News from 2017
Two defendants seek dismissal of Teva Pharmaceuticals trade secrets lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Two defendants named by Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. in a July 7 Trade Secrets Act and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act lawsuit have asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to dismiss the cases against them.
Philadelphia Lyft injunction vacated after state legislators pass law
PHILADELPHIA – The Commonwealth Court has vacated an injunction that prohibited transportation network companies (TNCs), including appellant Lyft Inc., from operating in the city of Philadelphia, according to an opinion entered on Oct. 31.
R&B Contracting & Excavating Inc. alleged to have failed to pay contributions
PITTSBURGH – A West Mifflin employer is alleged to owe unpaid contributions to labor union funds.
Delaware Supreme Court rules to disbar Pa. attorney for allegedly concealing altered medical records
WILMINGTON, Del. – Among six ethical violations, the Supreme Court of Delaware disbarred a Pennsylvania attorney on Oct. 23 for failing to disclose the presence of altered medical records, records central to the resolution of a medical malpractice litigation which led to a $6.25 million verdict against the attorney’s client.
EEOC settlement with Pittsburgh's PPG worth $45K
DETROIT - A recent discrimination settlement involving a Pittsburgh company is worth more than $45,000.
Man seeks $1 billion from VISA, Metlife in dispute over late wife's death benefits
HARRISBURG – A Dauphin County man alleges his late wife's death benefits were deceitfully dispersed.
Former railroad worker seeks disability benefits from Kansas City Southern Welfare plan
PITTSBURGH – A Louisiana man alleges his disability benefits were wrongfully terminated.
Carpenters Combined Funds alleges West Mifflin company failed to pay contributions
PHILADELPHIA – A Pittsburgh nonprofit that administers fringe benefit funds alleges that a West Mifflin employer failed to pay contributions and wage deductions.
Iron Workers union plans allege West Mifflin company failed to pay contributions
PITTSBURGH – Labor union plans based in Pittsburgh allege that a West Mifflin company has failed to pay contributions for certain months in 2017.
R&B Contracting & Excavating Inc. alleged to have failed to pay contributions to union funds
PITTSBURGH – A West Mifflin employer is alleged to have failed to pay wage deductions and fringe benefits to labor union funds.
Chester County Hospital moves to dismiss EMTALA claims
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants in a case brought under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) have submitted to the court a motion for partial dismissal over allegations that the plaintiffs failed to state a claim.
Plaintiff: Purchased Nissan vehicle had faulty gas pedal and transmission
PHILADELPHIA – Automaker Nissan is being taken to court by a Philadelphia man who says the company sold him a vehicle with a faulty gas pedal, transmission and transaxle.
Philly law firm trying to recover legal fees from longtime clients, according to complaint
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm is pursuing recovery of costs and legal fees well in excess of $30,000 each from two of its clients, which it says it represented in a number of prior legal matters.
Rite Aid says facility management business and insurance companies failed to defend them from injury suit
PHILADELPHIA – Rite Aid and its subsidiaries have initiated legal action against a facility management business and a pair of insurance companies, for allegedly not indemnifying and defending them from an underlying personal injury lawsuit.
Villanova student says food poisoning from either Chipotle or school ruined freshman year
PHILADELPHIA – A Villanova University student allegedly forced into hiatus from his education due to illness resulting from consuming contaminated food has filed suit against both the school and Chipotle Mexican Grill for his debilitating injuries.
Plaintiff says Comcast's faulty security system installation led to property's robbery
PHILADELPHIA – A Merion Station property owner has accused Comcast of improperly installing the security system on that same property, leading it to later be the setting of a robbery.
Lawsuit: Mechanical defects marked plaintiff's ownership of Toyota Tundra vehicle
PHILADELPHIA – A Fairless Hills litigant initiated legal action against the Toyota automobile company, saying a vehicle he purchased vibrated when proceeding at certain speeds and when braking, among other defects it exhibited during use.
Electric battery's mileage a factor in plaintiff's lawsuit against BMW
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff has sued BMW on belief that the company sold her a defective automobile and thus violated a number of both federal and state commerce laws
Rite Aid seeks to dismiss complaint over prescription pickup calls, claims exemption under TCPA
PHILADELPHIA – Rite Aid has filed a motion to dismiss the complaint of a woman who claims the drug store violated her rights under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by calling her cellphone repeatedly without her consent.
Defendants: GOLO suit attempting to use law 'as a tool for suppressing speech'
PHILADELPHIA – Defendants in a lawsuit filed by weight loss company GOLO LLC allege GOLO’s claims are an attempt to suppress free speech, among other accusations.