News from March 2019
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on March 6
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on March 6 in the suits below:
March 6: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for contract cases
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 5: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for personal injury cases
The following personal injury-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on March 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 5: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for contract cases
The following contract-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 5. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
March 6: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania docket for motor vehicle cases
The following motor vehicle-related cases were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on March 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Hershey says class action lawyers recruited plaintiffs through a website; Fight over subpoena ensues
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – Chocolate maker Hershey's, who was sued by some customers regarding alleged artificial flavoring in its Brookside dark chocolate products and has moved to dismiss the case, is now facing challenges of its subpoena against the plaintiff's lawyer.
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on March 5
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on March 5 in the suits below:
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on March 5
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on March 5 in the suits below:
Woman waited too long to sue after claiming a sponge was left in her during C-section
PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently declined to hear the appeal of a woman who claims a sponge was left inside her after her C-section.
Norfolk Southern Railway denied stay motion in Ga. man's FELA lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA – Litigation over whether Norfolk Southern Railway Company’s alleged negligence caused one of its former employees to contract lung cancer was recently rejected for a stay motion filed by the railway company.
Woman allegedly injured outside Fox & Hound pub settles with establishment
PHILADELPHIA – A lawsuit centered on a Conshohocken woman allegedly injured outside a popular pub in King of Prussia has been settled and ended, according to court records.
Attorney: If judges take ALI's controversial insurance project seriously, policyholders would suffer
PHILADELPHIA – Despite passage at last year’s annual meeting of the American Law Institute, multiple states and courts have since expressed opposition to the application of the ALI’s Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance.
PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT: Women in the Pennsylvania Judiciary
March is National Women’s History Month, an ideal time to look at the history of women in the Pennsylvania judiciary as well as those women currently serving.
Philadelphia law firm Gibbons PC denies claims that female attorney was fired based on gender
PHILADELPHIA – A female attorney is suing a Philadelphia law firm claiming she was fired based on her gender.
Third Circuit affirms $273,000 ruling of rents due by defunct Pittsburgh law firm
PHILADELPHIA — An appeals court has affirmed a bankruptcy court ruling involving funds owed to a commercial landlord by a former law office.
University of Pittsburgh wins appeal to cut tenured professor's salary after poor reviews
PHILADELPHIA — An appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that restored the salary of a University of Pittsburgh professor after his pay was cut following poor annual reviews.
Teamsters Union is accused of forcing unwilling employees to pay union dues
SCRANTON —A group alleges that they were made to pay union fees though they didn't want to be a part of the union.
Court rules not being able to play catch with son in his final months isn't viable claim for dad hurt in wreck
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals panel upheld a personal injury award for a man injured in a car crash who sought increased compensation due to the death of his son.
Investor claims Kraft Heinz Co. circulated misleading financial information
PITTSBURGH — A man is seeking damages, claiming that Kraft Heinz Co. circulated false and misleading information to the public.
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY: Buchanan Adds Labor & Employment Litigator Gretchen Woodruff Root in Pittsburgh
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney adds experienced labor and employment litigator, Gretchen Woodruff Root, as counsel in the firm’s Pittsburgh office.