News from August 2017
QlikTech alleges former employees took confidential information, now work for competitor
PHILADELPHIA – A Radnor visual analytics platform and user-driven business intelligence company alleges that five former employees have unlawfully used confidential information.
DIRECTV installers, technicians allege they are owed unpaid wages
PHILADELPHIA – A class action has been filed by current and former installers for DIRECTV over allegations that they are owed unpaid wages.
BB&T Commercial Equipment Capital Corp. alleges Happy Clam Holdings defaulted on loan
PHILADELPHIA – A Malvern business alleges that two North Carolina individuals owe more than $250,000 on a defaulted loan.
'Once Upon a Time in Venice' copyright holders claim film was unlawfully distributed online
PHILADELPHIA – Ten individuals are alleged to have unlawfully distributed a film online.
Montgomery Co. CVS says landlord settled tax appeal without notice
PHILADELPHIA – A pharmacy tenant of a shopping center alleges its landlord breached their contract when it settled a tax appeal without notice.
Warning: Blood thinner thins blood
Bellwether trials have delivered defeats to plaintiffs lawyers suing over Xarelto.
John Deere says Beyer man misused tractor that allegedly overturned on him
PITTSBURGH – The manufacturer of John Deere tractors has filed its response to a lawsuit filed in Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas alleging negligence in a rollover accident that injured the Beyer owner of a Deere tractor, raising several new issues it claims deflate the allegations.
Lancaster Co. day care settling child's broken arm claim for $10K; Origin of injury unclear
LANCASTER – The Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas court has approved a motion to settle in a matter involving a minor and a Denver child care facility he attended as an infant.
Securitas Security Services USA employee alleges he was retaliated against for medical leave
ERIE – A North Carolina man alleges his Pittsburgh-based former employer interfered with his right to take a medical leave.
Woman alleges Lincoln Life and Annuity Co. wrongfully terminated disability benefits
ERIE – A Zelienople woman alleges that her disability benefits were wrongfully terminated.
New Dominion Construction alleged to owe more than $200,000 for construction work
PITTSBURGH – An Alabama company alleges a McDonald construction company still owes it for work it did on a project.
FBCS Inc. alleged to have sent consumer unlawful debt collection letter
PHILADELPHIA – A Uniontown woman claims that a debt collector sent her a misleading collection letter.
Birdsboro plaintiff says bar patrons and bouncers violently assaulted him
LANCASTER – A Birdsboro man alleges a local establishment and three of its patrons are liable for negligence, assault and battery, after he was jumped by said patrons there nearly two years ago.
Plaintiff's alleged fall at car wash and oil change center leads to lawsuit
SCRANTON – Dunmore plaintiffs have initiated legal action against the proprietors and operators of a car wash and oil change center at which one of the litigants allegedly suffered severe back and leg injuries in accident nearly two years ago.
Woman allegedly shot in stomach during firearms safety class
MEDIA – A Delaware couple are suing for compensatory and punitive damages after an alleged accident involving one of the plaintiffs being shot in the stomach at a firearms instruction range.
Woman sues Chick-Fil-A and proprietor after allegedly finding dead rodent in her sandwich
DOYLESTOWN – A Bucks County woman is suing a local Chick-Fil-A restaurant and its proprietor, after discovering the bun of a chicken sandwich she was contained a dead rodent last year.
Chuck E. Cheese seeks dismissal of N.J. woman's trip-and-fall lawsuit
SCRANTON – CEC Entertainment, owner of family entertainment chain Chuck E. Cheese, is being sued after a patron claimed to have suffered an injury at one of its locations in Dickson City and has filed its objections.
Injured customer says Old Forge auto repair garage didn't provide safe premises
SCRANTON – A Scranton man allegedly injured after a fall into a mechanic’s garage bay is suing the owner-company of the garage for negligence in not maintaining safe premises.
'Jersey Boys' patron sues Scranton Cultural Center, says she slipped on ice
SCRANTON – A local woman who attended a performance of “Jersey Boys” says the showing’s venue failed to ensure the safety of its patrons in their parking lot, which led her to be seriously injured after a fall on ice and snow.
Sewage plant chief allegedly suffers spinal injuries in workplace accident, sues contractor and two of its employees
SCRANTON – A sewage plant chief who needed spinal fusion surgery after allegedly being injured in a workplace accident says a private contractor and two of its employees were grossly negligent in causing the circumstances that led to that accident.