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News published on Pennsylvania Record in April 2019

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News from April 2019


U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on April 18

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on April 18 in the suits below:

April 18: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for trademark cases

By The Penn Record |
The following trademark-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

Settlement reached for plaintiff who allegedly sustained spinal injuries outside Coca Cola plant

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A plaintiff who claimed the broken sidewalk of a Coca Cola beverage production center in Philadelphia led to his fall and subsequent severe head and spinal injuries settled his lawsuit

Man allegedly disfigured by moulding machine now involved in second litigation against equipment companies

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A man who claimed to have been permanently blinded and catastrophically injured by a faulty moulding machine at a local lumber facility, withdrew his initial litigation he filed against the manufacturers of the device, in the wake of a second suit currently pending.

Philadelphia jury levies $120M verdict on pelvic mesh manufacturers Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia jury has handed down a $120 million verdict in favor of a plaintiff who claimed she suffered pain, incontinence and an inability to have sexual intercourse with her husband, after being implanted with a pelvic mesh manufactured by Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc.

Court activity on April 24: Zhi Fang Zhu vs Henkel Corp.

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Zhi Fang Zhu against Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa, Henkel Corp., Henkel North America Consumer Goods Inc., Henkel of America Inc., John Does 1-20 and Schwarzkopf Inc. on April 24: 'Order Re Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 12(b) Motions To Dismiss, As More Fully Stated In Said Order. Signed By Magistrate Judge Lisa Pupo Lenihan On 04/24/2019. (jmb)'.

April 18: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for labor cases

By The Penn Record |
The following labor-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 18. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

Case activity for Francis J. Burke vs Progressive Specialty Insurance Company on April 22

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Francis J. Burke against Progressive Specialty Insurance Company on April 22:

April 17: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for fraud cases

By The Penn Record |
The following fraud-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

April 17: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for insurance cases

By The Penn Record |
The following insurance-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on April 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

Case activity for Christine Birch vs Johnson & Johnson on April 22

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Christine Birch and Tony Ferrelli against Johnson & Johnson and Imerys Talc America Inc. on April 22:

April 17: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for 870 tax suits: taxes cases

By The Penn Record |
The following 870 tax suits: taxes-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on April 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:

Case activity for Neal Cohen vs State Farm Fire and Casualty Company on April 23

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Neal Cohen against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company on April 23:

Case activity for Michael Plotkin vs Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. on April 22

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Michael Plotkin and June Plotkin against Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. and Merck & Co. Inc. on April 22:

Court activity on April 22: Theresa Koech Rash vs Avon Products Inc.

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Joseph M. Koech and Theresa Koech Rash against American Talc Company, Avon Products Inc., Colgate Palmolive Company, Cyctec Industries Inc., Giant Eagle Inc., Imerys Talc America Inc., Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Rite Aid Corp., Shulton Inc., The Proctor and Gamble Company and Whittaker Clark & Daniels Inc. on April 22.

Health care group pleased Pennsylvania slowed down effort to erase medical malpractice litigation reform

By John Breslin |
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania hospitals association is glad that a rulemaking process that would have overturned reforms implemented early this century has slowed.

Case activity for Marion Paskin Williams vs Johnson & Johnson on April 22

By The Penn Record |
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Marion Paskin Williams against Johnson & Johnson on April 22.

Temp who sued Estee Lauder after alleged maiming will see her case head to a Philly federal courtroom this summer

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – A temp worker who claimed to have been maimed by a faulty paper cushioning machine in the shipping facility where she worked is scheduled to stand across the courtroom from Estee Lauder cosmetics in federal court this summer.

Pipefitter's injury litigation against NJ Transit about to reach a jury

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – The case of a New Jersey Transit train pipefitter who charged his employer with violating the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) when it allegedly permitted conditions which gave him severe shoulder injuries will be heard in a Philadelphia courtroom next month.

Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon prevail over plaintiff who claimed product-related injuries in pelvic mesh trial

By Nicholas Malfitano |
PHILADELPHIA – After five years of litigation, a Philadelphia jury recently found in favor of Johnson & Johnson, one of its subsidiaries and partner companies, who were accused of manufacturing a pelvic mesh product that a plaintiff claimed caused her to suffer incontinence and other injuries.