News from July 2017
Finance company says Philly defendant went into default on vehicle's bank loan payments
PHILADELPHIA – A finance company is seeking to recoup outstanding payments from the purchase of a Nissan Maxima automobile, an agreement which they say went into default last year.
Insurance adjustment firm looks to recover more than $13K from defendants
PHILADELPHIA – An adjustment firm believes a Philadelphia couple it says it advised on an insurance matter owes them in excess of $13,000.00, for that professional consulting.
Plaintiffs sue Ford Motor Company for leasing them allegedly flawed four-wheel drive vehicle
PHILADELPHIA – Ford Motor Company is the subject of litigation from a pair of plaintiffs who allege a defective automobile they leased is a cause of action for the supposed violation of both federal and state laws.
Man alleges Unum Life Insurance Co. of America wrongfully denied benefit claims
PHILADELPHIA – A Glen Mills man alleges his claims for short and long-term disability benefits were unlawfully denied.
Universal Electric Corp. files false advertising suit against former sales rep
ERIE – A manufacturer of products for the electrical power distribution industry alleges that a former sales representative is engaging in wrongful competitive actions.
Consumer claims Rite Aid has wrong number
PHILADELPHIA – A Coatsville woman alleges that Rite Aid has been calling her in error and still continues to call despite notifying it of the mistake.
Key Investment Services LLC alleges former employees unlawfully solicited customers
PHILADELPHIA – An Ohio limited liability company has filed suit against two Pennsylvania residents and a North Carolina corporation over allegations of unlawful solicitation of its customers.
QVC Inc. alleges Global Plastic Supply shipped defective materials
PHILADELPHIA – A West Chester general merchandise electronic retailer alleges items it ordered from a California company were defective.
Consumer alleges Comenity Bank invaded privacy with calls to cellphone
SCRANTON – An Olyphant woman alleges a financial institution intruded on her seclusion with numerous calls to her cellphone.
Rockdale Blackhawk LLC alleged to owe more than $350,000 to Wayne businesses
PHILADELPHIA – Two Wayne businesses allege that a Texas health care center operator did not pay for consulting services.
Exeter Township alleges it has been damaged by actions of former zoning officer
PHILADELPHIA – A Reading woman is accused of damaging a Berks County township with her alleged actions.
Safe! Pete Rose's defamation case versus attorney John Dowd allowed to proceed in Philly federal court
PHILADELPHIA – According to a federal judge's ruling in Philadelphia, Major League Baseball's all-time hit leader Pete Rose has gone 2-for-3 on claims set to proceed in his defamation lawsuit filed against attorney John Dowd, author of the report that led to Rose being permanently banned from the league.
Philadelphia woman alleged to owe more than $100,000 to former lover and business partner
PHILADELPHIA – A Mississippi woman alleges a Philadelphia resident owes her more than $100,000.
Mark Emmett has a grumbling problem
If a person refuses to accept responsibility for his own actions, how can he blame someone else for them?
Court rules Coopermatics owners liable for employee's unpaid commission claims
HARRISBURG – On July 6, the state Superior Court denied the appeal of the former owners of Coopermatics Inc., a now-defunct Northampton industrial filtration supply company, of a lower court’s judgment that it was liable for unpaid sales representative commissions accrued prior to the company’s sale.
Superior Court dismisses case alleging bone injury caused by needle biopsy
HARRISBURG – On June 29, the state Superior Court affirmed the ruling of a lower court to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that a doctor performing a needle biopsy on a patient’s prostate caused an injury that led to the deterioration of the patient’s pelvic bone.
Superior Court upholds $132,935 judgment in favor of King Investment Group
HARRISBURG – A $132,935 judgment entered in a real estate agreement breach-of-contract case was upheld in a July 6 in a Superior Court of Pennsylvania appeal ruling.
Superior Court rules against man fighting murder conviction who sued his lawyer
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court has affirmed a lower court's granting of summary judgment to an attorney sued for malpractice by a prison inmate he had formerly represented.
Court tosses preliminary injunction against former Letterle & Associates employee
HARRISBURG – The state Superior Court has overturned a preliminary injunction granted in 2016 that prohibited P. Joseph Lehman Inc. employee Steven J. Treschow from sharing confidential information related to the clients of former employer Letterle & Associates Inc., according to a July 6 ruling.
Ruling: Favorable shifts must be offered to senior prison employees
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has affirmed a trial court’s decision granting the Allegheny County Prison Employee Union’s right to deny scheduling preferences to an employee over more senior workers.