• Euclid v. Transp. Sec. Admin.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-22
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Wolson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-CV-4335

    Airline passenger could not pursue Federal Tort Claims Act claim alleging that TSA agents stole from their luggage during a search where theft could not occur within the scope of an employee's employment to bring the theft claim within the scope of the FTCA. Defendant's motion to dismiss granted.

  • Engel v. P. Stone, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Mining and Resources
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Lycoming County
    Judge: Judge Carlucci
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2022-00979

    The court denied plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment in a case that sought money damages for breach of a lease that had been in effect for nearly fifty years.

  • Whaley v. Stella One LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-10-25
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Twardy
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1835

    In this § 1925(a) opinion, the court urged the Superior Court to affirm it's order sustaining defendant's preliminary objections to plaintiff's complaint seeking money damages for water damage allegedly caused by defendant landlord or its agents at plaintiff's rental property and to remand the case to the trial court.

  • Sunoco (R&M), LLC v. Pennsylvania Nat'l Mut. Cas. Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-23
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Energy | Insurance | Retail
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Olson
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1403 EDA 2023

    Insurer was obligated to provide defense in underlying action that initially alleged the existence of a franchise agreement, pursuant to insurance policy's franchisor endorsement, but insurer had no indemnification obligation where underlying action ultimately established a lack of a franchise relationship. Order of the trial court affirmed in part and reversed and remanded in part.

  • Ryan v. United States

    Publication Date: 2024-08-09
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 24-1464

    Plaintiff appealed the district court's dismissal of his complaint and the denial of his motion for reconsideration.

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  • Yurek v. Bauer

    Publication Date: 2024-08-02
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Allegheny County
    Judge: Judge Hertzberg
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    Case Number: GD18-12387

    Plaintiff and defendant cross-appealed the trial court's judgment on a jury verdict in plaintiff's action for personal injury. The court concluded that its judgment should be affirmed where, in pertinent part, it properly declined to reduce the jury's verdict for plaintiff's medical expenses pursuant to Act 6's cost containment provision because plaintiff's expenses were incurred for surgery outside Pennsylvania by a provider who was not a licensed provider in the Commonwealth.

  • James v. McManus

    Publication Date: 2024-08-02
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Legal Services | Real Estate
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County
    Judge: Judge Foglietta
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 01149

    In this § 1925(a) opinion defending the court's grant of defendant's motion to amend judgment, the court pronounced itself "shocked" at the effort of plaintiff's counsel to advance his own misinterpretation of the court's order in an effort to recover $43,300 more for his client than what the court ordered and asked for sanctions.

  • FedEx Corp. Servs., Inc. v. Costume Gallery, Inc.

    Publication Date: 2024-08-02
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Cargo and Shipping | Manufacturing
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Stabile
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    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1585 EDA 2023

    Parties claiming ownership of levied property had standing to file a petition to set aside based on an untimely levy following issuance of the writ off execution. Order of the trial court vacated.

  • Butterworth v. Howard

    Publication Date: 2024-07-05
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry: Retail
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Chester County
    Judge: Judge Binder
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2019-02018-TT

    Plaintiff moved to mold a jury verdict to include pre-judgment interest. The court denied the motion where uncertainties regarding defendants' ultimate liability to plaintiff precluded a pre-judgment interest award, and where no such award was required in the interests of justice.

  • Porter v. Voelkl

    Publication Date: 2024-06-21
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Zulick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2341 CV 2022

    The court entered an award of negligence damages in favor of plaintiff after he suffered a dog attack and obtained default judgment against the dog's owners. Based upon evidence that included plaintiff's medical history and the opinion testimony of plaintiff's expert medical witness, the court awarded plaintiff some $500,000 for pain and suffering, loss of earnings or earning capacity, and future loss of earnings or earning capacity.