News from March 2013
Lawyers representing trucking co. in vehicle injury case move to transfer suit to federal court
Attorneys for a New Jersey-based trucking company have filed a request to transfer a
Pa. nutrition products manufacturer files breach of contract claim against online Florida business
A Pennsylvania company specializing in the production and distribution of nutrition
U.S. District Judge dismisses FDCPA claim against PECO Energy Co.
A judge has agreed to a defense motion to dismiss a complaint filed against PECO Energy Company by a customer who alleged the utility violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act when company employees repeatedly called him to collect a debt supposedly owed to the defendant.
ACLU of Pa., others sue Pa. Dept. of Corrections over housing of mentally ill inmates
The state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has joined the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania in a lawsuit challenging what the attorneys call the unconstitutional treatment of prisoners with serious mental illnesses who are held in solitary confinement.
PLCB accused of 'reverse' discrimination in suit filed by longtime maintenance worker
A longtime employee of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has filed a federal civil rights complaint against the agency over claims that he was discriminated against on the basis of race.
Sandusky lawyer outlines appeal to state Superior Court
One of the attorneys handling the appeal of convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky has
Plaintiff claims his arrest by Philly cops was related to being 'white' in a 'black' neighborhood
Two Philadelphia police officers are accused in a new civil filing of stopping a white man who was passing through a predominantly African American neighborhood and subsequently arresting him after an argument ensued.
N. Carolina plaintiff files Tylenol products liability claim in Phila. federal court
A North Carolina woman joins the growing list of plaintiffs suing drugmakers McNeil
Phila. gentleman's club faces wrongful death complaint by father of deceased patron
The father of a Philadelphia man who died after flipping his car on Interstate 95 following
Pa. Commonwealth Court panel affirms charter school board's dismissal of school's appeal
A three-judge panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has affirmed a decision by
Phila. School Dist. hit with federal complaint alleging ADA violations by would-be bus aide
The School District of Philadelphia has been named as a defendant in a civil suit in which
Judge grants summary judgment to Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. in bad faith case dating back to mid-90s
A case involving the bad faith claims of a woman suing on behalf of a now-deceased
Reckitt Benckiser faces antitrust suit over allegations involving opioid blocker Suboxone
A newly filed antitrust suit alleges that Reckitt Benckiser Inc. has been engaging in an
Penn State sues Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. over coverage denial
Pennsylvania State University has filed a breach of contract suit against its longtime
Pa. state senator to feds: Gun control to be nullified in commonwealth
A state Senate Republican has now become the second Pennsylvania lawmaker to call for
Judge transfers FELA claim from eastern Pa. to Western District
A federal judge in Philadelphia has agreed to transfer a suit alleging violations of the
Pa. Superior Court affirms Phila. judge's granting summary judgment to Glaxo in Paxil infant death case
A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has affirmed a granting of summary judgment to
Parents accuse Berks Co. of civil rights violations for kids' improper removal from home
There is a legal showdown playing out at the federal court in Philadelphia between the
Montco man sues DePuy Orthopaedics, J&J over alleged injuries tied to hip implant
A Montgomery County man is suing DePuy Orthopaedics and Johnson & Johnson over
Pa., Healthpoint Ltd. reach $2 million Xenaderm settlement
The office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced this week that the