court judge sued for wrongful termination
A former employee of Pennsylvania’s First Judicial District, which is Philadelphia’s court
Pa. House Judiciary Committee mulls over asbestos-related Fairness in Claims and Transparency Act
The state House Judiciary Committee recently held a hearing on House Bill 1150, also
Drywall price-fixing MDL created in Eastern District of Pa.
A federal judicial panel has OK’d the creation of a multidistrict litigation case docket that
N.Y. Tylenol wrongful death claim transferred to MDL in Philadelphia
A wrongful death claim that had been filed by a New York State widow over her
U.S. Senate confirms Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz for Third Circuit
United States Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz this week was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a 64-34 vote to serve on the Philadelphia-based Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
First oral arguments held in NFL players' injury case
Attorneys representing both sides in the massive multidistrict football players’ injury
Federal judge allows Pa. judicial retirement age case to proceed first in state court
A federal judge in Harrisburg has decided to stay a case brought by a handful of state
Phila. may face suit over newly enacted gun ban; attorneys may seek injunctive relief
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter recently signed into law a city ordinance change banning people from carrying firearms into city parks, rec centers, playgrounds and municipal buildings, even if folks are in legal possession of the weapons.
Phila. attorney becomes fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers
Philadelphia law firm Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin recently
Armored car service petitions federal court to hear vehicle injury case
Attorneys for an armored car company being sued by a Bucks County man over
Phila. Bar Association releases ratings of judicial candidates
The Philadelphia Bar Association recently released its ratings of judicial
Phila. mass tort lawyer reappointed to Pa. Supreme Court Disciplinary Board
A Philadelphia mass tort attorney who specializes in mesothelioma cases has been
Former Bucks County priest, Archdiocese of Phila. face sexual assault suit
A Pennsylvania couple is suing the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, a Bucks County parish
Phila. ambulance co. operator charged with defrauding Medicare in multi-million-dollar scheme
Just a couple of days after the owners of a Bucks County ambulance service pleaded guilty
Philly jury awards $15 million to plaintiff in products liability case against Toyota
A Philadelphia jury last month returned a hefty $15 million-plus plaintiffs’ verdict in a
Suburban Phila. ambulance co. operators plead guilty to bilking Medicare out of $2.5 million-plus
A suburban Philadelphia private ambulance company and its two owners have pleaded
Judge again denies summary judgment to Pa. troopers sued for setting man aflame with Taser
The federal judge handling the case of a man who claims Pennsylvania State troopers set