News from December 2013
Central Pa. man sued by deliverywoman over dog attack that allegedly left plaintiff physically and psychologically injured
A Dauphin County man has been named as a defendant in a civil action brought by a
Phila. judge transfers suit by federal jurist, wife to Montco Common Pleas Court
A Philadelphia trial judge has ordered that a lawsuit initiated by a federal
French manufacturing co. sued by man who suffered blindness due to product defect
An Arkansas man is suing a French manufacturing company in U.S.
Phila. federal judge certifies order for Third Circuit interlocutory review in Paxil pregnancy case
A federal judge sitting in Philadelphia has agreed to certify an order for
Sheraton Phila. Downtown Hotel named in federal civil rights claim tied to wrongful firing of front desk agent
A Philadelphia woman who worked as a front desk agent for the Sheraton
Pa. officials react to Supreme Court's Oil and Gas Act ruling
Reaction has been pouring in in the wake of the Pennsylvania Supreme
Fired surgical assistant for Pa. medical care facility sues for wrongful termination
A former surgical assistant for a Montgomery County medical care facility
Montco attorney who represented 'pill mill' doc charged with selling pain pills to undercover cop
A Montgomery County attorney who had represented a physician at trial
Pa. Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional key provisions in Oil and Gas Act
In a ruling that could have widespread implications for natural gas drilling
Former Lackawanna Co. guardian ad litem pleads guilty to tax charges
The legal saga of former Lackawanna guardian ad litem Danielle Ross concluded earlier this week when the woman officially pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to tax evasion and filing a false federal income tax return.
Judge rules crushed hand injury suit against Hatfield Meats can proceed in Phila.
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has overruled defense
Pa. man sues Maryland landscaping business over chain reaction accident on I-95
A suburban Philadelphia man is suing a Maryland business over claims he sustained head injuries and completely lost his sense of smell following a chain reaction accident triggered by items that fell off of the back of a landscaping truck.
Vietnam vet sues U.S. Govt. over injuries sustained in fall from wheelchair lift
An amputee who served in Vietnam who sued the makers of a wheelchair
‘Double dipping’ by plaintiffs’ attorneys in NFL concussion litigation is alleged as settlement process moves forward
There are signals that there may be some roadblocks in the proposed
Phila. judge dismisses insurance suit by widow of former Flyers player Dmitri Tertyshny
A state judge has dismissed an insurance dispute case brought by the widow of a former player for the Philadelphia Flyers, ruling that the plaintiff’s claims are barred by a statute of limitations.
Pa. Supreme Court denies Wyeth’s final appeal in Prempro HRT breast cancer case that ended with $10 million-plus plaintiffs’ verdict
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week allowed a multi-million dollar
Former college football player sues NCAA over concussion related injuries
A Pittsburgh firefighter, husband, and father of two is suing the National
Trucking co., driver seek transfer of accident case to federal court
A Philadelphia attorney representing a trucking agency and a commercial
Plaintiff who sued NSA over phone records collection is Phila. father of killed agency technician
A federal judge’s opinion this week that the National Security Agency’s
Black employee sues Sunoco Inc. over demotion allegedly tied to discrimination complaint
A black Sunoco worker has filed a federal discrimination claim against his