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Couple sues St. Clair Memorial Hospital for negligence after woman suffers severe injuries from fall
A couple has sued St. Clair Memorial Hospital for negligence after the woman suffered severe injuries from a fall during her stay at the facility.
Woman sues Gleason Medical Associates for wrongful death due to medication error
Jayne Rhodes files a lawsuit against Gleason Medical Associates alleging wrongful death due to improper medication prescription leading to Baclofen toxicity.
Woman sues neighbor for negligence after dog attack
A woman is suing her neighbor for over $50K in damages after being attacked by his dog.
Man sues Harrah's Philadelphia Casino for negligence after slip-and-fall incident
A man is suing Harrah's Philadelphia Casino for over $50,000 after slipping on a wet floor and sustaining severe injuries.
Troutman Pepper 4th Circ. Win Confirms Derivative Sovereign Immunity for Student Loan Servicer
Troutman Pepper prevailed in a decision on behalf of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), one of the country’s leading providers of student financial aid services.
Oil and Gas Insights into Unclaimed Property on May 23, 2024
Unclaimed property compliance in the oil and gas industry continually presents challenges to holders in an ever changing and volatile environment.
Jones Day wins Pennsylvania Litigation Department of the Year and Best Law Firm Mentor Awards
Jones Day was named by ALM/Law.com as the top Litigation Department, and Mike Ginsberg, a partner in the Insurance Recovery Practice in the Pittsburgh Office, was named Best Law Firm Mentor in the 2024 Pennsylvania Legal Awards.
Troutman Pepper Takes Home Five Pennsylvania Legal Awards
Troutman Pepper received five awards during the Legal Intelligencer’s Pennsylvania Legal Awards ceremony on May 15, 2024: Law Firm Innovators; Distinguished Leader - Joan Arnold; Young Attorney of the Year + Lawyers on the Fast Track (Large Firm) - Zachary Torres-Fowler; and Unsung Heroes - Andrew Medeiros.
2024 TEI Region 10 Tax Conference on May 22-24, 2024
Join the Reed Smith team at the TEI Region 10 Conference in Dana Point, California!
Pittsburgh Business Times Names Gunjan Agarwal Among Women of Influence
Fox Rothschild congratulates Gunjan Agarwal, who was named to the 2024 class of “Women of Influence” by the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Third Circuit declares Borough of Camp Hill's regulations on lawn signs are unconstitutional
PHILADELPHIA – A federal appellate court has decreed that the Borough of Camp Hill’s regulations on lawn signs related to personal expression – and often, politics – are unconstitutional.
Plaintiff who said landlord's negligence caused her ceiling to collapse settles her claims
LANCASTER – After a local woman alleged that her former landlord’s negligence resulted in the ceiling of her prior domicile collapsing on her, due to that landlord’s failure to repair a leak in her living room ceiling, the plaintiff has settled her case.
Best Buy and Apple deny liability for the injuries of woman who said she was burned by her Apple Watch
PHILADELPHIA – After a Philadelphia plaintiff claimed to have been burned by her new Apple Watch two years ago, both Apple and Best Buy have discounted liability for her injuries.
Couple who said police SWAT team destroyed their home to find shooting suspect settle for $185K
PITTSBURGH – A local couple who alleged that City of Pittsburgh and Borough of Monroeville police officers violated their civil rights and those of their family by unlawfully using paramilitary force to break into their house, detain them, destroy their belongings and contaminate their home with tear gas, more than a year ago, have settled their claims for $185,000.
Woman with M.S. sues care provider after her in-home aide sexually assaulted her
PITTSBURGH – After a woman afflicted with multiple sclerosis and confined to a wheelchair was sexually assaulted by her in-home medical aide, the plaintiff has brought legal action against the assailant’s employer for not vetting them properly and failing to prevent the assault.
Former Interboro High School lacrosse player reiterates knee injury claims against district, others
MEDIA – A former Interboro High School lacrosse player who fell on the school’s grass sports field two years ago and suffered a variety of severe knee injuries in the process, has maintained her claims against the school and other sports entities.
PA Inheritance Tax Qualified Family Owned Business Exemption on May 22, 2024
Join the BCEPC for an informative presentation by one of our Board Members, Chuck Bender, Partner at Fox Rothschild.
Armstrong Teasdale Lawyers Named 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®, Rising Stars
Armstrong Teasdale announces that four lawyers have been named among the 2024 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars.
Victim of daytime robbery and rape in her company office receives $6M settlement
PHILADELPHIA – This week, a Center City office building landlord agreed to pay $6 million to a woman who was brutally assaulted at work in the middle of the day because of allegedly negligent security.
Parent of 14-year-old allegedly sexually assaulted by karate instructor files suit in York County court
YORK – A 14-year-old karate student and her mother have sued the facility where the minor-plaintiff was studying martial arts, after one of its instructors allegedly sexually assaulted her and three other female students.