News from September 2017
Architectural firm believes shell company defrauded it for more than $20,000
PHILADELPHIA – A Center City architectural firm has filed suit against what it believes was a financial investment shell company which accepted its professional services, and then defrauded it for over $20,000.
Nursing home's parent company might face vicarious liability after appeals court decision
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania man is set to get a new trial after a three-judge Superior Court panel unanimously overturned a lower court’s decision that dismissed his lawsuit against a nursing home's parent company.
Meadia Golf Club blames cart accident on driver who filed lawsuit
LANCASTER – The docket in a lawsuit over an accident in a golf cart shows no activity in the past year after Meadia Heights Golf Club blamed the golfer who sued it for the wreck.
Pennsylvania's legal climate ranks in lower tier of states, according to national survey
Pennsylvania ranks in the lower tier of U.S. states as it continues on its path to becoming a mass tort mecca
Green Air Mechanical alleged to have failed to pay $326 in contributions; Plaintiffs seek thousands in damages
SCRANTON – A Glen Rock employer is alleged to have failed to pay contributions to labor union groups for a few months in 2016.
Former Triad Service Center Inc., Morrison Industrial Equipment Co. technician seeks allegedly unpaid wages
SCRANTON – An Auburn man alleges his former Michigan employers owe him unpaid wages.
Keystone Rural Health Center patient claims root canal procedure injured nerves
SCRANTON – A Myersville, Maryland, woman alleges she was injured during a dental procedure.
Man alleges he was injured in Ryder Truck Rental tractor-trailer accident in I-80
SCRANTON – A New Jersey individual alleges he fractured ribs when the tractor-trailer he was riding in jack-knifed and rolled on Interstate 80.
Jeh Enterprises Inc. alleges Montoursville companies owe more than $75,000
SCRANTON – A San Francisco auto sales and service company alleges that two Montoursville-based auto leasing businesses failed to pay it for repairs it performed for customers.
NYC police officer files class action against Group Health
SCRANTON – A retired New York City police officer now residing in Pennsylvania alleges an indemnity insurer deceived plan members with its out-of-network coverage.
Fulton Bank alleges it is owed more than $600,000
SCRANTON – A Lancaster bank claims a California man is responsible for more than $600,000 in debt.
Pittsburgh plaintiff alleges she was burned by Conair therapeutic heating pad
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman has filed suit against Conair, saying she suffered severe burns and scarring to her back after using one of the company’s heating pads for therapeutic treatment.
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BMW vehicle sale between auto dealers results in charges of disparagement and libel
PITTSBURGH – Used automobile dealerships in Pennsylvania and Ohio are engaged in a legal dispute over allegations of commercial disparagement and libel, centered on the business transaction of a BMW vehicle between the parties earlier this year.
Carbondale woman says she suffered severe knee injuries in Dickson City Wal-Mart parking lot
SCRANTON – A plaintiff claiming to have sustained serious knee injuries in the parking lot of a Dickson City Wal-Mart store, has initiated legal action against the retail giant for damages related to that accident.
Third Circuit: N.J. man doesn't have standing to challenge Trump's presidential eligibility
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man’s bid to invalidate the election results of U.S. President Donald Trump's victory has been turned away in now two federal courts.
Aetna HIV lawsuit about envelopes, not cybersecurity
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit against a medical company is a reminder that personal security can also be at risk in offline situations, one data security lawyer says.
AmeriHealth Caritas Services reviewer alleges she is owed unpaid overtime wages
PHILADELPHIA – A Schuylkill County woman's lawsuit states that her employer
Endo International stockholder alleges stock price was artificially inflated
PHILADELPHIA – A specialty health care company with its U.S. headquarters in Malvern is facing a suit from a stock holder alleging he purchased artificially inflated stock.
Westfield Insurance Co. seeks more than $400,000 from HP, Amazon and M2C
PHILADELPHIA – An insurance company is seeking more than $400,000 it alleges it paid to its insureds after a fire caused by a laptop.
Consumer claims Tranzvia LLC unlawfully robocalled him
PHILADELPHIA – A credit card processing service is accused of unlawfully making solicitation calls to a Jenkintown man.