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Best Lawyers in America© 2024 Recognizes Obermayer
Twenty-one (21) Obermayer attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. These attorneys were recognized in thirteen (13) distinct practice areas.
Amtrak denies causing injuries to man who fell at Philly's Bridesburg Train Station
PHILADELPHIA – Amtrak has denied allegations that they were liable for injuries a plaintiff suffered, when he fell as a result of his cane becoming stuck in a hole found in a platform at a train station in Philadelphia.
Judge warns of possible dismissals, in vax disclosure case aimed at plaintiff's former employer
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ordered that unprejudiced dismissal would come to any defendant left unserved in a complaint brought by a paralegal of nine-and-a-half years with a prominent Philadelphia plaintiffs’ law firm, who alleged her former employer disclosed her COVID-19 vaccination status to a legal news publication in violation of the confidentiality provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Judge says BP won't get dismissal of man's suit alleging he was pinned next to gas pump
PITTSBURGH – A federal judge has denied British Petroleum’s attempt to dismiss litigation from a Pittsburgh man pinned against a gasoline pump by a car involved in a nearby automobile accident, for alleged failure to join necessary parties to the case.
Breach of contract suit filed against furniture seller over alleged shoddy merchandise
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania woman alleges that the sofa and ottoman she purchased had arrived to her home in a defective condition, and wants damages from the defendant for breach of contract and other claims.
Lycoming SPCA blamed in lawsuit after adopted dog attacks cat
WILLIAMSPORT – A Williamsport woman says the local Society for the Protection of Animals failed to warn her that the dog she was adopting had aggressive tendencies and a result, after bringing the dog home, it attacked her cat.
Woman seriously injured on treadmill during stress test holds onto her claims
WILLIAMSPORT – A woman running on a treadmill for a medically administered stress test who said doctors ignored her warnings that the speed of the treadmill was too fast for her to keep up, leading her to fall and suffer a broken arm and other injuries, has hit back at the defendants’ preliminary objections.
Delaware County diner dismissed from man's food poisoning-related lawsuit
MEDIA – A Delaware County diner has been dismissed from litigation filed a Philadelphia man, who alleged that a meal he ate there two years ago caused him to become ill with food poisoning and other gastrointestinal ailments.
Plaintiff continues to allege Bucks County Corrections failures led to loved one's death
PHILADELPHIA – A local woman continues to maintain charges that Bucks County and a number of its corrections officials had failed to ensure its prison was free of drugs, which she said led one of her loved ones to fatally overdose while in custody.
Lehigh County Jail inmate says she was beaten by cellmate who didn't get their medication
ALLENTOWN – An inmate at the Lehigh County Jail contends that she was severely beaten and assaulted by her cellmate, who allegedly had mental health issues, violent tendencies and had been denied her regimen of medication to control those same issues.
Bill Cosby denied chance for appeal on ruling denying bar to plaintiff's sexual assault claims
CAMDEN, N.J. – Counsel for comedian Bill Cosby have lost out on an attempt to appeal a New Jersey federal judge’s ruling, one which denied the dismissal of a lawsuit connected to Cosby’s alleged sexual assault of an up-and-coming actress in 1990.
More Than 200 Ballard Spahr Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers 2024
The recently released 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America recognizes 219 Ballard Spahr attorneys in offices across the country, including many recognized in multiple practice areas, for a total of 351 total listings in the annual guide.
Jennifer Ann Lawson Joins Rawle & Henderson LLP
Rawle & Henderson is pleased to welcome Jennifer Ann Lawson as an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office.
Ex-Philly detective who allegedly committed sexual assault invokes Fifth Amendment in response to civil suit
PHILADELPHIA – A former Philadelphia Police Department detective who allegedly sexually assaulted individuals in his custody, including a man who spent 12 years in prison and was later exonerated, has denied the allegations against him and cited his Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination.
U.S. government looks to settle wrongful death claims over alleged improper care at VA facility
PITTSBURGH – The United States of America has tentatively settled claims that substandard care provided by a Veterans Administration hospital in Pittsburgh, led to the wrongful death of a 56 year-old man at the facility.
DuPont company rejects claims that N.C. man's kidney cancer was due to chemical exposure
PHILADELPHIA – E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company has denied allegations that a North Carolina man developed kidney cancer because of his exposure to trichloroethylene, during his work for the company as a materials handler, press operator and tool and dye maker.
Case of 18-month-old who died in foster care remanded to Delaware County court
PHILADELPHIA – A wrongful death lawsuit filed against foster care property owners and other entities, which alleged their collective negligence directly led to the plaintiff’s 18-month-old daughter’s death, has been remanded to the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
Lancaster woman continues to claim nursing facility caused her mother's death
LANCASTER – After a woman who was a resident of the Hamilton Arms Center skilled nursing facility for two months died in June of last year, her daughter continues to maintain the facility is responsible for the events in question.
Parents who alleged their child faced racist and anti-Semitic taunts settle with school for $150K
PHILADELPHIA – Parents who alleged that Abington Friends School (AFS) mishandled complaints that their white, Jewish child was being bullied by Black students within the school and that school officials failed to provide them with appropriate learning disability accommodations, have agreed to settle their claims for $150,000.
Greyhound, Flixbus motion to dismiss wrongful death suit over man who died on bus ride
PHILADELPHIA – The Greyhound and Flixbus transportation companies seek to disprove allegations that they were responsible for the death of a 32-year-old man from cardiac arrest, while aboard a Greyhound bus bound for Philadelphia two years ago.