News from August 2014
Class action claims pharmaceutical company concealed price fixing from investors
A Philadelphia-based pharmaceutical company artificially inflated its publicly traded stock
Engineering union claims township violated First Amendment rights
A chapter of the International Union of Operating Engineers claims in a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania that a Montgomery County township violated its members' First Amendment right to peacefully assemble by citing picketers during a July protest.
EMS worker claims he was fired for not agreeing to classify drunk fans as 'intoxicated' at Eagles game
A former EMS manager that worked for a company contracted with the Philadelphia
Court panel clears Ford of asbestos liability
The Pennsylvania Superior Court Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling that said Ford
Patients sue hip replacement manufacturer for device defects
Separate product liability suits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern
Husband of flight attendant killed in Lewis Katz plane crash sues
The husband of the flight attendant who was killed in the same place crash that claimed the
Darby police accused of brutally beating Delco man
A Delaware County man says that members of his local police department dragged him
Philly soft pretzel stores sued for copyright infringement
A Montgomery County photographer claims that 45 soft pretzel shops in the Eastern
Cigar company says competitor's product infringes its trademark
A Connecticut-based cigar company has filed a trademark infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against a competitor that sells and markets a product with a similar sounding name.
Suit: Former nursing home cook suffered threats, slashed tires by male co-workers
A Berks County woman claims in a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the
Former FedEx worker claims racist co-workers ignored by management
A former employee at a FedEx Ground located on Townsend Road in Philadelphia accuses the management of ignoring the hostile workplace allegedly created by father-daughter employees, according to a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Western Pa. hotel sued for concussion from shower slip
A New Jersey man says that the owners, licensors and operators of a Cumberland
Sentencing hearing for convicted airplane mechanic scheduled for Aug. 28
A Lancaster County man convicted in April by a federal jury of fraud, conspiracy and
Judge upholds $7.8 million jury award for killed horse jockey
A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge denied a motion for post-trial relief by Parx
Fitness center customer says employee attacked her over exercise bike
A Philadelphia woman says an employee at her local fitness center attacked her because of a dispute over a spinning class, according to a civil suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Whole Foods sued for allegedly selling tainted cheese
A Montgomery County woman claims that cheese she purchased from a local Whole Foods
Patient files medical malpractice suit against Philly health center for prescribing dangerous drug mixture
A patient at a Philadelphia health center says that the combination of medications
Former legal assistant sues Philly law firm for alleged FMLA violations
A Philadelphia woman says that her termination from the Anapol Schwartz law firm was an
Two Philly bars sued for showing pay-per-view boxing match
A California-based pay-per-view provider has accused two Philadelphia bars of illegally promoting and displaying a 2012 boxing match without entering into an agreement with the broadcaster, according to a federal suit filed at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
State Sen. LeAnna Washington requests change of venue for corruption trial
Attorneys for State Sen. LeAnna Washington (D-4) will appear before a Montgomery