News from February 2014
Suburban Phila. police department faces wrongful death complaint by widow of police shooting victim
The widow of an ailing man who was shot and killed by police in suburban
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Corp. named in products liability claim over anticoagulant drug Xarelto
A Kentucky woman is suing the makers of the anti-coagulant drug Xarelto
Pa. judiciary distributed more than $455 million in fees, fines and restitution in 2013
Pennsylvania’s judiciary distributed more than $455 million in court fees,
Montgomery Mall in North Whales named as defendant in slip and fall suit
A Philadelphia resident is suing various businesses following an injury she claims to have suffered after tripping on a pothole.
Parx Casino sued after woman slips and falls on puddle in the restroom
Parx Casino in Bensalem is being sued by a customer who allegedly was injured when she slipped and fell in the women's restroom.
Pa. Supreme Court refuses reconsideration in Oil and Gas Act ruling
Pennsylvania’s highest court has denied a motion by the commonwealth to
Chickie’s & Pete’s to pay $6.8 million to settle allegations it improperly withheld tips from workers
Popular Philadelphia sports bar and restaurant chain Chickie’s & Pete’s has agreed to pay more than 1,100 current and former employees $6.8 million to settle claims that it improperly withheld customers’ tips from them.
Pa.-based Endo Pharmaceuticals agrees to $171.9 million Lidoderm False Claims Act settlement
Endo Health Solutions Inc. and its subsidiary, Endo Pharmaceuticals, have
Three-decade CHOP employee sues hospital over his termination
A Montgomery County man is suing his former employer, Children’s
Phila. judge denies reconsideration motion in mosque real estate case
A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has refused a motion for reconsideration that had been filed by the plaintiff in a case initiated over an alleged fraudulent real estate transfer.
Hanger Orthotics & Prosthetics named as defendant in civil suit alleging termination tied to pregnancy
A Philadelphia woman claims in a newly filed civil suit that she was fired
Falcon Drilling Co. CEO pleads guilty to fraud, forgery charges tied to $9 million embezzlement
The chief executive officer of a western Pennsylvania natural gas drilling company has pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud and forgery charges.
Judge dismisses complaint over allegedly defective penile implant device
A federal judge in Philadelphia has dismissed a lawsuit against Coloplast
Duane Morris partner Nolan Atkinson to be given lifetime achievement award during PBA’s Minority Attorney Conference
The Pennsylvania Bar Association will honor Philadelphia lawyer Nolan N.
Pa. Assoc. for Justice names veteran Harrisburg lawyer as new legislative counsel
The state’s largest trial lawyers’ association has named a Harrisburg