News from March 2013
Pa. Rep. introduces bill requiring plaintiff disclosure in litigation over publicly displayed religious symbols
A western Pennsylvania lawmaker recently introduced a bill in the General Assembly
Reckitt Benckiser named in another Suboxone antitrust complaint
Weeks after one drug company filed an antitrust suit against the makers of the opioid
Federal judge in Phila. dismisses N.J. CEPA claim against Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals
During the same week when a Philadelphia jury awarded a plaintiff nearly $1.7 million in
Phila. jury awards plaintiff $1.7 in whistleblower, retaliatory discharge case
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court jury recently awarded a plaintiff $1.678 million in a
Former Maryland mayor who developed lung cancer files asbestos mass tort claim against CSX Transportation
An elderly Maryland man who was diagnosed with lung cancer on Jan. 30 of last year has
Bayer sued over injuries allegedly caused by Mirena birth control system
An Arizona woman is suing drugmaker Bayer over claims that the defendant’s birth
Phila. doc, orthopedic practice, Aria Health sued for medical malpractice
A Bucks County woman has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Northeast
Doc who defrauded Fen-Phen settlement trust fund sentenced to six years in federal prison
A Florida doctor was sentenced to six years in federal prison this week for his role in a
Sheriff arrested for threatening to cut off and eat hands of campaign worker; Also charged with pulling gun on journalist
A Pennsylvania law enforcement officer is finding himself on the other side of the law
Elderly Pa. man, West Virginia widow file separate asbestos claims in Phila. court
A 92-year–old Montgomery County man who allegedly suffers from pulmonary asbestosis as a result of working with products containing the fiber years ago was one of two plaintiffs who filed mass tort asbestos claims in state court recently.
Three Cozen O'Connor family attorneys join Philly's Obermayer Rebmann
Three lawyers with Philadelphia-based Cozen O’Connor have joined fellow city firm
Convicted Pa. Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin resigns from bench
Joan Orie Melvin, the disgraced Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice recently convicted
Motorists sue Phila. Water, Streets depts. over injuries from construction hole incident
Two city agencies are being sued by a driver and passenger who claim they became injured
Boy Scouts, Hershey Creamery Co. sued over 'catastrophic' injuries to boy
The estate of a former Boy Scout who was catastrophically injured after being struck by a
Family of elderly woman who died from scalding injuries sues home restoration, plumbing companies
The family of an elderly Philadelphia woman who allegedly died as a result of scalded by hot bath water in what the plaintiffs contend was an act of negligence on the part of contractors have filed suit against the home restoration company and plumbing agency who worked on the late woman’s house prior to her death.
Elderly woman dropped face-first from wheelchair sues paratransit agency in state court
An elderly Philadelphia woman asserts in a newly filed personal injury complaint that she
Estate of man who died following stairway fall at daughter's home sues his own child
The adult daughter of a man who died from injuries suffered during a fall at the
Citrin Cooperman sues Internet Fitness for alleged breach of contract
A Philadelphia accounting firm has filed a breach of contract claim against an online business specializing in offering health and fitness advice over allegations that the defendant has a large outstanding bill for services.
Tyco Integrated Security files breach of contract claim against Phila. school
A security company is suing a Northwest Philadelphia school over allegations that the defendant has failed to properly compensate the plaintiff for security services provided to the learning institution.
Former high-schooler alleges she was thrown off bus and abandoned in Atlanta during group outing
A New Jersey woman claims in a recently filed civil complaint that she was kicked off of a bus and intentionally left stranded in a strange city during a tour of colleges for high school students about a year-and-a-half ago.