News from April 2024
Chad English sues Sondra Gutkind and Michael Gutkind for motor vehicle accident negligence
In the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, plaintiff Chad English has filed a civil action complaint against defendants Sondra Gutkind and Michael Gutkind for negligence relating to a motor vehicle accident.
SeniorLAW Center Names Troutman Pepper Partner Susan Lessack Champion for Justice
Susan Lessack, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s national Labor + Employment practice, has been recognized for her exceptional pro bono services to SeniorLAW Center, a leading advocate for the legal rights of older adults.
Former Yeadon councilwoman files defamation lawsuit versus the borough, mayor and council members
MEDIA – A former Yeadon Borough councilwoman has sued the Borough’s current leadership, alleging that the defendants repeatedly defamed her in both public and private settings, causing harm to her reputation and standing in the community.
Physical therapist says Ohio health care company fired her for refusing COVID vax
PITTSBURGH – A physical therapist has sued an Ohio healthcare group, claiming that her employer discriminated against her Christian beliefs by refusing to extend her an exemption from receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, before firing her.
Cisgender male who said he was fired from adult establishment loses PHRA claim for now
PHILADELPHIA – A former cleaner and clerk at a Bucks County-based adult establishment who claimed that he was discriminated against and terminated from his employment, based upon his designation as a cisgender male, has retained his federal law claim and, for the moment, lost a claim brought under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act.
Registered trademark litigation continues to have education law-based firms at odds
PHILADELPHIA – A local law firm continues to seek review of an order which struck down its attempt to cancel a Bucks County-based firm’s trademark surrounding the phrase “Education Lawyers," in reference to both of their areas of legal expertise.
Plaintiff in suit over fall at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology-affiliated house wants case consolidation
MEDIA – A woman seriously injured in a fall at a home owned by the Pennsylvania Institute of Technology and who sued the institution for the injuries she received, is seeking to consolidate her original suit with more recent litigation brought over the same events.
2024 NCICP: Legal Landscape for Vaccination on April 11, 2024
Richard Hughes, Member of the Firm, and Spreeha Choudhury, Associate, co-present “Legal Landscape for Vaccination” at the 16th National Conference for Immunization Coalitions and Partnerships (NCICP), which runs from April 8 to 11 in Philadelphia.
Judge again rejects brief from LGBTQ group in suit over first-graders taught transgender issues
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied a motion for reconsideration regarding the rejection of an amicus brief from an LGBTQ nonprofit group in a lawsuit from a group of parents who alleged their civil rights were violated when Mount Lebanon School District taught gender dysphoria and transgender transitioning to their first-grade children.
Families of Chester children killed by passing Amtrak train have case dismissed without prejudice
PHILADELPHIA – For the moment, a federal judge has dismissed litigation from the estates of two minor children from Chester, who were killed one year ago by a passing Amtrak train going from New York to Washington, D.C., through granting the transit company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings.
Fla. woman who claimed Upper Darby hookah lounge staff assaulted her settles case
MEDIA – A Florida woman who alleged that she was violently assaulted by staff members of an Upper Darby hookah lounge has settled her case.
Couple say husband's back injuries was the result of negligence at Texas Roadhouse restaurant
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia couple allege that a Bensalem location of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain was negligent in the conduct of its employees, leading the husband-plaintiff to be struck with a serving tray, fall and suffer a severe back injury.
Plaintiff says institutional failures resulted in his assault by another Curran-Fromhold inmate
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia man asserts that institutional failures on the part of the City of Philadelphia and Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility leadership resulted in him being the subject of a severe assault at the facility, at the hands of another inmate.
Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company sues Cory Harrison and The Apartment Guys Moving and Junk Removal for a motor vehicle accident
In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Liberty Mutual Personal Insurance Company, as subrogee of Craig Flynn, has filed a lawsuit against Cory Harrison and The Apartment Guys Moving and Junk Removal, LLC.
Kim Hammond sues Broomall Manor-SNF and others for alleged professional liability
In the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Kim Hammond, as the Administrator of the Estate of Mark C Sullivan, has filed a lawsuit against Broomall Manor-SNF and others.
Bria Flynn sues Alexis A. Ramirez for car accident due to alleged negligence
In the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, plaintiff Bria Flynn has filed a civil action complaint against defendant Alexis A. Ramirez, with the case ID not provided and set for the term 2024.
Yannick Notin sues Thomas Bradley and others for a car accident caused by negligence
In a recent court filing at the Court of Common Pleas, Delaware County, plaintiff Yannick Notin, represented by attorneys Brad S. Tabakin and Richard A. Wolfe from TabakinWolfe, LLP, has lodged a civil action complaint against defendants Thomas Bradley, Upper Darby Public Works, Upper Darby Township and other unnamed parties (John Does 1-3, Jane Does 4-6, Fictitious Corp., 7-9).
Prominent Litigator Kevin Raphael Joins Fox Rothschild in Philadelphia
Fox Rothschild is pleased to welcome seasoned trial attorney Kevin E. Raphael to our Philadelphia office as a partner in the Litigation Department.
HIAS Pennsylvania Recognizes Troutman Pepper in Golden Door Awards
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society Pennsylvania (HIAS Pennsylvania) has named Troutman Pepper the recipient of a 2024 Golden Door Award.
Vasiliki Batidis and Efstathios Batidis sue Matthew Schade and William Schade for a motor vehicle accident
In the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, plaintiffs Vasiliki Batidis and Efstathios Batidis have filed a lawsuit against defendants Matthew Schade and William Schade.