News from June 2013
Judge dismisses Gov. Corbett's antitrust suit against NCAA
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association has officially been killed.
Beleaguered Phila. Traffic Court a step closer toward elimination
Two bills that would help pave the way toward abolishing the scandal-plagued
J&J, others named in pelvic mesh product liability claim filed in Phila.
An Indiana woman has filed suit in a Pennsylvania state court over injuries she allegedly sustained as a result of having had an apparently defective pelvic mesh implant device surgically placed in her body.
Texas plaintiff files slip-and-fall suit against Chapman Ford in Pa. court
A Texas woman is suing a suburban Philadelphia car dealership over claims that she became seriously injured after slipping and falling in the defendant’s parking lot.
Landlord sues Philly gym for breach of contract, claims defendant owes nearly $187K
A popular Philadelphia workout facility has been hit with a breach of contract claim by the owners of the property in which the gym is located.
Pa. bill to shield farmers from 'agritainment' related litigation advances to full House
The state House Judiciary Committee this week advanced a measure designed to partially shield farmers engaged in so-called “agritainment” from civil liability.
Pa. Commonwealth Court panel reverses trial court ruling dismissing inmate's $71.47 claim as 'frivolous'
A trial court judge from southwestern Pennsylvania may have felt a prison inmate’s
Phila. Housing Authority faces whistleblower suit over firing of former police supervisor
The Philadelphia Housing Authority has been hit with a whistleblower lawsuit over allegations that the agency retaliated against a former supervisor in the PHA’s police department after the man raised questions concerning apparent improprieties.
U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on DNA collection helps Pa. law advance in state Senate
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing police to collect a suspect’s DNA even
Delco man sues commercial contracting co. and driver over injuries from vehicle accident
A Delaware County man is suing a commercial contracting company and its affiliates over
Pa. medical malpractice claims drop 45 percent in past decade, with 68 percent decline in Phila.
The number of medical malpractice claims filed statewide have dropped dramatically in
Phila. jury awards multi-million-dollar verdict to injured carpet installer
A professional carpet installer who needed medical treatment after his leg fell through a
Montgomery County man with malignant mesothelioma files mass tort asbestos claim in Phila.
A Montgomery County man who says he was diagnosed with a specific form of lung
Travelers Insurance Co. hit with bad faith claim by Bucks County motorist
A Bucks County woman has filed a bad faith claim against her auto insurer over
SEPTA rider previously found not credible in supermarket slip-and-fall now faces insurance fraud charges stemming from mass transit incident
In a story that has become all too familiar in recent months, a mass transit rider is facing
Company accused of owing $18K-plus in unused vacation time, business expenses to former employee
A Northeastern Pennsylvania man is claiming in a new civil suit that a Delaware County-
N. Phila. man sues adjacent property owner for injuries sustained from falling roof debris
A North Philadelphia man claims in a recently filed personal injury complaint that he
CJD's suspension of Phila. Traffic Court judge could spark legal showdown with Pa. Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court may well be the highest court in the land, but in the
Paralegal, girlfriend of well-known Phila. attorney may have died from drowning after possible seizure in bathtub
A young paralegal found dead recently in a bathtub in her lawyer boyfriend’s apartment