News from 2022
Couple who after 4-year-old daughter allegedly molested in defendants' home settle claims
PITTSBURGH – A western Pennsylvania couple who sued a pair of Pittsburgh homeowners and their nanny for negligence after their four-year-old daughter was allegedly molested in the defendants’ home have settled their claims.
Third Circuit: Appointment of custodian for Republic First Bank matter was unnecessary
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has ruled that appointing a custodian to oversee the affairs of Republic Bank was not required, even as it also OK’ed the ouster of a member of the bank’s Board of Directors.
Fox Rothschild Receives Silver Status for Law Firm Sustainability
Fox Rothschild Receives Silver Status for Law Firm Sustainability.
COST Mid-Atlantic Regional State Tax Seminar on July 20, 2022
COST Mid-Atlantic Regional State Tax Seminar on July 20, 2022.
Counsel for former Philly cops who received $1M jury verdict win over $800K in attorney's fees
PHILADELPHIA – After a jury ordered the City of Philadelphia to pay a total of $1 million to a pair of female, former Philadelphia police officers, who claimed they were the longtime targets of harassment and discrimination in a federal court lawsuit – counsel for the officers has further won more than $800,000 in attorney’s fees and costs, and the defense’s request for a new trial has been denied.
Berks County man alleges he received beating and broken pelvis from Pa. State Police
ALLENTOWN – A Berks County man alleges he was savagely beaten by Pennsylvania state troopers, had his hands handcuffed behind his back and escorted to a six foot-high fence, where he was then lifted and thrown over the opposite side, fracturing his pelvis, two years ago.
Fracking companies object to litigation surrounding plaintiff's health and property damage
PITTSBURGH – Fracking companies have filed preliminary objections in litigation brought by a Western Pennsylvania man, a plaintiff who allegedly suffered a number of health complications and diminished value of his property.
California man who said Israeli influencer and Pa. man defrauded him of $90K, now seeks default judgment
PITTSBURGH – A California man who claimed that he was defrauded of $90,000 he paid to an Israeli lawyer and jewelry company founder, under the pretense that they were to form a professional and potentially romantic partnership, is now seeking a default judgment.
Parking garage co-defendants join forces on objection to injured Wisconsin plaintiff's case
PITTSBURGH – The owner of a Pittsburgh parking garage has joined its preliminary objections to that of one of its co-defendants, believing that a Wisconsin couple’s allegations of its reckless conduct, during a series of events which led the wife-plaintiff to fall and suffer a severe leg injury, were improperly pled.
Vince McGuinness Named to City & State’s 2022 Law Power 100
Vince McGuinness Named to City & State’s 2022 Law Power 100.
Drew Crompton Named Chair of Pennsylvania Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee
Drew Crompton Named Chair of Pennsylvania Appellate Court Procedural Rules Committee.
Delco man says he was assaulted by Upper Chichester Township police officers in 2020
PHILADELPHIA – A Delaware County man claims he was the victim of excessive force and suffered several serious injuries, when he was allegedly assaulted without warning by several members of the Upper Chichester Township Police Department two years ago.
Chester County plaintiffs say negligence caused wife's injuries aboard Spirit of Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – A Chester County couple allege that the wife-plaintiff was injured while aboard the Spirit of Philadelphia yacht, and have now brought a lawsuit against the ship’s operators for negligence-related damages.
Lackawanna County judge overrules preliminary objections in nurse's assault case
SCRANTON – A state court judge has overruled preliminary objections from health care defendants in the case of a licensed practical nurse, who was allegedly assaulted at work by a man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues.
Fla. man loses suit over alleged inequitable distribution of assets from his mother's will
PHILADELPHIA – A Florida man who filed a lawsuit seeking to redress a grievance surrounding the alleged inequitable distribution of assets from his mother’s will to himself and his two siblings, has lost his case.
Allison Park plaintiff reiterates that sub-standard nursing care caused her mother's death
PITTSBURGH – An Allison Park woman has reiterated allegations that her mother was the recipient of sub-standard care at her nursing facility, leading her to suffer a fall that caused a cut on her head, a broken neck and a broken hip, which caused severe pain and led to her death.
Reed Smith’s James Beck wins lifetime achievement award from Penn. Defense Institute
Reed Smith’s James Beck wins lifetime achievement award from Penn. Defense Institute.
UPenn Health System dismissed from employee suit over vaccination status disclosure
ALLENTOWN – University of Pennsylvania Health System has been dismissed from litigation brought by a group of current and former employees who believed that forcible disclosure of their vaccination status violates their constitutional rights.
Lawsuit: W.Va. man loses four toes when concrete panels fall on his foot at work
PITTSBURGH – A West Virginia man claims that defective concrete panels manufactured by the defendant, came loose and fell on his right foot during a work assignment taking place at another company, leading four of his toes to be severed.
Testing director who alleged sexual harassment from supervisor settles claims with Shippensburg U.
HARRISBURG – A Shippensburg University director of testing has settled claims with the institution, after alleging a female colleague made numerous unwanted sexual advances towards her – and that the school not only initially failed to listen to her story, but refused to reinstate her employment.