News from 2015
Minority doctor charges St. Luke's Health Services with retaliatory discrimination
A minority employee filed suit against a group of health care providers claiming discrimination and retaliatory behavior in 2014 when she was terminated from her position.
Couple sue Amtrak over injuries in accident
A couple are suing Amtrak over a train accident that resulted in injuries.
Hotel guests sue company, claiming it overcharges customers
Three hotel guests are suing a resort company over allegations of fraud in overcharging customers.
Crane operator says employer retaliated against him for cashing settlement check
An Irwin worker is suing an oilfield wire line services provider, alleging it terminated him after he engaged in protected employee activities.
Father alleges negligence led to child's injuries at Park Forest Middle School
A seventh-grade student and her father are suing a middle school, alleging she sustained injuries while playing in the school's gym.
Counseling professional alleges age discrimination
A Renfrew woman is suing a health services business, alleging her age was the reason she was terminated from her counseling services job
Worker sues former employer claiming racial discrimination
A Philadelphia woman filed suit against her employer, claiming racial inequity and retaliation in her job treatment dating to 2012.
Fired bus custodian sues for reinstatement or compensation
A Lehigh County woman is suing her former Allentown employer claiming multiple counts of discrimination in her 2013 job loss.
Woman says she has PTSD and employer failed to accommodate
A woman is suing her former employer claiming age, sex, and disability discrimination in its alleged 2014 failure to provide reasonable accommodations.
Family of man killed in Amtrak accident alleges wrongful death
The family of a man killed in a train accident is suing Amtrak, alleging wrongful death.
Attorney for Philadelphia withdraws objections in trip-and-fall suit
An attorney for the City Of Philadelphia has withdrawn his preliminary objections arguing a negligence lawsuit filed against the City fails to specify injuries
Superior Court denies New Jersey contractor's appeal
On Thursday, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the judgment of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, denying an appeal made by a Ventnor, N.J., contractor
Legal malpractice case sent to Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas
Judges for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a ruling on Thursday from the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to transfer a legal malpractice case
Superior Court reverses trial court decision in dispute over rare Ferrari
Judges for the Superior Court of Pennsylvania have reversed the decision of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas in a dispute over a rare Ferrari automobile
Appeal of summary judgment ruling quashed in stucco litigation
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania has ruled against an appeal of a Dec. 22 decision of the Chester County Court of Common Pleas granting summary judgment to the defendant in a breach of contract lawsuit.
Disabled woman sues office suppy chain over access to store
A disabled woman is suing a national office supply chain for allegedly failing to provide wheelchair access into the company’s store.
Plaintiff counsel withdrawing from SEPTA bus collision case
Plaintiff counsel in a car-SEPTA bus collision case has petitioned the Court for the opportunity to be removed as attorney of record from the case.
Disfigurement case may be headed to Lebanon County
Citing a lack of connection to the Philadelphia area, defense lawyers believe a product liability lawsuit filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas should instead be headed to its counterpart in Lebanon County.
Apartment complex attorneys seek case transfer to Bucks County
Defense counsel for an apartment complex and related management personnel claimed improper venue as the cause for a seeking a transfer of a negligence case
Chester County should hear negligence case, attorneys for golf course say
Counsel for a Chester golf club and other defendants have charged a negligence lawsuit initiated them against was improperly filed