News from June 2019
May 29: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for labor cases
The following cases categorized as "labor" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on May 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Debt collector escapes Federal Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit in federal court despite losing in state
PHILADELPHIA – TheU.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has dismissed two lawsuits against a debt buyer and its attorneys because the plaintiffs failed to plead any deceptive conduct.
Federal court declines to remand injury case against Weyerhauser back to state court
PHILADELPHIA – On May 21, Justice Gerald J. Pappert of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania denied a man’s request to remand an injury case back to a state court as the plaintiff claimed he didn’t believe his case was worth as much.
Slip-and-fall case against Target seeking $1.2 million remanded back to state court
PHILADELPHIA – On May 20, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania determined Target took too long to remove Francine Roth’s slip-and-fall case to a federal court and granted her motion to remand it back to state court.
May 29: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for personal injury cases
The following cases categorized as "personal injury" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
VisionQuest National files suit against Philadelphia, wants to house refugee children at property
PHILADELPHIA – The operator of a Philadelphia group living facility has filed a lawsuit against the city over allegations it has refused to permit a federal office to house refugee children there.
Case activity for Junyou Pan vs Han Dynasty of University City Inc. on June 3
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Junyou Pan and Maisheng Zhang against Han Dynasty of University City Inc., New Han Dynasty Inc., Minhan Jiang, Jing Zhang and Angel Doe on June 3:
Harrisburg apartment owner challenges city's trash collection fees
HARRISBURG – The owner of apartment units in Harrisburg alleges the city assessed unreasonable rates for trash collection.
May 29: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for contract cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on May 29
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 29 in the suits below:
May 29: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for motor vehicle cases
The following cases categorized as "motor vehicle" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on May 29. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Federalist Society panel contends the ALI, a powerful legal group, has shifted its focus
WASHINGTON – Is the American Law Institute remaining true to its mission of restating law to produce accurate advisory guidelines for courts to decide cases in various aspects of law, or is it straying into territory apart from that mission?
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on May 28
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 28 in the suits below:
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on May 28
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on May 28 in the suits below:
May 28: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for contract cases
The following cases categorized as "contract" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
May 28: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for labor cases
The following cases categorized as "labor" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Case activity for Santos Kamara vs Sean Fletcher on May 31
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Santos Kamara against Sean Fletcher and Tirehub LLC on May 31:
June 5: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for "labor" cases
The following cases categorized as "labor" cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on June 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Federal judge: 24 Essure personal injury cases not headed back to state court
PHILADELPHIA – Twenty-four personal injury cases filed against Bayer Pharmaceuticals from women who used its Essure birth control device will not be returning to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, per a recent federal court ruling.
Judge compels arbitration updates in wrongful termination suit between Ritz-Carlton Hotel and former manager
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered both a former manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel suing his former employer for wrongful termination and the hotel company itself to provide the court regular updates on the status of ongoing arbitration proceedings in their case.