News from 2018
My Exchange Services sued for allegedly retaining customer's sensitive email information
PITTSBURGH — A legal service provider is suing Michael E. DiNatale and My Exchange Services Inc. citing alleged breach of service agreement.
Accuquest Hearing Center accused of violating Americans with Disabilities Act
SCRANTON — A Lancaster, Pennsylvania, man has filed a lawsuit against Accuquest Hearing Center, alleging that the hearing facility fired him over his wife's diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Well-Known Litigator Carolyn Short Joins Holland & Knight’s Philadelphia office
Holland & Knight announced that renowned trial lawyer Carolyn Short has joined the firm as a partner in its Philadelphia office.
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Lawsuit filed against W&D Imports claims fraud in sale of pre-owned Maserati
Lawsuit claims that W&D Imports failed to disclose that used Maserati was damaged in front-end collision
Sun Chemical Corp. sued by former employee citing violation of Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Agreement
PHILADELPHIA — A national account manager is suing Sun Chemical Corp., claiming his former employer allegedly violated the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Agreement.
Tropical Fun Zone sued after alleged Ball Blaster mishap
BEAVER — A visitor to the Tropical Fun Zone has filed a lawsuit against the indoor fun center after allegedly stepping on a ball from the Balladium Blaster Cannon and injuring his right leg.
State Farm sues Chimney Sweep Systems for more than $300,000, alleging breach of contract and negligence
HARRISBURG — State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. is suing Chimney Sweep Systems Inc., citing alleged breach of contract, breach of implied warranty, breach of express warranty, and negligence.
COZEN O'CONNOR: Cozen O'Connor Continues Rapid Growth in its National Labor & Employment Department and Pittsburgh Office with Four Additional Attorneys from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
Cozen O'Connor continues to expand its national Labor and Employment Department and its Pittsburgh office with four additional attorneys from Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.
BALLARD SPAHR: Fintech and Payment Systems Transactions Lawyer Chris Ford Joins Ballard Spahr
Chris Ford—an attorney who has led some of the country's largest and most innovative financial technology and payment systems transactions—has joined Ballard Spahr as a partner in the firm's Consumer Financial Services Group, firm Chair Mark Stewart announced.
Superior Court vacates $100K judgment against Borough of Montrose; New trial will recalculate damages owed to landlord
HARRISBURG – The Bourough of Montrose had a judgment of damages vacated by the Superior Court of Pennnsylvania.
Comcast's negligence in maintaining cable wires caused plaintiff's injuries, suit says; Verizon claims no connection
PHILADELPHIA – According to recently-filed litigation, negligence exhibited by Comcast, Verizon and the City of Philadelphia through the improper securing and maintenance of cable wires on a property in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood, led one plaintiff to be injured.
SEPTA: Flagman's contraction of Lyme Disease and Bell's Palsy was his own fault
PHILADELPHIA – While a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) flagman’s lawsuit against his employer says the company is at fault for his contraction of Lyme Disease and Bell’s Palsy on the job, the transport company retorts that his injuries are the result of his own negligence.
Plaintiff: Screw implanted for spinal fusion procedure broke, leaving fragments in spinal column
PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey man has sued a Minnesota medical device company alleging a screw which was used in his spinal fusion surgery broke, sending its fragments into his spinal column.
Teamster dock worker sues Philadelphia Port Authority over 'uneven walking surface'; Defendants say his injuries are his fault
PHILADELPHIA – A Teamster working on the docks of the Port of Philadelphia claims his employers were negligent in maintaining the working conditions at the site, and that the injuries he sustained in an on-the-job accident there were the result.
Lufthansa heist: Philly man says airline's negligence helped ex-wife kidnap kids to Austria
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man’s pending litigation against Lufthansa German Airlines and several other parties accuses the defendants of disregarding the airline’s policy on minor children traveling, and claims his minor children were then kidnapped to Austria by his ex-wife.
Counsel sparring over plaintiff's alleged trip-and-fall at Franklin Mills Mall's J.C. Penney
PHILADELPHIA – Plaintiffs who claim J.C. Penney and a mall company acted negligently and recklessly in permitting conditions which led to an accident involving the female plaintiff at the Franklin Mills Mall face opposition on that point from the store and mall’s counsel, who believe that claim is insufficient.
Johnson & Johnson, Bayer seek dismissal of 12 Philadelphia Xarelto lawsuits, say fact sheets are missing
PHILADELPHIA – According to a recent filing, counsel for the manufacturers of blood thinner-drug Xarelto are looking to have the lawsuits of certain plaintiffs dismissed with prejudice, supposedly for not complying with filing guidelines.
AbbVie files appeal contesting landmark $448 million antitrust win for Federal Trade Commission
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — Defendants AbbVie Inc., Abbott Laboratories and Unimed Pharmaceuticals LLC filed an appeal on Aug. 6 in a U.S. District Court in response to the final judgment in an antitrust case that found in favor of the Federal Trade Commission.
Woman says her finger was severed by a cooling fan while using tanning bed
PITTSBURGH — A woman whose finger was allegedly severed by a cooling fan as she was using a tanning bed is suing The Sun Club tanning salon operator.
White student claims race discrimination after Thomas Jefferson University denies her application to medical school
PHILADELPHIA — A woman has filed a lawsuit alleging race discrimination against Thomas Jefferson University, claiming that her application to medical school was rejected because she is white.